Unions do more than fight for pay, pensions - Chicago Sun-Times

Unions do more than fight for pay, pensions - Chicago Sun-Times:

"But what is rarely addressed in nearly all of the popular stories and rhetoric about collective bargaining is that it is a very dynamic and flexible tool for problem solving.

We hear about the rancor over health care and pension payments for union workers, but never a word is uttered about the way that collective bargaining can be used to restructure work, increase efficiency or design productivity enhancements."

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