Unions want the Democrats to pass into law the Employee Free Choice Act because union membership has been declining for years. Union leaders believe that the EFCA will guarantee them more union members, more union dues, and greater political clout.
Workers, however, have long recognized that many unions operate for their own self-interest, letting their leaders live like potentates in splendid homes with every amenity known to civilization. In addition, workers realize that unions have become political entities for which Democratic political victories are more important than the welfare of union members.
The time for labor unions is passing. The existence of such entities will soon be an anachronism. Yet, the EFCA, which will surely become law after President Obama takes office, will undoubtedly increase union membership and have a negative affect on Corporate America’s profitability. While unions fight for their survival, believing that the EFCA will breathe new life into their movement, it is essential that Corporate America learn how to further educate its workers to the obvious disadvantage of being unionized.
Though organized labor is a dying institution, one must treat it with the same kind of respect and caution one would call upon when facing a wounded lion. The union movement is not yet dead, and Corporate America must protect itself from its attacks.
