On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:39:36 -0600, Puester wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:43:53 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>> I have no use for present unions and have seen what they do and have
>>> "negotiated" with them also. I put negotiated in quotes because the deal was
>>> made before the alleged negotiation charade took place. BUT, I'm also
>>> thankful for what unions did many years ago. Without them, we'd still be
>>> working 6 day weeks, ten hours a day. The pendulum swung too far and is
>>> maybe now correcting.
>>
>> in view of the give-backs and whatnot forced on the auto and newspaper
>> workers, it's hard to view the unions as 'too powerful' today.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> It does make you wonder why, then, builders buy rotten
> plasterboard from China and shipping costs don't make it
> cost prohibitive. SOMETHING is making ours too expensive!
>
> gloria p

too expensive for what?

don't american plasterboard workers (whatever you'd call them) deserve to
make a decent living?

your pal,
blake