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Originally posted by SLO-BOB
I'll take this opportunity to jump up on the soap box and bash unions in general. Your story is typical of union greed. What used to be a fine organization that protected the common man has now become big business who's member's interests come in a distant second place to it's own financial interests and self propagation. Union standards for excellence and training have been replaced by - more members=more money. The same mentality that pays a guy $65+ an hour to "drive" an elevator in New York also leeches money from a 16 year old trying to earn some extra coin. Really sad.
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U JUST found this out. This is about as accurate a statement about Unions as there is. The only exception is that the Unions don't really give a fk about the Monthly dues, that pays the light bill down at Union Headquaters. The REAL money is in the contributions that the Companies make for the Pension and Health & Welfare Bennies. The Unions will go on strike the minute those are threatened to be cut off. Take a look at the average number of years an employee works for a Union Company vs the number of years it takes to become vested in the Pension plan.
Now for U Union Bashers...I wonder how long you would be singing that song if you worked for Ford back in the day before Unions came into the picture.
My Cousins Wife worked for the President of one of the Unions as his Legal Secratary, I have always asked her what really happened to him and about a certain day in Dallas.