WIth globalization threatening to take jobs overseas, how is a union helpful in keeping jobs here in the U.S.?

Question

Unions typically fight for higher wages, better working conditions and better benefits for their employees. Unfortunately, companies see this as simply overhead. So, more and more companies are transferring the jobs overseas.

At the same time, unions are refusing to take wage cuts or lose benefits for their employees.

How will this stance by the union protect the workes and keep the jobs here?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, with Bush in office and the evil Elaine chow as labor sec. The unions are dying a slow death. Combine this with the ease of going to china, for low cost labor the American worker is getting screwed over. Most employee that are non union(like myself) do not care, but without unions we would be working 80hrs a week.

The unions haven't been protecting the jobs here in the U.S., and now with the dems talking of raising minimum wage we are begining to see the war on the middle class unfold. Then we may start to have only 2 classes in the country the rich and the poor.
That is way we as americians should look to buy americian products when ever possible.

Answer 2

The Union was a good plan that went awy. They are killing the jobs here- unions need to get with the times.