Bust Up That Union.

What's all this about Right To Work laws? I thought all citizens already had the right to work in America. Here's what's going on and why I think it's happening. Years ago, when a union was formed and tried to get companies to treat the workers fairly, and let's be honest, many companies back in those days did not treat their workers fairly or safely, but some worker decided not to join. For different reasons. Some because they feared reprisals and some just because they didn't want to pay any dues. But if the unions got better pay or benefits or working conditions, these workers wanted to participate in the improvements. So there were laws and or rules passed that said if you worked for a company where there was a union, you had to pay the dues. It seemed fair. If you want the good, you have to pay, just like everybody else. There was,  nor is, no option to continue under the old conditions. Now if you fast forward to today's situation, folks think, in many cases, there's no room for unions. They're unneeded, outdated. But history proves, that without some sort of protective shield, many, if not most, companies would slowly revert back to the bad old practices. Now of course any company would assure you that that wouldn't happen. Which is a lot like a cat assuring a mouse that if only it would come out of it's hole, the cat wouldn't eat it. True there are some laws that protect workers, but with the drive to cut the government down to size and eliminate many services, how long might it be before those protections will hold no real threat. Don't get me wrong, unions have done themselves a great deal of harm by becoming the bad guy by demanding ever more benefits, in some cases harming the very industries they need for their workers to continue to have jobs. The question is, do you do away with the safeguards that those union rules provided like the proverbial baby in the bathwater, or do you work on educating the unions to the realities of today's industry's needs? Frankly, I'd rather be safe than sorry.