09-04-2018, 05:18 PM
The unions in and near my town that support teachers are phenomenal. Teachers are headed back to school with 10-15% raises this fall.
Also unions in general are very healthy in my state and they represent workers, not the companies or organizations that employ them (as is their mission). We have the third highest rate of union membership in the country, with close to 20% of the workforce in unions. That means workers in the state are earning, on average, 25% higher wages than nonunion workers in the same jobs.
And as far as I can tell businesses in Washington are doing quite well, thank you, and we are considered one of the friendliest states for business and have one of the healthiest economies among all the states.
So yeah, it's possible to have well paid workers, healthy unions and highly profitable businesses.
It can be tough to see that if you're mired down in a state where unions are vilified all the time or where state laws have made it difficult for unions to function as they should.
Also unions in general are very healthy in my state and they represent workers, not the companies or organizations that employ them (as is their mission). We have the third highest rate of union membership in the country, with close to 20% of the workforce in unions. That means workers in the state are earning, on average, 25% higher wages than nonunion workers in the same jobs.
And as far as I can tell businesses in Washington are doing quite well, thank you, and we are considered one of the friendliest states for business and have one of the healthiest economies among all the states.
So yeah, it's possible to have well paid workers, healthy unions and highly profitable businesses.
It can be tough to see that if you're mired down in a state where unions are vilified all the time or where state laws have made it difficult for unions to function as they should.