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Mistreated Foxconn Brazil Workers Threaten Strike
An anonymous reader writes "More bad news comes from Apple's iDevice manufacturing partner Foxconn that is sure to ruffle the feathers of Apple fans. From the story: 'Factory workers at a Foxconn plant in Jundiaí, Brazil are complaining of overcrowded buses, poor food and a lack of water and have threatened to strike unless the issues are resolved by May 3.
According to a report by Brazil's Tech Guru (Google Translation), over 2,500 Foxconn employees have complained about conditions at the factory. Workers reportedly met last Monday to raise the concerns and have given the company 10 days to address them.'"
+1 this. I've lived long enough to realize that union strikes have usually little to do with the interests of the actual workers.
-1, only in America are unions hated so much. You'll never see positive union viewpoints on the news without them being portrayed as combative.
And with good reason...
They raise the price of doing business, which increases costs for consumers and forces businesses to move offshore. They're corrupt and only look out for the interests of the union heads and not the workers. In most places you can't opt out of union membership and are automatically deducted dues. Unions in the public sector extort taxpayers by threatening to withhold vital services...
I did actually - union shops are as illegal in Argentina as they are in the rest of the world, yet good luck trying to get a job without an union membership in a lot of industries. In most cases (transport), you'll only get one union to choose from.
Hope that gives you a little insight on me instead of all that betting and guessing.