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Old 06-24-2015, 06:52 PM
 
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You can only blame it on the greedy unions.
If you say so go tell a ups driver that you think his union the teamsters are greedy. Sorry if union members have a better life thanks to the union. I was a UAW member and proud of it solidarity for ever.

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Old 06-25-2015, 07:08 AM
 
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If you say so go tell a ups driver that you think his union the teamsters are greedy. Sorry if union members have a better life thanks to the union. I was a UAW member and proud of it solidarity for ever.
Kind of hard to ship the ups drivers job overseas, But ask those union factory workers how they feel.
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Old 06-25-2015, 07:16 AM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
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If you say so go tell a ups driver that you think his union the teamsters are greedy. Sorry if union members have a better life thanks to the union. I was a UAW member and proud of it solidarity for ever.
Sure, its great for the membership and keeps the pockets of the union infrastructure filled but it puts a burden on employers who have to keep raising the costs of their products and services to keep up with the union demands. Unions had their place 75 years ago.
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Old 06-25-2015, 07:35 AM
 
Location: Wake County, NC
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Kind of hard to ship the ups drivers job overseas, But ask those union factory workers how they feel.
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Sure, its great for the membership and keeps the pockets of the union infrastructure filled but it puts a burden on employers who have to keep raising the costs of their products and services to keep up with the union demands. Unions had their place 75 years ago.
Right, because "employers" have been lowering their prices ever since they outsourced these jobs to overseas sweatshops.
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Old 06-25-2015, 08:32 AM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
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Right, because "employers" have been lowering their prices ever since they outsourced these jobs to overseas sweatshops.
They outsourced because the other option was to close up shop. Union made anything costs more than non-union made, i.e ILGWU made goods, which no longer exists. They priced themselves right out of the industry.
Smart move.
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Old 06-25-2015, 10:06 AM
 
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They outsourced because the other option was to close up shop. Union made anything costs more than non-union made, i.e ILGWU made goods, which no longer exists. They priced themselves right out of the industry.
Smart move.
Or the other option which never gets discussed, stop paying executives millions of dollars...

That's the white elephant in the room

CEO Pay Continues to Rise as Typical Workers Are Paid Less | Economic Policy Institute

The people at the top stay there
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Old 06-25-2015, 10:24 AM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
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Or the other option which never gets discussed, stop paying executives millions of dollars...

That's the white elephant in the room

CEO Pay Continues to Rise as Typical Workers Are Paid Less | Economic Policy Institute

The people at the top stay there
Why should the people who run a company take a hit? They deserve what they get as they didnt get their jobs because of their good looks.
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Old 06-25-2015, 10:48 AM
 
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Or the other option which never gets discussed, stop paying executives millions of dollars...

That's the white elephant in the room

CEO Pay Continues to Rise as Typical Workers Are Paid Less | Economic Policy Institute

The people at the top stay there

Sure lets cut the CEO pay and lets see what kind of leadership the can grab from the clearance rack..
I'm sure the stock holders would love to save a few million with their billion dollar Companies, what could go wrong?
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Old 06-25-2015, 11:03 AM
 
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Sure lets cut the CEO pay and lets see what kind of leadership the can grab from the clearance rack..
I'm sure the stock holders would love to save a few million with their billion dollar Companies, what could go wrong?
I don't know, look at what Carly Fiorina did for HP...
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Old 06-25-2015, 11:20 AM
 
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I don't know, look at what Carly Fiorina did for HP...
Stock holders pick their CEO, No guarantees on results, but I would guess the top twenty percent of CEO have a better track record then the bottom twenty percent. Just let me know when you get to pick the next CEO for a company, so I know not to invest in it.
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