Reply #13: Philly always was a very strong union area, and still s - relatively...but many

[old mark]

of the well-paid manufacturing jobs that have been here for a century are gone and many workers are finding jobs with greatly reduced pay and benefits are all that exist in their place. We know several people working 2 jobs to make a decent living where one job was enough before.

Unions seem to be content to make their money and let things slide - at least many of tehm are that way. The biggest employer in my county is government - City, County, State and Federal workers - and they ARE unionized, but do not pay well compared to the old steel mills and railroad car companies that used to be here.

mark