From a historical perspective, we have to be always thankful to unions, because it was the union of coal mine workers who set the precedence for us to have weekends off. For that, I take my hat off every Friday evening and I think all of us do as well.
From a curent perspective, I can give testimoonial of the way educational unions work and why half of them aren't worth my membership fee. This is why:
While the educational unions (those who protect teachers) claim to be almighty and save your job from any attack, the facts are:
1. If you break the organizational rules and regulations, no union can ever save your job.
2. If your claims are to benefit you, and not the people you signed up to work for, then there are major flaws in the union.
3. A union is supposed to support a worker whether he or she is a paying member or not.
4. Many people abuse the union to bully supervisors into doing what they want, or what they feel most comfortable doing.
5. Unions should get serious and not personal about the issues that occur. They should abide by the organizational rules and regulations (and avoid the temptation of making their own) and they should keep in mind the mission and vision at hand, and not their own personal popularity.
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