Boots on the ground in Israel...
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I know I'm injecting myself into a sarcastic exchange, so just note that I'm not taking sides in a pissing match.
I don't think it's fair to compare unions in Europe to unions in the US. I don't know enough about unions in Europe, but I've heard they do actually still serve some valuable functions.
In the US they are completely aimless. Every union I can think of is a waste of time or a net negative -- the Teacher's Union is a significant contributor to the horrible state of education in America, for instance. The last union I was forced to join spent all of their resources helping shitty employees keep their jobs -- when I brought I legitimate complaint to the union (I was denied leave), the union rep told me 'I hope you don't think it's my job to listen to you complain.'
(I did the legwork and got my boss to say "if the union says you can have that leave, you can have that leave' and then the union said no. Fuck unions in the US. They serve to create acrimonious relationships between employers and employees and have the primary effect of protecting bad employees.)
Hey, you should inject yourself more often into things. That was interesting and informative.
Unfortunately, I don't have any personal experiences with unions, either positive or negative, nor does anyone I know. Forcing employers to keep bad employees - and to agree to leave - is done by the law here.