A wake-up call for Dems, labor, and the left

[jp11]

27. I think, maybe wrongfully

that is due to the BS they've been fed for so many years about how unions ARE the problem. Can't find a job, blame the unions, your kid isn't an A+ student the Teacher's Union is to blame, a cop commits some crime/violates someone's rights blame the union. Your taxes are too high blame the government workers and their union.

The vast majority don't have a union job, probably were never even in one and they don't have the same benefits, not even close. But instead of thinking 'if I was in a union it would be better' they take the bitter view and think 'if I don't get that no one should'. It's been business that sends these messages to the country, through the media and so on. People just bought into the BS that helps corporations pay everyone less, cut back pensions, benefits, etc while paying their CEO's more, making more money for shareholders.

If unions are to survive they may need to stop looking to politicians to 'save' them and focus more on getting more Americans *IN* unions. The only thing unions can maybe hope for from politicians is to not totally screw them at every turn. Now how exactly unions grow their membership or expand the fields they are involved in I don't know. Maybe this country needs to lose many of the things unions got us for people to wakeup and realize unions AREN'T the problem big greedy business is.