I think partisanship can explain a bit of these failures. People defend or attack the implementations of ideas based on their ideology, rather than implementation. If you like unions you basically don't want to admit they have problems, because that is ammunition.
I'm a bit surprised by the support unions have personally, even when people are aware of their failings. I recently talked to a friend about coat to build public transport in NYC and mentioned how we were, among other things, getting super fucked by unions, and while he was aware of these issues still basically supported unions as a way to improve things for workers.
But besides that tangent, can you point to some reading material on good implementations of unions? How can we have unions that advocate for workers, but don't lead to incredibly inefficient workplaces? Because all I basically hear is unions resisting anything that looks like accountability for their members, or efficiency in doing the work.
I'm a bit surprised by the support unions have personally, even when people are aware of their failings. I recently talked to a friend about coat to build public transport in NYC and mentioned how we were, among other things, getting super fucked by unions, and while he was aware of these issues still basically supported unions as a way to improve things for workers.
But besides that tangent, can you point to some reading material on good implementations of unions? How can we have unions that advocate for workers, but don't lead to incredibly inefficient workplaces? Because all I basically hear is unions resisting anything that looks like accountability for their members, or efficiency in doing the work.