I have never been a big fan of unions. They force individual members to join, then force them to pay the fees for their collective bargaining representation. Then they spend the members' money on candidates and causes, regardless of the individual members' support. Granted, such forced cooperation would not be so bad, except that unionism and its precepts are hurting the very people whom they claim to represent. When unions functioned from a position of liberty and service, they succeeded and assisted their working man. Now in collusion with Big Government and Big Business, labor unions are working over their members rather than working for them. Today, in spite of economic data discouraging this agenda, Big Labor is on the forefront of the open border amnesty lobby. Do these interest groups really think that driving in more cheap, unskilled labor will help the employment opportunities for Americans living here? Big Labor wants forced wage hikes, such as the $15 minimum wage bump in Los Angeles, then the same syndicates spend more resources backpedaling out of the requirements in their own firms. In California, the Unified Food and Commercial Workers colluded with the Grocery Industry in a backroom deal to ban plastic bags statewide. This ridiculous policy does nothing to stop waste, and will end up costing consumers money and put manufacturers out of work.

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