There are many people who talk about organized labor, who have a limited knowledge about the subject.
I hear people talking about the high wages that union members receive.
I was a member of IAM for 35 years while working as a machinist for a large Aluminum Plant.
I was previously a Tool&Die Maker working in a Non Union shop, and I took a cut in pay to work for this company because of insurance and retirement.
Over the years, at no time in my employment was I making more money, per hour, then any of the independent shops!!
Yes--there are good and bad things about Organized Labor, just like nearly everything else.
High wages did not kill unions--I think unions killed themselves, or weakened their power by not supporting the members!
If there had never been organized labor, we would probably have 12 year old children working long hours in unsafe conditions for very low wages like you see in many other countries.
Over the years, News Media and other sources quoted our wages with all benefits--including insurance and retirement added. That's why most people were under the impression that union employees made $35-$40 per hour, when in reality we were receiving about $19-$22 per hour!
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