.Morticia. wrote:I'm not talking about what can be, I'm talking about what is.
You aren't talking about what is. There isn't such a thing as some non-union worker group that votes on things.
.Morticia. wrote:
Employee unions are trade based.
Bargaining unit based, actually.
.Morticia. wrote:
Just as employer unions are trade based.
Any rational bargaining unit can be formed and can unionize, and that can be at one workplace or several, and can be a large trade union, or not.
Moreover, you appear to be completely oblivious to industrial unions, like the UAW and USW which don't just represent a trade, but rather an entire industry, and all workers in that industry. The UAW has office personnel in the union and not just traditional "auto workers" or tradesmen. They also represent many engineers, designers and draftsmen, as well as technical, office and professional workers at manufacturing companies and in the public sector, health care, schools and universities, telecommunications and in the news media.
Criminy, Morticia....