I cannot name any bills that have done that, an advantage of having a Republican Congress. The main thing is that Clinton has refused to enforce the Beck decision, which means that despite a court ruling, labor leaders continue to be able to abuse dues money by using it for candidates and parties they choose, without regard to the members' will......
I am not "up" on the pension plan issue. Unions have abused such funds too, though.....
Unions support paid parental leave, increase of the minimum wage (which tends to set a new benchmark for all wages), protectionism, government funded daycare, and so on. Of course they gravitate to the party that is more prone to spend on programs they would favor......
The government did play a big role in every contract you bargained for, since it created a situation where a simple majority can determine union affilition, and close a shop. If you work someplace that has a lot of government contracting, the government helps with prevailing standards clauses that look primarily at unionized shops for their standards, and thus helps to set the standard against which subsequent bargaining takes place. There are various other ways too, but I am getting tired........ |
