Let me start by saying that I am a conservative Democrat, emphasis on conservative. That being said, sometimes I feel like I have to make the conservative argument because self-proclaimed conservatives can't. How terrible is that?!?
Richard Snyder is a businessman and the Governor of Michigan. He just signed a law that basically puts unions on a long death march. Make no mistake about it. Allowing free riders into union shops will effectively kill the unions. These workers will have no loyalty to the unions and as their percentage goes up, which in inevitably will, management will pressure down wages, seeing a crack between union-workers and freeriders. Eventually (and that eventuality will not be long) they'll do what Caterpillar did in Joliet, Ill. They'll simply break the unions back.
See the debate on Morning Joe. It's compelling.
But the bigger question is, 'Is what Richard Snyder did right?'
Look, let's face facts. The future is here. And it's moving into our lives faster every day. Apple is moving some manufacturing back here to the USA. And manufacturing workers are dreaming. But their dream will turn into a nightmare.
Apple said they're moving manufacturing back. But did they say anything about jobs? There are quiet laughs in Silicon Valley because the punchline to owners and the punch in the gut to workers is that those factories will be workerless factories.
The day of completely robotic factories is coming. And it's coming faster everyday. Don't believe me. Believe your own eyes.
Automated Manufacturing Videos
Perhaps Richard Snyder is a forcing function (i.e. your family coming to visit for the Holidays forces you to wash your windows). But the fact of the matter is that sooner or sooner these jobs are going away and the wage scale for these jobs will inevitably be compressed. Therefore it is important that we start forcing the labor force to adapt and get used to adapting.
Adapting is the way of the future and Richard Snyder just might be showing tough love, forcing workers to recognize and accept that fact which will eventually be for the benefit of all, especially the workers.
Richard Snyder is a businessman and the Governor of Michigan. He just signed a law that basically puts unions on a long death march. Make no mistake about it. Allowing free riders into union shops will effectively kill the unions. These workers will have no loyalty to the unions and as their percentage goes up, which in inevitably will, management will pressure down wages, seeing a crack between union-workers and freeriders. Eventually (and that eventuality will not be long) they'll do what Caterpillar did in Joliet, Ill. They'll simply break the unions back.
See the debate on Morning Joe. It's compelling.
But the bigger question is, 'Is what Richard Snyder did right?'
Look, let's face facts. The future is here. And it's moving into our lives faster every day. Apple is moving some manufacturing back here to the USA. And manufacturing workers are dreaming. But their dream will turn into a nightmare.
Apple said they're moving manufacturing back. But did they say anything about jobs? There are quiet laughs in Silicon Valley because the punchline to owners and the punch in the gut to workers is that those factories will be workerless factories.
The day of completely robotic factories is coming. And it's coming faster everyday. Don't believe me. Believe your own eyes.
Automated Manufacturing Videos
Perhaps Richard Snyder is a forcing function (i.e. your family coming to visit for the Holidays forces you to wash your windows). But the fact of the matter is that sooner or sooner these jobs are going away and the wage scale for these jobs will inevitably be compressed. Therefore it is important that we start forcing the labor force to adapt and get used to adapting.
Adapting is the way of the future and Richard Snyder just might be showing tough love, forcing workers to recognize and accept that fact which will eventually be for the benefit of all, especially the workers.
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