Do you know anything about the time before the unions?
Unions as such aren't the problem. Unions that have become greedy, told the rest of their fellow-workers to fuck off, and forgot what the point of the union is supposed to be in the first place, instead turning the union into a tool for self-defeating class warfare- therein lies the problem
The repair is in Labor Laws that are fair minded, and effect each of us. Union's effect themselves , usually at someone else's expense. Union's support an Ideal in direct conflict with Federalism, Life, Liberty, the Defense of Property, and The Pursuit of Happiness.
1)The unions were a driving force in getting labour laws passed
2)who can afford to give congress more money: the owner of the company or the wage-labourer? That's a big part of why it was so hard and took so long to get good labour laws passed. Hence it was necessary to win in the factory and with the boss himself. That's where collective bargaining and strikes came into play. You seem ignorant to the history of the labour movement.
3)Federalism was a stepping stone to authoritarianism
4)Life? You mean like requiring that mines be reinforced to prevent cave-ins? liberty? You mean wages above subsistence and the 8-hr work day? Defense of property? You mean like taking measures to end the practice of the company town and the abuses that came with it? Pursuit of happiness? Compare the condition of the working class today to the days before the unions and the labour movement.
1)The unions were a driving force in getting labour laws passed
That does not change Their Agenda. A means to a different end, forced labor, slavery, mediocrity.
2)who can afford to give congress more money: the owner of the company or the wage-labourer? That's a big part of why it was so hard and took so long to get good labour laws passed. Hence it was necessary to win in the factory and with the boss himself. That's where collective bargaining and strikes came into play. You seem ignorant to the history of the labour movement.
Busting Monopolies and unfair trade practices and laws works too. It is a more direct path, and more transparent.
3)Federalism was a stepping stone to authoritarianism
Wrong, but close. The Corruption of Federalism was the Stepping Stone to the Oligarchy State, another form of Totalitarianism, another Brand. I trace the corruption and betrayal back to Alexander Hamilton, and the National Bank Scheme, where He put Big Money and Big Government together as Co-Conspirators against the People and the State Governments. For him, federalism was a tool to establish an Empire. We have yet to correct that Injustice.
Hamilton: The Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, 1791
4)Life? You mean like requiring that mines be reinforced to prevent cave-ins? liberty? You mean wages above subsistence and the 8-hr work day? Defense of property? You mean like taking measures to end the practice of the company town and the abuses that came with it? Pursuit of happiness? Compare the condition of the working class today to the days before the unions and the labour movement.
Totally. With the exception of the 8 hour work day. That is either Individual choice or obligation. That is dictated by circumstance. So is Value for Value, and fair compensation. Remove the Monopolies from restricting competition, and that solves as many problems without Union Baggage. What you are not seeing is the Triangle between Government, Management, and Organized Labor. "Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss". The upper hand remains the same. What would genuinely change that, is the Employee's having a stake in the Big Companies, and a voice in those companies through the stake. Win, Win. Government has to find it's way into being a Neutral Referee, rather than a Beneficiary on every side of the equation. To protect against All Enemies, both Foreign and Domestic, includes Predatory Big Business and Government Itself. The Union's don't give a rat's ass about what is fair. They want control and power, and are willing to create any illusion that will advance that goal.