Remember the airline strike at Northwest? Well, here's who's to blame.
The mechanics are right. They have nothing to lose. Either way they get a job that does not pay for a middle class standard of living.
The airlines are right. Businesses are now unable to compete by providing their employees (the bottom 90% of society) with a middle class wage.
The biggest loser is society. And society is to blame. We have destroyed our middle class while other countries are building their middle class with knowledge-worker jobs, health insurance, and education. (I knew this would be a happy post)
Unions and strikes were almost the enitre reason why we were able to have a middle class in the last century. It is now likely that 1) strikes will no longer be a viable option for workers; and 2) people will now have to find another successful tactic to re-create a middle class for the future.
It is clear that in the 21st century, people in the middle class will have a college education and a knowledge job. The good news is we can do it. Let's start now!
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