The Left can’t sit out the 2028 Democratic primary. If AOC chooses not to run for president, Eric Blanc argues that socialists should run a working-class candidate — even an unknown one — who can inject anti-billionaire politics into the race.
From my own experience, once union workers run the business, a lot of them quickly become worse than the ‘business owner’ and enforce the company policies harder. I’ve seen it many, many times. This is not a knock on union members. I worked out of a union hall for a large chunk of my life. I don’t anymore, but I am still a member.
Oh yes, because big unions are symbolic for productivity and lack of corruption.
I’d take a union worker over a business owner any day of the week
From my own experience, once union workers run the business, a lot of them quickly become worse than the ‘business owner’ and enforce the company policies harder. I’ve seen it many, many times. This is not a knock on union members. I worked out of a union hall for a large chunk of my life. I don’t anymore, but I am still a member.
How many private jets did large unions own before it became unpopular? Teamsters had 4.
No ones claiming there isn’t corruption in unions. There certainly is. Especially in the trade unions.
But unions in general are better than no unions.
Definitely.