Why doesn't everyone join unions then have them campaign for wages to be linked to house price rises?

why doesn't everyone join unions then have them campaign for wages to be linked to house price rises?





Every time house prices rise those without a house/mortage are effectively having a massive wage cut so surely wages should be measured in 'percentage of the average house price'








And all getting togther to force this union wise and restore final salary pensions.








As that way the workers get their fair pay for fair work not bosses in coccaine, prostitues and other luxuries they dont need

Why doesn't everyone join unions then have them campaign for wages to be linked to house price rises?
Union participation is actually declining in this country. Becuase union demands have detroyed many industries in this country and forced them to move manufacturing offshore. Housing has gone up almost 40% in the last five years. If you raised salaries by the same \amount, the cost of goods and services in this coutnry would be s high, no one could afford them and outside goods would be brought (China) for example. This would create more job losses. The union demands for medical and pension benefits far exceed those received by non union workers, tlook at the auto industry. Ford and GM have been hurt dramatically by Japanese mfgs whose employee costs are half of what there's are. Unions served a good purpose in the early part of the 20th centruy. They don't do much now, and there has been much corruption with union heads in the past. Now we have a situation where civil service, police and teacher unions receive such great medical andpension benefits, it driving up property taxes to the point were more and more forclosures are happening. It's a crime. Where I live a police officer makes $105,000 after five years. Reitres after 20 yers does not pay anything for medical and the public has to support them for more years retired than working. It's absurd. Unions are destroying the middle class who have to pay for all this.
Reply:If a company is forced to increase wages, then they have to increase the price of the product to be able to pay the higher wages. This would include the housing industry, so the price of houses would continue to rise with the cost of wages.





If you want more money, get more knowledge and skills and stop thinking that anyone OWES you anything. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, the two richest men in the US were not born with a silver spoon. They worked for what they got.
Reply:Unions are weak since the Thatcher era, low paid workers would still not be able to obtain a mortgage due to the way banks decide suitability.
Reply:Joey , Joey , won't work . You forget who run the unions , their leaders are no different than the other crooks . Not to mention you will have to pay monthly union dues so where would your savings be ? :))
Reply:Because most people don't believe unions can offer that solution. Wages indexed to a baizarre cost of living indicator would be a disaster; ask Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
Reply:Because unions have been rendered toothless by global outsourcing.





You'll wind up with your wages indexed to housing prices in China.
Reply:Unions don't work that way..





Prices of housing in US are not really regulated. It's complete market economy. High demand, high prices. Low demand, low prices.....





No free market economy would work that way...





Isn't this socialism? communism? marxism? what ism?
Reply:Because joining a union costs money every month, money people don't have to spare, due to their low wages.





Your question maybe should have been. Why do the British put up with this Sh*t Loony Left Labour Goverment who introduced a "minimum" wage and who keep us all on the poverty line by doing so.
Reply:Unions are not effective in all the matters.
Reply:Because it would bring complete economic collapse. Plus there would be no one to work for because it wouldn't be worht taking the risk of starting your own business because all the risk would be on your shoulders and ther would be no reward left at the end of the day. Any money a company pays you has to be generated by your proprotionate contribution either physically now or in the past or by the risk that you take on behalf of the other people working for the company. You're an idiot if you think that idea will ever work just because you run your own business it doesn't mean you are loaded !!!!!! When was the last time you had a job? If ever