Re: 10,000 Deere workers on strike.

Posted by jimg.allentown on October 15, 2021 at 08:29:41 from (24.115.194.96):

In Reply to: Re: 10,000 Deere workers on strike. posted by knightstead on October 15, 2021 at 05:14:24:

I have worked in 3 union shops and the rest non-union.
In one union shop, we went on strike over benefits with wages also thrown in as a secondary goal. I walked on a picket line for 13 weeks in an upstate New York winter. Ended up going back to work for less than we had before the strike. Union was worthless. Union execs were riding around in Cadillacs and didn't mist a paycheck. Meanwhile, they were throwing us under the bus. Next union was an issue over working hours. I just left. Last union was transparent. Just like they were not there at all.

Back in the early days of unions, they were necessary. Unions got workers decent wages and freed them from near slavery. Unions also saved many lives. Unsafe working conditions whether in mines or around dangerous machinery was a leading cause of workplace deaths. Unions helped to eliminate some of the dangerous conditions. However, today we have OSHA to protect workers from dangerous workplace conditions. There is also competition for skilled workers that supports higher wages for them.

I have seen unions put businesses into bankruptcy. Brockway trucks is one example I know of. The union workers went on strike for more. Union execs poured fuel on the fire by insisting that the company could afford to pay them more and provide better benefits. Company said no. Strike went on for over 13 months, and the company finally pulled the plug when their last best offer was rejected.

I also remember when American Airlines was near bankruptcy. They asked pilots and maintenance workers to take pay cuts and make concessions in benefits to keep the company in business. Soon after the pay cuts, they rewarded the execs with multi million bonuses for mismanaging the company into near bankruptcy. That resulted in an immediate strike. They got a spanking from the union that was well deserved!

Overall, my personal feeling is that unions are out of control these days. I also disagree with huge million dollar bonuses to executives while the workers get crumbs. That isn't right either.

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