My father who was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, and later in life, a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, had mixed feelings about unions. But we never had discussions about the reasons for his mixed feelings; we just didn't discuss things like politics, religion or finances in my househo…
My father who was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, and later in life, a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, had mixed feelings about unions. But we never had discussions about the reasons for his mixed feelings; we just didn't discuss things like politics, religion or finances in my household growing up.
Later I had a boss who stated on many occasions that "any company that had a union deserved a union." I grew to appreciate this as I entered the workforce. Treat your employees humanely, with good pay and benefits, and a safe work environment and both the company and its employees will succeed; treat your employees like easily replaceable cogs in a machine, and eventually you will have a unionized work force.
My father who was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, and later in life, a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, had mixed feelings about unions. But we never had discussions about the reasons for his mixed feelings; we just didn't discuss things like politics, religion or finances in my household growing up.
Later I had a boss who stated on many occasions that "any company that had a union deserved a union." I grew to appreciate this as I entered the workforce. Treat your employees humanely, with good pay and benefits, and a safe work environment and both the company and its employees will succeed; treat your employees like easily replaceable cogs in a machine, and eventually you will have a unionized work force.