On 4/27/2015 7:26 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-04-26 10:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>> Tell me that isn't slavery, being forced to join an organization just to
>>> take a job.
>>
>> I worked in places that had unions but I'd never join one. The members
>> got nothing worth while for their dues. They were good in 1930, but now
>> they are just blood sucking parasites. I would have earned less as a
>> member.
>
>
> I worked in places without unions and I worked in places with unions.
> Working conditions in union shops were much better, and so was the
> money. I suppose we should all be happy that so much of our
> manufacturing is now being done off shore where workers toil for peanuts
> in order for CEOs to justify their multimillion dollar salaries.

Union shops did such a wonderful job with the American auto industry
that it almost went tits up.

Bravo!