Trump and his MAGA movement are conspiring with oligarchs to turn the U.S. into a rightwing authoritarian state. The labor movement can play a key role in fighting back.
A nice idea, but kinda putting the cart before the horse when talking about unions as a safeguard against the fascist government which presently levies taxes.
I think we might be talking past each other here. I support unions, and obviously unions need money to support members during strikes, among other things. I just don’t know how taxes factor into it when fighting an administration which is definitely not going to sponsor government funded unions. I’m not really quite sure of your point.
A nice idea, but kinda putting the cart before the horse when talking about unions as a safeguard against the fascist government which presently levies taxes.
Nothing in this world is free. The US tax rate isn’t high. The issue is, you don’t get a good value back.
You can’t have strong unions without money for unions.
Organizing people costs money.
Union dues tend to be in the $10-50 per month range, while unions easily increase wages by hundreds a month through collective bargaining.
Most of the unions costs are fixed, so if everyone is a member the average due can easily be on the lower end ($10-20).
If you have a problem with that, then that’s exactly why you don’t have strong unions.
I think we might be talking past each other here. I support unions, and obviously unions need money to support members during strikes, among other things. I just don’t know how taxes factor into it when fighting an administration which is definitely not going to sponsor government funded unions. I’m not really quite sure of your point.
I’m talking about long-term non-US centric policy.
I don’t mean to imply that this is a priority for the short term in the US.