Pilgrim

Your post made me think that you thought I was justifying socialism. Nothing can be further from the truth, in fact I thought by saying: "but it does so on the backs of our children's future. I for one don't think that is good politics." That it would be quite clear that I don't support it.

Also, while I don't like unions either (though I belong to one), I do not believe that employers should be able to treat their employees like dirt either.
I know of several cases that if it wasn't for the union protecting a few employees, they would have been fired.
They would not have been fired for justifiable reasons either. For almost anybody including you would have reacted the same way they did in those circumstances.

I personally know that many non-union employers are very good. In fact my wife works for a non-union company that is not only a good employer, they give better benefits than most union employers.
As bad as unions are, they came about because employees believed they were being mistreated. I am not aware of anybody where my wife works, that would like them to go union.

To me the whole idea of unions is like the tail wagging the dog.

Tom