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Re: Goodbye said by JoshNJ:
said by TheMadSwede:
The problem is certain individuals possessing too much power within those entities.
when a person works for a company, they choose to work for that company and whoever is in charge, if they don't like how the company is managed, too bad, quit and go someplace else. More companies really need to start refusing to deal with unions anymore. If the workers strike, hire replacements, there are plenty of qualified people out there who would be more than happy to take those jobs, and probably at lower wages than the union forces. In the short run giving a big FU to the unions would be bad for a business, but in the long run it would be better.
What's your goal for doing away with unions? What end results do you want?
I've seen firsthand the ridiculousness of the unions. I worked at UPS. They'd pass out their little union newspaper that discussed asanine demands like a 4-day work week and other short-sighted, dim-witted ideas. Or the UAW driving up the cost of autos with their posh health care and retirement plans. What are they thinking?
I've also seen the positive effects of a union. People able to afford health care for their families. People building relationships to protect themselves from a company that could really care less about them.
I've seen firsthand the ridiculousness of corporations. Axing people that had worked at a company for 15-20 yeards. Sending out communications regarding why it's actually good for people that their jobs are being globally sourced to a different country. Executive compensation reaching ridiculous levels while some employees have to save for years just to be able to afford a started home in some areas.
I've also seen the positive effects and actions of corporations. Providing profit sharing and bonuses for quality work done. Silly parties with beer (mmm...beer) to celebrate a finished project. A manager letting an employee take paid LOA because his wife has a brain tumor.
Where do you draw the line? In some people's short-sighted little worlds, "if you don't like it, then quit" is the answer for everything. And to some degree, it's right. No one's forcing anyone to do anything in this country -- well, except obey the laws and pay the taxes.
But that theory is completely void of any sort of human relation. That sounds too intangible to be of any value, especially if you're extremely right wing. I think it is of value, not to be the be-all-end-all, but at least a factor in decision making.
Now money is all that matters, so we shop at stores that piss on their employees and whine about unions jacking prices, then we cry for John Kerry or G-Dubs to save us when our job gets sent to India. We bash companies for their greed, then complain that we don't have a job that pays what we'd like, as we sit our fat asses in our too-big houses and drive our 2 cars around. We complain about paying taxes, then whine to our co-workers about sitting in traffic for hours because the roads suck. We complain that employment is down, but don't want to give any slack or benefits to employers. We base right and wrong on what works best for us and give our allegiances to political parties, leaving us impotent to take action against lying politicans, rampant corruption and blatant stupidity. We've lost so much focus that we don't care "that [our] daughters are porno stars and [our] sons sell death to kids[we're] so lost in [our] little worlds, [our] little worlds [we'll] never fix". We're certain that everyone else is dumb and we've got it figured out, but we fall apart when things don't go our way.
Unions aren't the problem and neither are companies. People are the problem. I recognize that doesn't give us any sort of association to bash or rail on or vote against, but it's the truth.
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