The pinkertons are only used for doing what public police fail to do: keep order in the workplace. Workers should not be allowed to strike, and the pinkertons are simply a tool we use to suppress activities that are not allowed by employers.

Us business owners need a set of pinkertons to keep good order in our workplaces, and to keep workers from committing mischievous acts such as striking, sit down striking, or walk offs. I feel these things are not properly taken care of by public police, and so I should be able to use my pinkertons to restore order in the workplace. Workers have no right to refuse working.

Unions could still be needed for factory and manufacturing jobs, where people work with their hands and really depend on the right working conditions and benefits. These people could sustain injuries from faulty machinery, for example, and the employer might not provide compensation or fix the machine if there were no unions supporting strikes and better conditions. But I also think that unions should divide their members into groups based on things like productivity, skill, merit, and seniority, and advocate the right conditions for those groups.

In general, I don't think unions are still completely necessary. There are a lot of companies that are viewed as ridiculously wealthy, and if these companies didn't give their workers good benefits and rights and stuff, people would just think the companies are stingy. Nobody wants to do business with a cheap-at-the-money company. Kohler, for example provides excellent conditions for all workers, and it's mostly because of Mr. Kohler, not unions.

Yeah dude, and if the pay is too low, the worker can switch to a higher paying employer.

However, if you think your employer forces you to work more hours than you are able, you can always quit and work for a different employer. Also, the 40 hour limit would also limit your ability to financially take care of your family, and if you encountered a sudden expense, you would be able to cover it by working more hours.

There should be no regulation on how many hours a worker works every week. You see, I am the business owner, and therefore, I get to make crucial decisions. I don't think my workers work too much now anyway. And even if they did, they always have the option to quit and go to a different employer. The option to work an unlimited number of hours a week also gives workers an opportunity to earn more for themselves and their families every week. Yes, I am saying that making employees work over 40 hours a week will save poor families.

The minimum wage idea doesn't even make any sense. I'm the business owner, and I think I should decide how much to pay the workers based on how much work they do. And I believe that I give good wages to my workers even without a minimum wage requirement. Even so, if my wages should become too small for the workers to deal with, I say "that sucks" because they can always quit working and go work for a higher paying employer. Like I said, I make the decisions for my own business. It is an American truth.