How close is Mexico to breaking into open revolution? The recent election has polarized society between the rich and their lackeys on one side and the poor on the other, with no middle ground between them. It's a zero-sum game that is teetering close to rebellion.
And if that's the case in Mexico, how far behind is the U.S.? It was the labor unions that saved capitalism in this country. Their gains led to a burgeoning middle class which convinced the common man that he had a stake in the system. But with labor having been effectively destroyed, what checks and balances that may have existed in the system have been removed. The extreme rapacity charecteristic of the robber barons of the gilded age has returned with a vengeance. How long will it be before the U.S. finds itself in a similar situation as Mexico's?
rwingett... the revolution in Mexico is close; the real one, the final
one... unless the owners of the country make a drastic, violent
move... or the next world cup takes place in Mexico, which would
brain-wash the dispossesed once again...
Mexico is still a colonial country, with most of the symptoms of
a boiling third world, polarized, no-middle-class backyard of the
industrialized countries. Corrupted as hell, without free speech and
under a controled media, full of inner discrimination, and the
slaves of the rich (9 to 5 employees of the big companies and
factories) willing to spill the blood of their miserable brothers and
sisters just to keep grabbing their wages...
Originally posted by rwingetthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States
Non-union states? What are you talking about?
"Right-to-work statutes forbid unions from negotiating agency shops. Thus, while unions do exist in "right-to-work" states, they are typically weaker."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work
"Right-to-work laws are statutes enforced in several U.S. States, allowed under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which discourages collective bargaining by prohibiting trade unions from making membership a condition of employment, either before or after hire.
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The following 22 states are right-to-work states:
Alabama
Arizona - (established by state's Constitution, not by statute)
Arkansas - (established by state's Constitution, not by statute)
Florida - (established by state's Constitution, not by statute)
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma - (established by state's Constitution, not by statute)
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
The territory of Guam also has right-to-work laws.
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Originally posted by zeeblebotWhat did you expect from the 22 stupidest states in the union?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States
"Right-to-work statutes forbid unions from negotiating agency shops. Thus, while unions do exist in "right-to-work" states, they are typically weaker."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work
"Right-to-work laws are statutes enforced in several U.S. States, allowed under prov ...[text shortened]...
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
The territory of Guam also has right-to-work laws.
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Your post suggests that Mexicans should unionize to improve working conditions not revolt.
America should support this since a trend towards leveling of standards of living between the countries will make American workers more competitive and slow immigration which has led to tensions.
Some business leaders would frown of course since it would cut into their profits. But other businesses would be pleased to see new customers with cash in hand ready to buy things.
Unions are like wars -- necessary at times, but ultimately inefficient. Fair treatment of employees by managment makes unions unecessary. Unions that make unreasonable demands will sink their own ship.