More unions, socialism needed
With the numerous phony scandals such as the NSA, IRS and Benghazi being viewed and discussed these days, it seems fitting to open an old subject that has generated its own scandals over the past two and a half centuries – labor unions. Republicans elected in 2010 with tea party support have launched major efforts against public sector unions due in part to state government pension obligations. There was a time in American business and industry when unions were of benefit to the American worker.
Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Co., is said to have played a major role in improvements for American workers both in the workplace and in wages. Ford was not a major player in labor unions, but his contribution to American workers can’t be easily estimated. Organized labor usually supports Democratic Party candidates in elections.
Labor unions are still proving their importance, as they were instrumental in getting President Obama elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. The unions hope
Obama will be able to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. The idea for that allows unions more freedom to recruit union members and grow socialism, sort of like what’s happening to Chattanooga.
LAWRENCE HEADRICK, Tunnel Hill, Ga.