Municipal Politics

[mooky]

Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

Unions definitely had their place at one time, and in some parts of the world can still do good to help the plight of the poor...but in most instances in the western world, have become giant soul-sucking parasites. They value seniority over personal performance and create an environment of laziness and excess. They are inefficient and hostile towards any change (never mind the bullying that goes on within their own membership). Good luck trying to run a city this way.

While your romanticized description of unions sounds lovely, most unions these days are just as greedy as the corporations that employ them. Look at the auto unions....their solution to their industry woes was to institute two-tiered wage structures...one for the old guys (ie the bosses in power) that keep their inflated salaries and benefits, and one for new members who have drastically reduced salaries/benefits, yet might have more experience/education than the guy working right next to them. So much for solidarity. Union bosses are as greedy as management, but just can't admit it.

The last thing municipal politics in Calgary needs to move towards is a union/party model.

My only response is you're generalizing, see ad hominem.