On The Dilbert Principle

In the workplace the majority of employees do an okay job, and for the most part things basically run. But as large as the umbrella of the typical bell curve is, there will always be the 4.66% that stray farther than two standard deviations from the mean. In cases where the person does more than is expected, the individual is considered exceptional. This has both positive and negative consequences for that person. On the positive side, the person may be given a raise and/or promotion, and possibly move up the social ladder. On the negative side, in most jobs the reward for doing good work is simply more work. Two employees may have the same title and pay, but the one who works faster and more efficiently will end up with the larger workload.
This is not the only negative aspect. A good worker that wants to move up in the company may be prevented from this by management. Managers like to keep good workers. For this reason, managers do not truly wish to see all of the good workers excel. For that would leave the management stuck with all of the leftovers. So good workers can get stuck as a "reward" for the hard work.
But this rant is not about the misfortunes of good workers. Rather, it is about a grave injustice that has been known to occur involving the poor workers. In many companies there are unions. The unions claim to fight for the workers. Although they never really seem to fight for higher pay, or better hours, or better benefits, they do have one main influence: it is harder to fire someone in a union. Those that do a horrible job continue to have a poor work ethic and retain their jobs. It is obvious to everyone who works with such an individual that it would be more productive for them to leave altogether.
But getting fired is out of the question, and unrequested transfers cannot single the individual out without a lawsuit. So what solution is reached? The answer is absurd. The individual that knows nothing and is a disgrace gets promoted. The promotion is always one that involves a transfer to another department or building. With the promotion the cancer is removed from the department, and there is no lawsuit. But this is one of the most unjust things that can occur. I am outraged when I see this happen, and it makes me feel like slacking off and becoming a horrid worker. Something inside of me prevents this, but I feel the injustice so intensely that it makes me cringe.
However, I must admit that it is an extremely clever maneuver. The first manager to think of such a thing must have been very cunning. Nevertheless, injustice is injustice no matter how clever it may be. I think that someone whose work product is exceeded by errors should be removed. Unions should stop fighting for those that do not work. Fighting for the one terrible worker is the same as fighting against all of the good and even semi-descent workers.
Bad workers need to be removed, but not through promotion. Give all of them the pink slip and let them freeze out on the streets. They were given a chance to prove themselves and they failed. Enough is enough. It is time to bring justice to the workplace.