Time4aNAPPremium
join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL | reply to jc100
Re: The Truth As a (currently) non-unionized, college-educated technology worker who, due to abuse of the salary system, made less per hour than blue-collar unionized electricians, I'm all too aware of how it was/is before/after unions came in/went out.
The day that I go back to work as a corporate IT employee is the day that I do so in an IBEW shop, for hourly wages. When the current generation of 20-somethings who make up the bulk of the IT population settle down, get married and start families, the number of people willing to work 140 hour weeks in the mistaken hope of gaining recognition and promotion will drop like a rock. When that happens, I'll be more than happy to introduce them to the benefits of collective bargaining.
The IBEW and NABET were good to me when I was in broadcasting. I'm loyal to them because they were loyal to me. |
