movealready's Blog

Unions are a funny thing. They were developed to protect workers rights. The problems are that they are now an exclusive group. You have to know someone to get in and are sure to get better than average wages if you get the job. If you are a teacher you can hold a community hostage to get free healthcare and higher pay. The only ones that do not make a lot of money basically work in war zones. They protect not only those who actually need help, but all the deadbeats. They generally operate under seniority and not ability. An idiot can make huge money just turning a knob just because he has been there the longest. I have lost my job in the past because the major company I worked for went out of the country for cheaper labor and to get away from the union. Look at the issues we just had with labor at Philadelphia’s new Convention Center addition. It almost shut down the whole thing because of the costs. Let's not even mention how violent they get if they find out a business hired non-union labor. There are plenty of labor laws now that were not in existence when labor unions began and I personally think they should do away with them. What will it take for everyone to see that they are a problem? I think fear has something to do with it. You know what will happen to you if you go against them - right Mr. Hoffa?

The big three are failing because of the latest tactic of union busting. We are being pushed into this global competetion that we can not win. To beat foreign countries, we have to pay our employees the same wages. This push to compete without fair trade regulations by our government forces middle class failure and get's the rich, richer. Those who rely on their stock protfolio as income, can easily move from domestic companies, to foreign companies. The money is still green, no matter what country is making it for them. So how do I feal about this. Unions are killing our country, and those in power and with money are attacking the unions, at the cost of our country. Both sides are wrong, selfish, and attending to the destruction of our economy.

MY choices haven't effected you or your children I happen to care about other people which you don't seem to. For you and your families sake I hope you never need help and you are very secure because you are the type that no one would care to help.