True that. But they all work together to make large union supporting blocks with lots of money to throw around. My brother is a high level iron workers union officer. He had to go to PA after Dougherty, Ed Sweeney, and others, were charged in racketeering in Philly back in 2015. They were involved in firebombing a non union business trying to keep a stranglehold on local construction jobs. My brother had to go to Philly in an attempt to help clean up some of the corruption the union left behind. It was a mess. His job was to make sure the pension plans were intact. They were not funded to the level they should have been. My brother's responsibility was to look out for the members and correct the deficits. There was a whole lot of shady political associations as well. All part of doing business in Philly and Pittsburg I guess.

Even though the energy sector is not what it once was, there are still enough workers in that sector that a reduction will have huge impacts on those workers and their families. The construction and other industry unions still have strong political affiliations. Add to them all the public sector unions like teachers, police, fire, etc, and that is a formidable force. I just think it is sad that private industry union members continue to support politicians that in essence are selling them and their jobs down the river and their dues are helping to pay for the destruction.

True that. But they all work together to make large union supporting blocks with lots of money to throw around. My brother is a high level iron workers union officer. He had to go to PA after Dougherty, Ed Sweeney, and others, were charged in racketeering in Philly back in 2015. They were involved in firebombing a non union business trying to keep a stranglehold on local construction jobs. My brother had to go to Philly in an attempt to help clean up some of the corruption the union left behind. It was a mess. His job was to make sure the pension plans were intact. They were not funded to the level they should have been. My brother's responsibility was to look out for the members and correct the deficits.

Even though the energy sector is not what it once was, there are still enough workers in that sector that a reduction will have huge impacts on those workers and their families. The construction and other industry unions still have strong political affiliations. Add to them all the public sector unions like teachers, police, fire, etc, and that is a formidable force. I just think it is sad that private industry union members continue to support politicians that in essence are selling them and their jobs down the river and their dues are helping to pay for the destruction.