Criminal
Jan. 30, 2008
Union Hijack
The union model, though beneficial to millions working in private businesses, can be devastatingly costly when applied to the private sector.
Konrad Moore
Public Defender, Kern County Public Defender's Office
Private enterprise is driven by revenues and profits. Owners and managers possess an incentive to minimize costs, including wages, to benefit themselves and shareholders. Unions act as a counterbalance to the disparate distribution of power, and the proven risk of exploitation.
The result generally amounts to an uneasy truce surrounded by well-earned suspicion, distrust and even contempt for the other side. Unions and management understand and expect that the other is a self-inte...
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