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In reply to the discussion: Why Everyone Should Be in a Union [View all]bemildred
(90,061 posts)21. I still have my IWA card, and I have a small pension because of it.
There is no substitute for collective action, and big business needs big, effective opposition to do the right thing.
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What about white-collar professional unions: Accountants, Lawyers, Computer Programmers?
reformist2
Sep 2012
#37
You used a union to enact legislation which creates poverty for other workers.
former9thward
Aug 2012
#23