Amputations, burns, and deaths show that manufacturing isn't enough for good jobs—we need unions

Politicians and voters alike often talk about manufacturing jobs as good jobs. Jobs America needs more of. Jobs our politics and policies should focus on bringing back. But the reality is, manufacturing jobs aren’t automatically good jobs. In fact, they can be grueling and dangerous. What made manufacturing jobs good jobs in recent American history is that they were heavily unionized—an advance won at great cost through decades of struggle. Without unions, manufacturing jobs can and will go back to being terrible jobs—and you don’t have to look very hard for evidence of that.....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/17/1678839/-Amputations-burns-and-deaths-show-that-manufacturing-isn-t-enough-for-good-jobs-we-need-unions