Firstly, many individuals believe unions are vital for U.S. democracy and are needed for all. One of the main arguments for unions is that unions protect …show more content…
When workers are unionized they do not help the local governments, “public sector unions contribute to government bloat and to outsize compensation packages. As a result, they have created government inefficiency and bankrupted many local governments” (DiSalvo). The unions may help out the state and national government, but many local governments are affected a great deal by the unions. Many local governments are put out of businesses because they do not make enough money to afford the union fees. The local government does not have a high enough budget to afford the unions. They end up getting priced out by the state or national government, who have the high enough budget. Hence, forcing the local governments to go bankrupt. Continually, many high ranking positions in unions may not be doing their jobs correctly, but are still payed very well and will most likely not lose their jobs. In particular, “government managers generally get paid the same—and have the same likelihood of keeping their jobs—regardless of whether their operations are run efficiently” (DiSalvo). This quote shows that a government or business can be corrupt, but will most likely not get rid of the people who are corrupt because of the unions. The unions protect the rights of the workers, even the corrupt ones. This is a major problem for the government or business as it is not run as well as it could be. When the workers do not have to worry about losing their jobs, they will work less hard. Without the unions the workers feel more pressure to work harder or else they will lose their job. This creates more efficiency in the