Do you approve of unions? (Obama, Pittsburgh, party, support)
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Unions - like ANY other organization can definitely become corrupt & self-serving when they get too powerful. However, they also serve a badly needed function of providing workers with some degree of power over their wages & working conditions.. Forty years ago I think unions were too powerful. Today I think they are too weak. One need only look at what wages & working conditions were like back before the unions (or simply look at unionless countries overseas) to see what happens in a unionless economy.
Ken
Workers have power. It's called get a new job if you don't like the one you have. We would be much better off with no unions at all. They are slowly destroying this country.
I've been a union member. No longer, I now work in management. But I've worked as labor in both union and open shops. I've worked as management in both union and open shops.
Workers have power. It's called get a new job if you don't like the one you have. We would be much better off with no unions at all. They are slowly destroying this country.
Oh bull.
The standard of living of Americans has been on a downward trend for just about the same amount of time as the unions have been weakeningl. THAT is no coincidence.
Oh bull.
The standard of living of Americans has been on a downward trend for just about the same amount of time as the unions have been weakeningl. THAT is no coincidence.
Ken
The standard of living of Americans has been a downward trend, this is correct.
The standard of living has been to high and this has more to do with the globalization of the economy than anything else. We have to compete with the world and that won't happen with overpaid union workers. It's just the way it is.
Doesn't matter what you or I think about it.
The union thing is funny. I worked in automotive manufacturing. One of our plants voted in the UAW. They got less pay, and worse benefits than the rest of us. They regretted the decision every day since then.
Unions are businesses. The leaders sit back making there 300,00 grand a year convincing everyone they need to be in unions. Gee, I wonder why....
Oh bull.
The standard of living of Americans has been on a downward trend for just about the same amount of time as the unions have been weakeningl. THAT is no coincidence.
Ken
Unions have well lost their usefulness to the men and women of our country. They are a crutch and do not have the workers best interest in mind.
To those who support public sector unions how do you feel about them being in position to elect their own bosses?
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Do you approve of unions?
