Omphalos <omphalos@wp.pl> wrote in
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> Does anyone besides me think that labor unions have run their course
> and are no longer needed? With child labor laws, OSHA, minimum wage,
> workman's comp, etc., labor unions are largely obsolete. 

Absolutley. #1 reason that union exist today is to negotiate higher 
salaries. When you start having crane operators in California earn $120 
grand a year something should tell you that its wrong. 

When you start to overpay your workers cheaper steel, or any product, 
starts coming in from abroad. I think unions can stay so long as they keep 
protecting the workers rights, but should not have the power to strike 
becuase of higher wages. That's just extorsion.