You did alot of typing to make your point. Let my convey all of your words into two simple, yet very relative words.... Corporate Greed. It matters very little if the CEO is the most generous, kind hearted, philanthropist on earth, if his driving force is to make as much profit as possible with no regard for the well being of the hard working men and women that exchange there time and labor to insure those profits he covets so highly, his well meaning philanthropy has been completely negated. That is the pure and refined definition of corporate greed. Most intelligent people understand the role of the CEO. With very, very few exceptions, his role is in direct conflict with the best interests of labor. Profits are a given, but at what cost? If the company profits 5 billion, should the workers be told that there health care is to expensive and must be decreased so the company can make 6 billion next year? Unions play an essential role in the economy of the United States, they help to put a fair share of the wealth that they help produce, back into there pockets to support there families, which in turn, flows back into the economy. Every employee, whether hourly, salary, union, non union, labor, or management, they all benefit either directly or non directly from the bench mark the unions set on wages and benefits. For that reason, the shear existence of unionized labor "should" be of the utmost importance to virtually everyone. Please don't try to explain away and justify the greed of a CEO by making the case that "it's his job". His job is to make certain that the company turns a profit. The reason the Union is and always will be relevant is that a fair portion of that profit should always be owed to the person in the trenches, many small and medium companies, and most large companies undervalue there employees. They treat them as a necessary evil, for the purpose of making money instead of the valuable asset that ensures there mere survival as a company. We most definitely have different views on the role of each aspect of business.