Labor unions: what reforms are needed, IF ANY ?

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2. Biggest complaint

As a bargaining unit employee in a large 3-shift aerospace plant, the most common gripe we would hear from management is that the union did nothing but protect the biggest goof-offs. I have to admit that this often seemed true. And I still wonder if we should have done more to counter this perception, so that unions can somehow insure high-quality work, without becoming a "company rubber stamp."