Wisconsin is raising hell in its attempts to balance a budget that's heavily weighed down by union-bargained benefits for public employees. Of course, they're taking the "nuke it from orbit" approach and removing collective bargaining rights from public employees
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But they provide protection against unfair treatment that other people here have listed. Management screwing them on pay, getting fired for unfair reasons, working ridiculous hours without pay. Sometimes they take that defense too far, such as defending workers who are clearly incompetent, but in general they do still have a use.
And obviously, they should have the freedom of association and all that. I don't think very highly of compulsory membership or their donations to politicians who are supposed to negotiate with them later, but that's too much to get into for now. I'd also like to read up more on their history; why were they originally necessary?
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"WHEREAS participation of employees in the formulation and implementation of personnel policies affecting them contributes to effective conduct of public business; and
WHEREAS the efficient administration of the Government and the well-being of employees require that orderly and constructive relationships be maintained between employee organizations and management officials; and
WHEREAS subject to law and the paramount requirements of the public service, employee-management relations within the Federal service should be improved by providing employees an opportunity for greater participation in the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures affecting the conditions of their employment; and
WHEREAS effective employee-management cooperation in the public service requires a clear statement of the respective rights and obligations of employee organizations and agency management:"
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you should be asking why don't you have it so good.
Are public unions necessary? Yes.
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