Unions: Holding Back Progress for Over 100 Years

In a move that should at least provoke some head-shaking, if not mild outrage, the plumbers union in Philadelphia is attempting to block construction of a new skyscraper in the city because the developers want to install environmentally-friendly waterless no-flush toilets in what will be Philly’s tallest building. The union doesn’t like this plan one bit because there’s not enough pipes – and therefore, not enough work for their members.