>How? Does a union provide a path from the factory floor to being an engineer without needing a degree, or... what?
They tell the management that the current situation is really dumb and won't fly, and they have the power to back it up. A union should ideally work for the self-interest of the workers and fight for a larger piece of the pie that is the company, but also try to make the pie bigger.
They tell the management that the current situation is really dumb and won't fly, and they have the power to back it up. A union should ideally work for the self-interest of the workers and fight for a larger piece of the pie that is the company, but also try to make the pie bigger.