I spent 5 months in Israel, and when I worked in a factory on the kibbutz, I discovered an interesting phenomenon. The workers there were paid a monthly salary, instead of by the hour. There was little to no true supervision of the different areas of the factory, and I was frequently yelled at for working too hard and not taking enough breaks. Breakfast and lunch were both provided for the workers, as well as free water and coffee. Despite the frequent breaks and the lazy attitudes, somehow, all the work was accomplished by the end of the day, or even with time to spare. I find that the lesson I learned from this was that the more people enjoy their jobs, the better and more efficiently they work. These people accomplished the same amount of work as your typical low-wage, hourly-paid, oppressed, oversupervised manual laborer in considerably less time. I don't think unions are the way to go, but merely less supervision and oppression by supervisors and by corporate in the workplace. The happier the worker, the better he works.