I witnessed first hand a union driving a company out of business. This was a long time ago; I was about 20 years old. This was a small manufactring (job shop) company consisting of about 50 employees. It was the time of year to bargan for the yearly cost-of-living raise and management said they couldn't give any raise because they were experiencing financial dificulty. In other words, they didn't have the money.
I went to a union meeting and was the only one to raise my hand to ask a question. I asked: "How do we know that what they're saying isn't true? Maybe they don't have the money for a raise." To that the union leader suggested I was too young and naive to know any better.
So their plan was to stage a work slow-down until the company saw things their way. They did and the company gave in to their demands. A year later the company filed for bankrupcy.
Did anyone tell me I was right to suspect the company was telling the truth? No, of course not. They started saying that the bankruptcy was the fault of management robbing the company. Unions never think they've done anything wrong.
Last edited by Villages PL; 11-25-2012 at 07:22 PM.
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