[magellan]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

Well, before you have a "right to work" you need a "place to work."

Well yes, for the 4.2 Million people who are working in Michigan. I think changing Michigan to a "Right to Work" state would increase that number.

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

Well, before you have a "right to work" you need a "place to work."

That will come when the nightmare of labor is better.

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

Well, before you have a "right to work" you need a "place to work."

That will come when the nightmare of labor negotiations is better.

[Cliffie]

Originally Posted by magellan

Well yes, for the 4.2 Million people who are working in Michigan. I think changing Michigan to a "Right to Work" state would increase that number.

So who do we petition?

[magellan]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

So who do we petition?

I would sign it. I'd have to read up on what it entails (a change in Michigan's constitution?).

[Cliffie]

Prob'ly just a new law. I doubt the State constitution addresses labor unions, being that it predates the unions by some decades.

Of course there could be amendments in place to say something like "Obey the UAW shalt be the whole of the law."

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

Prob'ly just a new law. I doubt the State constitution addresses labor unions, being that it predates the unions by some decades.

Of course there could be amendments in place to say something like "Obey the UAW shalt be the whole of the law."

Please do not disrespect the sit down strikers in Flint. They put it all on the line. That took guts!

[dmetro]

Originally Posted by Miborn

Are unions still doing what they were started for years ago. Do they still protect the blue collar worker or have they gone awry?

Nope, they're absolutely obselete. The government now has laws to protect factory workers, so why do we need a union? Personally, I think that the unions allow many people to be overpaid for such simple, unskilled labor.

[Cliffie]

Originally Posted by Driller1

Please do not disrespect the sit down strikers in Flint. They put it all on the line. That took guts!

I would never say that all unions are bad or that all strikes are unjustified. But I feel so many current-day trade union practices are destructive that they are maybe not worth it. It's become better in many ways to be non-union. Now how did that happen, huh?

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

I would never say that all unions are bad or that all strikes are unjustified. But I feel so many current-day trade union practices are destructive that they are maybe not worth it. It's become better in many ways to be non-union. Now how did that happen, huh?

Just like Animal Farm, by Orwell (sp?). Power+permision=greed.