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I approve of all Unions private & public! What are we turning into China? Are the employers to have the last say? If that's the case go move your business overseas where there is no governance of how workers are treated or paid. If Unions are greedy then Employers are greedier!
As for public Unions the government entities negotiated these contracts and they should be bound by them.
Why would employers NOT have the last say? The employee does not assume the risks of business, so obviously their course of employment would and should be dictated to some degree by the employer that does assume the risk.
My biggest issue with unions is the sense of collective entitlement. Put some scratch in the game, and you can have your own say in running the business.
Unions are fine in the private sector, not in the public sector. But even in the private sector they should not have the right to compel people to join or pay dues.
Anyone who is anti-Union has never had a Union job. From my experience, working for a union company is a much more harmonious environment than non-union, where management has all the power.
And "Right to Work State" is one of those things that sounds good but is really a load of garbage.
I come from a right to work state and have never had one single problem that I could not deal with on my own. 88% of America is not unionized, and union membership is declining. What have you to say about that?
Do you guys really expect anyone to believe this stuff? Really?
That's it...i'm done. When folks are saying stuff like what's in this post, then you know there is a serious divorce from reality by some people. Negotiate pay and bennies and you're admittedly low on the food chain? SMH....whatever.
Low on the food chain in an enormous company. Maybe he is where he wants to be. You don't know. If you honestly believe people cannot negotiate their own pay and bennies at any run on the ladder, then maybe you DO need a union who can negotiate for you, since you're too much of an idiot to do it yourself. (Collective you, not YOU.)
Agreed. "You have to show the employer you've increased profits?" Um... when I do a good job at work, I don't get a pat on the back. I get, "you could have done this, this, and this better." If you show you are a good worker, you're expected to work even harder.
There is no quid pro quo in the non-union workplace. Also I don't really get why someone is content that their employer may deign on them that they deserve a raise, instead of wanting to put together a union and FORCE the employer to act.
I don't like being like Oliver Twist asking for more. In a non-union workplace, that is exactly what you are.
That is simply not true. If you truly do a good job, you should get a raise or whatever. If you don't get one, maybe you need to reevaluate how great of a job you're doing or you need to find another job that will pay you what you're worth. If you think you did a good job at work but your supervisor is telling you things to improve upon, obviously you are not doing the good job you thought you were doing. It's not that hard to understand.
Absolutely, I approve. Unions were responsible for so many laws that helped to grow the middle class in this country. I can't understand why so many people are so ignorant about this. I guess if you want to destroy the middle class, and increase the divide between rich and poor even more, then yeah, you should be against unions.
If unions are abolished, then the minimum wage should be raised substantially. The federal minimum wage should be at least $10/hour.
Sure when times are bad, they should be willing to give up various benefits and accept pay cuts. but to give up future bargaining rights robs them of the opportunity to share in the fruits of financial success sometime in the future.
No, they will just have to take on that responsibility themselves, prove their worth to the employer and ASK for what they want.
Absolutely, I approve. Unions were responsible for so many laws that helped to grow the middle class in this country. I can't understand why so many people are so ignorant about this. I guess if you want to destroy the middle class, and increase the divide between rich and poor even more, then yeah, you should be against unions.
If unions are abolished, then the minimum wage should be raised substantially. The federal minimum wage should be at least $10/hour.
Nobody is arguing this, that is what YOU are ignorant about.
Tell me, what purpose do they serve today? NOT ONE person has been able to answer that question for me. Not a one.
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It's not that hard to understand.
