G-monster: you don’t work in a democracy. try picking your boss by private ballot.

Side bar: if you’re not an “avid practicing Christian”, does this mean you’re an accomplished Christian? I hope it doesn’t mean you’re no longer a Christian. That would be a bad life choice.

For whatever reasons of their own at least twenty people were trying to convince me to advocate the need of a union. I asked them only a few questions. What did they want that we could not do ourselves as an unpaid and obviously interested group? If wages are an issue, then why would you pay out pocket to what I viewed as male gold diggers?

I eventually went a union meeting where the cheerleaders worked the crowd and when it came time to take comments from us common folk, I stood up and asked them all the thing I had discussed with many previously. Without a mic I roared over the top of the mouthpiece at the podium as he tried in vain to out shout me. I simply stated that if these questions are not addressed and answered, I’m walkin’. I did and so did about half of the room.

Fast forward a few weeks later after my transfer to the night shift, where a certain relation of a certain upper level supervisor (I would discover the nepotistic practices much later) has me welding with machines that had been tagged for various reasons (In essence incapable of creating good welds). Within a matter of days I am told by the nephew they have to let me go for inferior work.

I suppose he was more than a little bit shocked to discover such a stalwart Christian man would snatch him up and deliver him in front of the Presidents desk. The Presidents secretary certainly was, as I whipped the nephew down to the floor and bade him explain. He did and that’s another story but the point was that, some folks need unions and some of us can do without them. Especially, if you have the Presidents attention and willingness to negotiate the differences. It also helps if someone knows what’s at stake and is able to lead by example.

Sorry if this falls outside the jurisdiction of the topic at hand or is oversimplified.

As you can tell, while the past needs for unions were obvious, for the most part good people don’t need unions per se.

What has that $60 per month bought employees? Nothing. Before the government employees had mediocre pay and great benefits. Now while union represented the couple million CA employees have mediocre pay and great benefits.

It’s a way of reverse Democracy. Funding ideas you disagee with against your principles. It’s why I’ll never be an employee of the state of CA. CA loses good talent that way.

If my word isn’t enough look up some of the older union bosses. Amazing how Hoffa’s son is/was the head of the union that Hoffa was head of. Seems to me it stays in the family, which really sounds like the mafia. – Lorica

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Actually, Lorica, it’s all about the money. Union membership in the private sector is at an all-time low (about 7%, if I recall correctly). That means less and less dues money flowing into the hands of the union bosses, and consequently smaller donations to the Dems.

Now, if they can intimidate more workers into joining by means of this ‘card check’ outrage, the union treasury – and their ability to finance loony leftist politicos – gets a big boost. Always, always, follow the money where these guys are concerned.