Subject: Re: What's up in Wisconsin? by Ultraman on 2011/2/20 18:11:16
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CorvetteBob wrote:
I'd have to agree with what you're saying as the way it "should" be. Where I work, we lost over 10% of our wage because General Motors shut down the truck plant. The reason behind it was that since they no longer had to compete with GM on wages, they could pay us less.
I'm sorry that happened. But GM's wages were bloated for the last 30 years. The union got too strong. Remember, my dad worked in the auto industry since before I can remember, and I saw it firsthand.
The trades unions in Chicago are way too strong. Morons get brought into the trade by their cousins, uncles, brothers, etc, and pass through apprenticeship. Then they make $32 an hour and are incompetent.
On the flip side, unions are necessary in many industries for safety standards and more.
It's a double edged sword.
Matthew
Well said Matt! It seems that depending on the trade or even where in the country you are makes a difference in what a right to work State means. There comes IMO a time when the original intent of the union, the reasons it was organized has long been forgotten and greed has taken over. On the other hand teachers would get even less then they do now if they did not have a group fighting for them.
My wife smiles at me, pats me on the chest and says that I am naive since I work for myself and that I just don't understand how it all works out in the real world. She is probably right in some aspects but I know how things work and what things are worth or should be worth anyway. I am starting to realize the other side of the story and you know how I hate to have to change my way of thinking.
