Quote Originally Posted by kydog View Post
I wish people would quit lumping all union members as die hard liberals, i am far from it. i do work at a union shop now but that has not always been the case. i worked in a merit shop for for 20 years so i've seen both side of the fence. There are some bad apples that the union's protect that arent worth the effort but thats not any different than the bosses son drawing a check for nothing are the office **** ass in a merit shop , i've seen it all. I believe people should be held accountable for their own well being. But unless you have worked in a large manufacturing plant or assembly plant where you are just viewed as slave labor , you can't compare this to a small merit shop. That CEO up north could less if your sick, ill or over worked. just make the numbers. Do i feel bad for the money i'm paid ? hell no. not with the corporate creed that goes on. people say union employees are over paid, what is it worth to work on the line for 30 years 10 hours a day, and when you retire your body is wore out. bad knees, bad back etc. The labor cost on a union made vehicle is about 10% of the of that car. That CEO made 23 million last year is he worth it. Corporate creed is what has hurt this country the most, they send jobs over sea's for a bigger profit to line their pockets. Is that car you bought any cheaper since it's built in Mexico? no.
The middle class is screwed any way you go. Democrats are buying the poor vote with entitlements and the rich are paying off the republicans.
I've worked both sides of the fence, Union and Nonunion, and i'll take the Union Job hands down over the nonunion. on the Union jobs you pay dues once a month, it's nothing amounts to about 2 and half hours of work. Union jobs pay good, good benefits, and seniority means something, when an opening for a job position comes up, and their are a dozen guys that can do the job. the guy with the seniority get the spot. not uncle Jeb's brother or superintendent son. like it would be on the other side of the fence. Union jobs are disliked most by folks, that don't have a chance of ever having one. like Hlleonard said, a union worker don't have to have Government assistance to provide for their family. I think I read somewhere, that Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana were the top users of Government assistance, and all three are right to work states, run by Republican conservatives. funny how they cry about folks getting food stamps, and support right to work law, and low paying jobs.