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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4811208" data-attributes="member: 63706">Depends: it seems to me, that in general, unions aren&#039;t doing a very good job of marketing themselves, and the Teamsters specifically doesn&#039;t seem to have any organizing strategy whatsoever, IMHO.I planted a seed with a buddy of mine who owns his own service company with a decent sized workforce. I explained that many of the companies that our local negotiates with have found that the Teamsters offer better insurance at a better price than they can get on their own. He is staunchly anti-union, but he did seem interested in the benefits idea. If unions can rebrand themselves as a way to help companies control their employment costs, and maybe a reason for companies to scale back/outsource their HR departments, sort of like UPS has, then I think Unions could start a rebound. The grievance system alone could potentially shield companies from massive losses in courts.One of the biggest obstacles is that the politicians who claim to be pro-union actually see unions as competition to their power grabs. Who needs a $15 national minimum wage if wages are negotiated by unions? How can a politicians get support from constituents if they don&#039;t have a $15 minimum wage to push for?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4811208, member: 63706"] Depends: it seems to me, that in general, unions aren't doing a very good job of marketing themselves, and the Teamsters specifically doesn't seem to have any organizing strategy whatsoever, IMHO. I planted a seed with a buddy of mine who owns his own service company with a decent sized workforce. I explained that many of the companies that our local negotiates with have found that the Teamsters offer better insurance at a better price than they can get on their own. He is staunchly anti-union, but he did seem interested in the benefits idea. If unions can rebrand themselves as a way to help companies control their employment costs, and maybe a reason for companies to scale back/outsource their HR departments, sort of like UPS has, then I think Unions could start a rebound. The grievance system alone could potentially shield companies from massive losses in courts. One of the biggest obstacles is that the politicians who claim to be pro-union actually see unions as competition to their power grabs. Who needs a $15 national minimum wage if wages are negotiated by unions? How can a politicians get support from constituents if they don't have a $15 minimum wage to push for? [/QUOTE]

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