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Old 05-11-2013, 04:57 PM
 
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Once again, you prove yourself too impossibly dense to be able to comprehend that unions don't operate for free.
Why exacly am I supposed to care that unions have expenses that they choose to have? Homes also have expenses and unions dont mind taking money from them either, do they?
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:00 PM
 
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Because unions think no one should work for their selves. Unions will squash the little contractor.....I believe in a right to work state! Trying being in construction with unions around.

I'd say unions are not my dad or grandfather's union......corruption at it's finest!
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:00 PM
 
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Yeah, sure, and let's abolish minimum wage laws so employers can't take delight in seeing how close to ZERO Americans are willing to work.
Do you ever have any serious argument to make, or is it non stop hyperbold? this ones almost as dumb as you saying everyone without a union job is making minimum wage, while unions are paying $20 per hour..

Tlel me still, since almost no one works for minimum wage, why exactly do you think people would suddenly work for $1 an hour?

And to even show that your argument is dumber, raising wages only raise the cost of things thus the need to spend more money to live. It makes no difference if you're making $5 an hour if the cost of a burger is $2, or $50 an hour and the burger cost $20.. but yea, you'll be high 5ng the $20 cheeseburger..
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:02 PM
 
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Let's be real here.... Close to nobody would choose non union over union, would have to be crazy or just dumb.
lets be real, I've always chosen non union.. Why the hell would I give my money away to an organization responsible for making so many corporations go bankrup?
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:02 PM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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So you're only qualified to work at a union shop? Whats that supposed to tell us?
Explain why it's in my best interest to avoid unionized workplaces? I do have the right to choose to seek out a unionized workplace.
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:05 PM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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lets be real, I've always chosen non union.. Why the hell would I give my money away to an organization responsible for making so many corporations go bankrup?
So you would ever so gladly work for minimum pay without much in the way of benefits over a unionized place that pays $20 an hour with great benefits?
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:05 PM
 
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Explain why it's in my best interest to avoid unionized workplaces? I do have the right to choose to seek out a unionized workplace.
Its in your best interest to not avoid any job that will offer you the best benefits and the most pay. Shame you dont want others to have the same opportunities who disagree with unions. Why do you think you should deny them the same opportunities you seem to enjoy?

You can seek wherever the hell you want, See, I'm all about offering you the freedom to not have government dictate what you do with your life, why cant you share the same consideration for others?
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:05 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Explain why it's in my best interest to avoid unionized workplaces? I do have the right to choose to seek out a unionized workplace.



Unions went from 35 to 6% with millions of their members taking trips to the unemployment office, with Michigan leading the nation in unemployment for most of a decade.
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:07 PM
 
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So you would ever so gladly work for minimum pay without much in the way of benefits over a unionized place that pays $20 an hour with great benefits?
What the hell makes you think that people have to accept minimum pay instead of a unionized job paying $20 an hour?

I've never once heard of a lawyer making minimum pay because they arent in a union for example. Is the choice always minimum wage or union to you? Thats pathetic..
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Old 05-11-2013, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Do you ever have any serious argument to make, or is it non stop hyperbold? this ones almost as dumb as you saying everyone without a union job is making minimum wage, while unions are paying $20 per hour..

Tlel me still, since almost no one works for minimum wage, why exactly do you think people would suddenly work for $1 an hour?

And to even show that your argument is dumber, raising wages only raise the cost of things thus the need to spend more money to live. It makes no difference if you're making $5 an hour if the cost of a burger is $2, or $50 an hour and the burger cost $20.. but yea, you'll be high 5ng the $20 cheeseburger..
LOL, try making your points in China, where people may not typically make as much as $1 an hour.
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