[CaptainHaplo]

Meo - first off let me commend you for keeping an open mind. Different experiences = different perspectives. I will say this - if our government could be semi-responsible with some things, I might have a view closer to your own. I totally see why you have your view - its reasonable based on what your government has been able to do.

Now - as to unions - again I suspect that there is a big difference between labor unions in the US and those in Canada. Here, there has been much agitation for "unionization" votes to be non-secret - allowing union representatives to list who was for - and against - the forming of a union chapter at a certain location or business. Given the history of unions in the US - which is one filled with intimidation, physical and employment coercion, etc - opening up employees to being publicly classified as "anti-union" means enabling them to be specifically targetted with such measures.

I have no problem with collective bargaining on its own - its the ways unions do it - often over the objection of their own membership - that I take issue with.