| Why join?
Why not? The employers are unionized.
That may sound
incredible, but think about it. How many times in the news about
collective bargaining, or a labour dispute have you heard employer side
of the story from a spokesperson of one or another of the umbrella
organizations that the management side belongs to.
The forestry companies in
B.C. have an organization, the health societies that administer the
hospitals have one, as do the doctors. In fact, there are a plethora of
unions in all walks of life, but they disguise themselves as
"professional organizations".
That's how unions got
their start, as trade guilds whose function was to protect trade
secrets and to maintain professional standards for training and conduct.
So...the very people who
are telling the worker that self reliance and individualism is the way
to go in earning their living, are very quick themselves to take cover
under an entity that allows them to present a united front when securing
their own goals in how their livelihood is earned, i.e. a union.
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