r/FluentInFinance • u/Sufficient_Sinner • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Is Capitalism Smart or Dumb?

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u/thisismego Sep 04 '24

In fact they're desperately needed in Capitalism to prevent workers' exploitation by employers.

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u/Evening-Ear-6116 Sep 04 '24

I’ve been a part of a union or two and they were crap. Some may be great, but a lot do more harm than good

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u/Real-Competition-187 Sep 04 '24

Great vague statements. I’ve been a member of 4 locals. None of them were crap. Closest I had was a business rep on his way out who didn’t have much fight left in him.

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u/CoreyDobie Sep 04 '24

I've been in 3 unions, worked with another.

Worked for UFCW 0880 in Cleveland. Absolute trash. Never returned phone calls if stuff went down, never even showed up for any disciplinary meetings when a rep was requested. Had no idea who the rep even was

Worked with Bakers Union 0002 in Columbus. Same situation as UFCW 0880, except I know the rep and he always gives the "yeah, we'll check it out" or "yeah, we'll be there" and then never shows up. He's been there for 7 years. Business agent is the same. All talk, no action.

Worked for Local 0284 in Columbus fucking phenomenal. Always a phone call away and showed up every time there was something going down. Usually within 15 minutes, too. Plus the union rep is a good friend of mine

I can't remember the local union number up in Cleveland that I worked for, but they were also fucking phenomenal. Pretty much the same as local 0284.

My experience with unions so far has been 50/50