Unions

Some people could not imagine a country like the United States without the existence of Unions. However, one who comes from Latin America can have a very different approach when it comes to the relevance of this type of pressure group.

I mus concede that in some cases, unions help workers achieve certain legitimate goals, like raising their wages, keeping their jobs etc.

However, it takes the Latin-American experience to realize how destructive unions can be when they are operating in a weak country. In those countries, unions become so powerful that they end up making all their members lose their jobs because the enterprises where they are operating will eventaully close. In some cases, those enterprises are obligated to keep huge numbers of unproductive employees on their payroll out of fear of the unions who can go as far as planning physical attacks against employers.

My main problem with those union is that they believe that once they are defending the widow and the orphan, they are authorized to use any means necessary, even highly reprehensible practice. Let alone the fact that union leaders enrich themselves more often than not at the expense of their members.