I agree 100%.

2. Madatory memebership. Most of the jobs in the US are non-union. Persons who object to unions should apply for employment only with companies that are not unionized.

We believe one of the most important goals of Progressives should be employment. Mandatory union membership interferes with this goal. Following the capitalistic model means that if unions have a product worth having, employees will be willing join these unions. Mandatory membership sends a message that they are not willing to compete for members. That sounds dangerously like a monopoly.

3. Private Votes. I’m for private ballots. I would like to know which unions are against them, and which have already eliminated them.

Please follow this link for more information: Unions vs. Elections http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/democracyElections.cfm

4 & 5. Opposition to Merit System & Protectionism. In non union shops workers get promoted for ass kissing, not merit. People often are terminated because the boss just doesn’t like them.

Corporations would soon go out of business if they made a habit out of promoting brown nosers over talented employees. This logic flies in the face of common sense business decisions. For every story like those you mention, there are hundreds of employees who benefit more from a merit based system where talent is the most important asset an employee can offer an employer and each is given greater control over their career.

In union shops, persons who commit a fireable offense can be fired, and those who are being picked on due to personality differences are protected. I’d like to hear a few cases of union members committing fireable offenses such as stealing, sabotoage, contraband on company property that cannot be disciplined or fired due to a union contract.

The problem is that unions do not seem to consider poor performance to be a ‘fireable offense’ and this leads to an overall reduction in quality as sub-par employees are protected by unions and talented employees are left to languish at the bottom of the seniority scale.

2. Madatory memebership. Most of the jobs in the US are non-union. Persons who object to unions should apply for employment only with companies that are not unionized.

3. Private Votes. I’m for private ballots. I would like to know which unions are against them, and which have already eliminated them.

4 & 5. Opposition to Merit System & Protectionism. In non union shops workers get promoted for ass kissing, not merit. People often are terminated because the boss just doesn’t like them. In union shops, persons who commit a fireable offense can be fired, and those who are being picked on due to personality differenced are protected. I’d like to hear a few cases of union members committing fireable offenses such as stealing, sabotoage, contraband on company property that cannot be disciplined or fired due to a union contract.