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Originally posted by legion
If I walked off of my job today because I didn't like conditions, I would be passing my replacement on the way out.
Tell me Supe, why do union members deserve such great privelages that the rest of us don't enjoy?
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I'm not sure I understand your question. Unions get their strength from membership. Solidarity. Workers combine their clout. This way, it is a fair fight. Otherwise, like in your situation, you bargain individually with the employer. That means you have little clout and your employer has it all. Fact is, your employer could probably (could certainly, if you were in Washington State) fire you for no reason. In the absence of a union, the employer has ALL the control. Hire and fire at will. Give or take away wages. Whatever they feel like.
Remember the movie The Right Stuff? Remember when John Glenn's wife refused to speak on camera with the Vice President, Lyndon Johnson? Lyndon called Houston. The manager of the Mercury program applied pressure to Mrs. Glenn's husband. He checked with his wife, and told the manager that if the wife did not want to speak with VP Johnson, then that's the way it is. He backed her. Then the manager said "Well, you are scheduled to be the next astronaut to go up, but if you're not inclined to play ball with us, then we might just pass you up and pick someone else. The other six Mercury astronauts were listening to this and chose this moment to step forward and as the manager "Yeah, who ya gonna get?"