Posted by jdemaris on May 04, 2009 at 15:56:49 from (72.171.0.140):
In Reply to: Re: Union loyalists posted by buickanddeere on May 04, 2009 at 14:33:23:
That't kind of like saying that if someone didn't invent the wheel back in prehistory days, we wouldn't have cars today. It may be true, but it's not exactly relevant to things as they are right now. Labor unions certainly served a good purpose once upon a time, and that time has long been gone. At present, they serve themselves and their members (sometimes) - and basically say the heck with everyone else.
For those that did make money way above their skill level, they should of socked the money away, and realized how good they had it, and how temporary it could/should be. For those who were/are highly skilled anyway? If true, you can make money anywhere if you look and/or try hard enough.
I was a member of the Teamsters (drove a garbage container truck in the 70s) and the IBEW (highline clearance for Asplundh and PSE&G) and quit both, and glad I did. I hated paying dues and I hated having a bunch of blowhards telling us how to vote. Went to work for a Deere dealer who was a former chicken farmer and stood against the unions the rest of his life, after starting his own Deere ag and forestry dealership. I'll add that he would of paid his man fair wages and profit sharing, regardless if unions ever exisited. Some people are "nice guys" without being forced into it.
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