If you call having to do the job several times to get it right because you used unskilled labor, yes, that is pouring money away. If it was union labor you used, it would have saved money having it done right the first time. Prevailing wage might have been required on the job but i bet it was non union labor.

You just made a very valid point. People see the one screwup of representing someone in the good ol boy club and think that applies to all union members. It doesnt! However, it sure gave the rest of us a black eye. All people see is how the habitual drunk (your example) was protected. That may have been normal decades…

People dont understand how RTW leads to that conclusion.

So the best strategy is to avoid membership and withhold resources for the union to fight back? Good strategy....

And wages drop. Without a contract to protect the worker, there is always someone willing to work for less. It`s a race to the bottom.

Exactly. The same law forces the union to represent non members for free. Its the only law in existence that forces someone to do something for free. The non members get the same pay and benefits as members without contributing. The union is still held responsible for representing everyone. If you look at states with…