re: Volkswagen employees vote down UAW unionization bid in Chattanooga

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Without a union, the employer has all the power. And look at how that has worked out with the demise of the middle class that follows the declined of union participation.

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Union propaganda.

The middle class is alive and well, just redefined. Unions are now for people who lack bargaining power due to a lack of skill and individual bargaining power.

They still serve a purpose in some industry, like construction trades but have no business in the public sector. Unions are bringing about their own demise and are basically a big business. They spend more money lobbying than most industry.

European and Asian unions dont have an adversarial relationship with management like American unions. Maybe that's why they are still relevant.