I love unions in American fictional media. <i>The Wire</i> seasons two is centered around the dockworkers who take bribes and are arguing about how corrupt they should be (I’m biased since it’s the most boring season by far). <i>Ozark</i> features a union on the periphery which is introduced by a man carjacking a truck and kneecaping the driver with a shotgun. Can’t wait to see what’s up next.
Background: I completed my union IBEW apprenticeship in Texas.<p>Comment on article: I read books more than I work (often!), and this article was <i>wayyyyyyy tooooooo longgggggggggg</i>. The point of effective communication is to be just concise enough to still retain your readership (I stopped reading a little less than half way).<p>Comment on unions: I am currently supporting UAW's current push to unionize Chattanooga's Volkswagon Plant; my posit to neighbors is "if unions actually rewarded blue collar employees worse, why would the corporate executives be rallying so hard with propaganda against organized labor?!"
"Hank Milam was a businessman with $20,000 in equipment and a firm faith in the rules of the game. He took on the union that had ruled the Houston docks for fifty years and beat it on its own turf."
I'm definitely in favor of breaking up the dockworkers/longshormans unions. I don't see why we should let a small group of people hold the whole economy hostage just to enrich themselves.