I agree that many (most?) public sector jobs are in safe and fair working conditions. In that sense, they are not really necessary.
But they provide protection against unfair treatment that other people here have listed. Management screwing them on pay, getting fired for unfair reasons, working ridiculous hours without pay. Sometimes they take that defense too far, such as defending workers who are clearly incompetent, but in general they do still have a use.
And obviously, they should have the freedom of association and all that. I don't think very highly of compulsory membership or their donations to politicians who are supposed to negotiate with them later, but that's too much to get into for now. I'd also like to read up more on their history; why were they originally necessary?
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Date: 17/2/11 21:43 (UTC)But they provide protection against unfair treatment that other people here have listed. Management screwing them on pay, getting fired for unfair reasons, working ridiculous hours without pay. Sometimes they take that defense too far, such as defending workers who are clearly incompetent, but in general they do still have a use.
And obviously, they should have the freedom of association and all that. I don't think very highly of compulsory membership or their donations to politicians who are supposed to negotiate with them later, but that's too much to get into for now. I'd also like to read up more on their history; why were they originally necessary?