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To: axial who wrote (108510)	2/19/2010 4:22:12 AM
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"The situation is altogether different in Denmark, where 75 percent of employees are union members, one of the highest rates in the world. Labor specialists often cite Denmark and its Nordic neighbors as proof that high levels of union membership can help foster low unemployment and stronger economic growth. "It's still quite remarkable and interesting to see that the countries with the best economic performance, like the Nordic countries, like Ireland, have a significant trade union role in managing society," said Willy Buschak, acting director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions, a research organization based in Dublin." nytimes.com --- So is the problem unions or attitudes towards them? Because there's lots of evidence that unions can work well. "...one has to wonder just what values are the driving this madness, and to whom the values belong?" Jim