We have written about unions dozens of times, and have consistently acknowleged the contributions unions have made. But over the past fifty years, the role of unions in the United States has changed in two important ways. First, most of the initial grievances that inspired workers to organize have been met; second, union power has [...]

The ideals of unions are noble and pure.  The rights of the ordinary worker are indeed worth fighting for.  But there are unions and there are unions.
In the competitive private arena, unions that ask for too much will eventually derail their company’s financial success.  For example, unions negotiated defined retirement benefits decades ago with America’s major [...]