Originally Posted by Relentless

Pssst - when you don't pay workers enough to be consumers the whole economic system comes crashing down.
You want teachers and nurses and construction workers and civil servants earning enough to buy things.

The role of unions is one of establishing safety and fair wage levels. Most are corrupt.
That means you need to regulate unions better, not abolish unions.
Much the same way that we need to regulate oil companies better after the BP spill, not abolish oil companies.

Knee jerk solutions won't fix anything.