I have been a union worker for 24 years. I have never been on strike, never threatened or been threatened by anyone, I’ve had many years with no raises,and higher insurance costs. The myth that somehow because I’m in a union and you’re not we are somehow enemies was started by the wealthy. If the poor and middle class turn on each other only the rich will win.
It is an incorrect assumption to lump all unions together – they are not all the same entity. Some unions (and their members) do great work and other unions are little better than a legalized mob. My grandfather was a union guy and he was the most decent and hardest working man I’ve ever known. I currently work with a former union guy now though, and he has the “what’s in it for me” mentality while doing the bare minimum of his job. :/
I did indeed read your post, but I was more replying to this line: “If you want to change the image, don’t blame anyone but yourselves.” If someone is working in a union that acts honorably, why should they blame themselves for what other unions do? I feel like that is lumping all unions together . . . kind of like saying that the Catholic church has horrible corruption inside it, ergo all Christian organizations are culpable.
Every time someone talks about unions, I see the union organizer shouting “We won!!!”. This was outside the plant that the union closed down and put 400-500 union members out of work. On the other side, there was a corp that told the workers if they didn’t take a pay cut, the factory would move to China. They took a pay cut, the corporate bigwigs pocketed the money, and moved the factory to China after about 6 months. I’m not saying ALL unions or corps are bad, just some of them.
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
Hey, Union Thug Opus! That’s a waste of good eggs, throwing them at that bad egg….
badeckman over 10 years ago
I have been a union worker for 24 years. I have never been on strike, never threatened or been threatened by anyone, I’ve had many years with no raises,and higher insurance costs. The myth that somehow because I’m in a union and you’re not we are somehow enemies was started by the wealthy. If the poor and middle class turn on each other only the rich will win.
Olddog1 over 10 years ago
Eschmenk from yesterday. Thanks for reminder. My brain retainer ain’t what it used to be.
2578275 over 10 years ago
So who has more wealth/power – labor “goons” or corporate “goons?”
2578275 over 10 years ago
And speaking of union goons, is Ronald Reagan included? He was once a president of Screen Actors Guild.
BluePumpkin over 10 years ago
It is an incorrect assumption to lump all unions together – they are not all the same entity. Some unions (and their members) do great work and other unions are little better than a legalized mob. My grandfather was a union guy and he was the most decent and hardest working man I’ve ever known. I currently work with a former union guy now though, and he has the “what’s in it for me” mentality while doing the bare minimum of his job. :/
BluePumpkin over 10 years ago
I did indeed read your post, but I was more replying to this line: “If you want to change the image, don’t blame anyone but yourselves.” If someone is working in a union that acts honorably, why should they blame themselves for what other unions do? I feel like that is lumping all unions together . . . kind of like saying that the Catholic church has horrible corruption inside it, ergo all Christian organizations are culpable.
phillipmorris over 10 years ago
Every time someone talks about unions, I see the union organizer shouting “We won!!!”. This was outside the plant that the union closed down and put 400-500 union members out of work. On the other side, there was a corp that told the workers if they didn’t take a pay cut, the factory would move to China. They took a pay cut, the corporate bigwigs pocketed the money, and moved the factory to China after about 6 months. I’m not saying ALL unions or corps are bad, just some of them.
Druarc over 10 years ago
Look at history and you’ll see what happens when the gap becomes to wide and the percentage of those on the bottom to large.