Unions, the good, the bad, and the ugly

[Kron3007]

The union should be responsive to the needs and desires of the bargaining unit. Perhaps the dynamics result in it reflecting the median member.

While unions are gung ho about pay equity, there is noting that requires pay to be equal. That distiction is commonly misunderstood.

The question for Kron's school is whether the median member wants a performance-based component of their pay. That varies quite a bit among schools, so it is hard to know.

It could be that the median member does want a performance component, but the union mostly hears from those who don't. The others grump about the union at coffee breaks and internet fora. The only solution is to have enough members make that a goal that it becomes the desire of the perceived median member.

 

The issue is that performance based raises would benefit the upper half while hurting the lower half.  On average, it would come out in the wash.  I doubt you would ever get the majority of people pushing for a policy that would be negative for half of the group.  I believe it would be a vocal minority at best.