Unions are like doctors, attorneys, supermarket clerks, curators, executive directors, development officers: There are good, bad, and in-between in all classifications. To say all unions are bad is akin to saying all attorneys are ambulance chasers. Simply not a truth. There is no absolute. SOME unions are highly effective. SOME members within certain unions are highly effective. Some unions and/or their members have "sold" out to the corporation that pays their paycheck. They have lost sight of the purpose for which they were originally formed. Some union negotiators lose their jobs lobbying on behalf of the employees they are there to serve. Some employees fail to perform effectively and leave their negotiators with nothing but a bag to hold that they cannot represent. There are no absolutes. Would it be effective to have an all-museum encompassing type of union? Probably not. If there are classifications where the volume of those qualified to do the job is small and the demand great, a union may be highly effective. However, in a glutted job market, where the number of those wanting to work in a museum and are qualified is greater than the number of positions available by a substantive number, there may be no effectiveness to having a union. As the other gentleman already stated, companies have the right and/or ability to move to areas where the cost to produce would be less than in the current locale (subject only to any governmental restrictions to the contrary). Museums, on the other hand, may have less flexibility, depending upon the type of museum. One cannot move George Washington's home, or Lincoln's Tomb, or Sutter's Fort. The birthplace of Nixon cannot be relocated. --- James Schulte <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Do we really need unions. They were good at one time > , however now they have > really lost their actually focus ===== Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] Looking for a Job? Try Got Links?, Your One-Stop Portal http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).