Yeah American unions have become pathetic. Too much Cold War brainworms combined with Reaganism caused them to hand over all of their power.
One of the more common union busting tactics for the last 50 or so years has been to give in to union demands for senior employees on the condition junior employees wouldn't benefit. They'd fire/layoff newer employees and not allow them to fill positions created by someone retiring. Then viola! You have a new workforce who resent unions and don't have to pay them better.
Done on a large scale, it created generations of Americans against unions. Any sort of institutional knowledge about how to organize has been lost. Most Americans don't know people were getting shot for scabbing well into the 1950s. One of the good things to come out of Occupy Wallstreet was the rediscovery of labor history among younger workers.
Ahistorical and incorrect but I can understand why an Ameribrained person would come to this conclusion.
American unionism is far to reliant on the state for legitimacy and sovereignty.
Also just
Yeah American unions have become pathetic. Too much Cold War brainworms combined with Reaganism caused them to hand over all of their power.
One of the more common union busting tactics for the last 50 or so years has been to give in to union demands for senior employees on the condition junior employees wouldn't benefit. They'd fire/layoff newer employees and not allow them to fill positions created by someone retiring. Then viola! You have a new workforce who resent unions and don't have to pay them better.
Done on a large scale, it created generations of Americans against unions. Any sort of institutional knowledge about how to organize has been lost. Most Americans don't know people were getting shot for scabbing well into the 1950s. One of the good things to come out of Occupy Wallstreet was the rediscovery of labor history among younger workers.