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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
The primary problem with a discussion of this nature on this kind of bulletin board is the skewed audience. Most here have never been at the "bottom of the pile" and in fact are in the "more comfortable" strata
of society. Therefore, they cannot, for the most part, identify with those who seek out a bit of additional compensation for the work they do that keeps the economy humming. Those who have been in that "great unwashed" at one time or another have a totally different overall point of view.
Yes, there have been abuses on the part of unions, but think of this....Contracts would not be valid unless approved by management; those people who complain the loudest about the difficulty of competing with off shore companies. Unions sometimes ask for impossible concessions. They threaten strikes. Management caves in. So, the "tension" situation that I have preached about never occurs....If the unrealistic demands are met, the company risks losing market share due to higher operation costs....everyone loses. If management holds out and a prolonged strike occurs, the company may be forced to close its doors. Once again, everyone loses. The solution is negotiation and not "the easy way out" which in the long run is never easy. Everyone, no matter if they are union or management, will try to get everything they can. The trick is to look forward and see what the long-term consequences might be.
"Lord, let me not criticize my brother until I have walked a mile in his moccasins".
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Excuse me, some of us have fallen and picked our selves up, so that dog don't hunt. BTW, my family lost almost everything when I was young, and my father had just retired from a life long position with a union, when the Gov. steppen in & froze his retirement and siezed our accounts. And as an adult, by my own actions, I've dropped to -0 and had to rebuild, myself. So don't think that a person can't do it themself, maybe a looser can't and that is why they need a gang to get them a job and hold it.
