I have noticed here in Canada that many people hate and envy the unionized workers for their high salaries and benefits. I have to say bravo capitalists. They have managed to brainwash people to hate unions instead of asking for more unions in workplace.
It is like a person drowning. Instead of asking the few who are in a boat to save him and teach him to have another boat, he wishes for them to lose their boat and drown like him. Instead of wishing them to lose their wages and salaries and benefits and reduce to your level, you have to ask them to help you to unionize to be able to get the same benefits from your employers.
Have we forgotten what the capitalism would be without unions to leash it? Have we forgotten 19th century capitalism? When people had to work 12 hours days 7 days a week without any benefits and with minimum wages and no benefits. Without unions where were 5 day work weeks with 40 hours and all the health and other benefits? Don't think without unions the benefits and salaries will remain the same. The moment the capitalist feels the sword of union removed, he will push us back to 19th century.
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