[ben parrish]

Originally posted by Superman
Ben, if workers and their interests irritate you, then go somewhere else. Or educate yourself. But I doubt you will. Companies go belly-up and management gets a pass. You would rather blame the workers, your fellow American citizens. Take a hike.

Super, thanks for the condescending remark. I am plenty educated on the intricacies of American Business. I was employeed by a corp. that was forced into bankruptcy partly because of union strong arm tactics. Funny thing is, the union "represented" the least technical and skilled positions within the company; delivery drivers, forklift operators, shipping and distribution clerks. The restructuring caused about 1000 people to lose their jobs.
I am not blaming any workers for anything other than allowing themselves to be duped by an organization that pretends to care for the workers while lining their pockets with the hard earned dollars of its' members. If a union member had put all their "dues" into a savings account, when they retire, they would have a nice retirement. Instead, members will allow their union to cause companies to close their doors because the corp simply cannot pay the prices and conditions of the unions demands.
Look at GM and Ford right now; thousands will lose their jobs..maybe it was a bad idea to pay someone 100K a year to mount tires????
Unions are past their useful life in America.
I thought airlines had the FAA to watch safety; any business in America is also under OSHA's watch as well as many other industry specific watch dog groups.
A fair salary is based on how much intellect, experience or skill a job takes. It should not be base on how much a legal extortionist group can squeeze out of a corp. before they fold and pull out of the country taking many ancillary jobs with them. The collateral damage caused by unions will have lasting effects in the US for many generations to come. Your and my children will pay the price for the Unions "helping the common man".
How many unions have been forced out of "business"? How many have been forced to lay off workers?

I am for individual responsibility for ones future. If your situation is not to your liking, change your situatiuon.

Now as far as a company being able to keep employee paid contributions..that is total BULL$H!T. No excuse for that. A contract for employment and compensation should be enforceable.