Originally Posted by
Sunvox
Weekends, holidays, paid vacation, sick leave, workers compensation for lost life and limb, retirement benefits, work place safety, child labor laws . . .
All these benefits that you take for granted came at the expense of lost lives and hard work from previous "unions", but because Milton Friedman convinced America that Unions were the devil we now have a group of workers that are convinced that Unions are the problem. Could it be that Unions are not the problem? That sometimes pure Capitalistic Laissez Faire economics is not the total solution?
Nahhh. . .
Down with the unions! Especially ALPA. It doesn't help me even though I have done nothing to help ALPA . . . . ALPA is the problem. The individual should get everything they want without having to get involved!
Ah, yeah, no.
Study the history of unions and how they can be effective and how they can be abusive. Then come back and post . . .
And, for the record, America is the most powerful and efficient nation in the history of mankind and our middle class, which is the backbone of the nation, is successful in no small part because of the unionization that occured immediately before and after WWII.
Wow, fantastic. Have you seen the economy in the States, you realize what has been going on recently. You meant the Teachers unions, especially in Chicago? Large home builders that are shedding away from union workers because of costs. Auto Workers in Detroit?
Ya, I was a volunteer for ALPA. And I got to see the lovely parties in Florida and Vegas. And got to see how my grievance was settled for about ten cents on the dollar. If I owned a business making those kind of deals, my business would surely fail. Exactly why threads like this exists.
Is America the all powerful nation in the world? I don't know anymore. Maybe our military is. But economically? Which way is the country heading? You can do some research if you think the economy is really recovering.