Thank you. I worked alot harder at GM by far than doing this job. Assembly Plant, Foundry. Yes grease and pcbs. I guess getting cancer at a young age isn't worth $28 per hr. But these morons don't get that. They work so hard riding in a truck and not touching a piece of freight. Lazy auto workers??? Hmmm. Look who's talking.
Hey Anti Union Folks...
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Thank you. I worked alot harder at GM by far than doing this job. Assembly Plant, Foundry. Yes grease and pcbs. I guess getting cancer at a young age isn't worth $28 per hr. But these morons don't get that. They work so hard riding in a truck and not touching a piece of freight. Lazy auto workers??? Hmmm. Look who's talking.
ok I guess a "forced anti-union" shop is better. Like when you even mention union and get fired (of coarse for some other reason that wasn't an issue until you mentioned union). I'm not against people having a choice at all. In fact some southern GM plants have that option. But I don't think the non-union folks who don't pay their dues should have union representation either. So make it fair...no forced union membership, but no intimidation for wanting a union either. Sounds fair to me.
I agree. That CORPORATE WELFARE is non-sense. We should use those off shore tax breaks to help people on personal welfare get jobs with benefits so it's worth giving up their Medicade which is the main reason people stay on welfare. Apperently a job at MacDonalds pays too much for a family to be eligible for medicade. I can't understand why people don't want to work at Walmart who purposely hires thousands of people just under full time so they don't have to offer them any medical insurance whatsoever...not even a group rate for people to pay for themselves. Yes..I definately hear ya
It's ok...my GF is a therapist...lol. I'll get to work on that issue with her when I get back home. She's already told me there is no hope. And she's helped some real screwballs.
My apologies to MOOT. Hard to determine ones intentions or mood thru txt. I am sorry if I over re-acted Moot. I guess I just get so sick of the constant Union Bashing on here. Not all but many have never been in a union or know why they have most of the work rules that help them today. It just gets old after a while. Then to hear them ***** about getting their rates cut after saying "Good for those GM guys they deserve a pay cut".
And I am very capable of laughing at myself and even my views as dearly as I hold them. I know some union guys take advantage...but even that's funny sometimes. Like putting "non-conforming" stickers on a sleeping Mil-Wright's Glasses. Even the boss had to laff at that one.
When an aspiring Mootologist finds himself in a moment of frustration, just stroke the sacred Chinchilla pelt and chant the mantra, "Ban the Van, Ban the Van"...
chefdennis
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WOW!! Now I know where I have been going wrong! DUH!!!
While I have the words right, I have been stroking a
"CHIA PET!"
Haha...I have some former "in-laws" I wouldn't mind speeding up the process with.
No you didn't say O/O's were scabs. You said:
Again I say look up the definition of the term scab.
I'll plead guilty to being a DUMMY to the above. A BIG CLUELESS DUMMY.
Threat? Threaten? I suggested you look up the definition of the term scab not pick at one!
Yeah, something like that. I think??? I confuse myself most of the time.
Unions in this country reached their peak of power and are in decline. Unions fought for and gained that power in response to heavy handed management tactics and practices. Now the reverse is occurring. Its a cyclical thing.
When I was a non-union (scab) LTL driver I thanked my Teamster brothers for fighting for my wages. We generally made .25 to .30 less an hour and .02/mile less than union drivers. Of course that was compared to the union drivers that weren't on a 15% give back to keep their companies afloat after deregulation.
We may have been paid less but we didn't pay union dues and were included in the company's profit sharing program.
We did have to work a little harder. All drivers were required to fuel their trucks and hook their trailers.
I'm not anti-union. I just feel that many unions got to powerful and abused that power. Some day unions will rise again to power in reaction to abuse by management. Too bad a middle ground can't be reached and maintained.
The term "racketeering" was coined in 1927 by the Employers' Association of Chicago in a statement regarding the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters Union. That's fitting. Extortion is one thing that organized crime is very good at. Extortion, or exaction, is when an individual or a group obtains, or attempts to obtain, money, property or services from a person, entity or institution through coercion.
When you get right down to it, there's very little difference between extortion and a strike. In some cases, none.
When you get right down to it, there's very little difference between extortion and a strike. In some cases, none.
Gee Turtle, extortion, racketeering, sounds like the Government and the I.R.S. to me. LOL
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