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Tue May-24-11 09:45 AM
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| 43. So you are paying more so that the Union people can pay less? |
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And you are mad at who again?
You should be mad at the unions for not treating YOU fairly.
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| -I saw something today I wasn't supposed to see |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
May-23-11 11:53 PM |
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Don't ponder, organize n/t |
FreeState |
May-23-11 11:56 PM |
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+ |
struggle4progress |
May-24-11 12:10 AM |
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Cubed. nt |
blondeatlast |
May-24-11 01:31 PM |
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+ One |
Scuba |
May-24-11 05:14 AM |
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Absolutely! n/t |
MissDeeds |
May-24-11 07:11 PM |
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80% of the financial gains over the last 30 years have been acrued by the top 1% |
TrollBuster9090 |
May-24-11 07:25 PM |
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I see your point but it is never a good idea to talk about what you did at your job on the Internet. |
LoZoccolo |
May-23-11 11:58 PM |
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Why... It appears as though some trainer of African Elephants has an issue with witch-doctors. |
The Doctor. |
May-24-11 01:53 AM |
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Good for you... |
CaliforniaPeggy |
May-23-11 11:59 PM |
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thumbsup :-) |
BillyJack |
May-24-11 12:29 AM |
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Perfect example of why labor unions are still relevant |
Hugabear |
May-24-11 12:00 AM |
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I have been working since i was 16 years old. |
MrDiaz |
May-24-11 05:48 AM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
May-24-11 05:53 AM |
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If it gets |
MrDiaz |
May-24-11 06:04 AM |
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Are you under 40 |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
May-24-11 06:07 AM |
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yes I am under 40, |
MrDiaz |
May-24-11 06:12 AM |
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Yep unions are useless....... |
socialist_n_TN |
May-24-11 02:03 PM |
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Wait until you hit 50 or 55 and someone younger who will take |
eagertolearn |
May-24-11 10:02 PM |
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Good luck with that in this job market. |
Dogtown |
May-24-11 06:32 AM |
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When did I say |
MrDiaz |
May-24-11 06:42 AM |
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Want to find out just how much a 'nice guy' your boss is? |
Ikonoklast |
May-24-11 11:03 PM |
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So no matter what the economy does, as long as you are union |
snooper2 |
May-24-11 01:45 PM |
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I thought you said you had always been treated well on the job? |
Fumesucker |
May-24-11 08:19 AM |
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The job I currently have |
MrDiaz |
May-24-11 09:29 AM |
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I read a comment on another thread by you that at least implied you were always treated well.. |
Fumesucker |
May-24-11 09:39 AM |
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My god, you are so naive. Or just trying to stir things up |
OwnedByFerrets |
May-24-11 08:12 PM |
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Welcome to DU.. |
Fumesucker |
May-24-11 05:58 AM |
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What may work for you until you're 40 or so may not be working for all - |
TBF |
May-24-11 06:42 AM |
#29 |
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I do not believe |
MrDiaz |
May-24-11 07:55 AM |
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In every case, on every job, at every employer, |
Occulus |
May-24-11 09:43 AM |
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I agree with this statement. |
Wait Wut |
May-24-11 02:17 PM |
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you are overvaluing your employers if you think Mc Donalds provides good insurance to it;s workers! |
bettyellen |
May-24-11 07:42 PM |
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You sound like a shill |
DiverDave |
May-24-11 11:04 PM |
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You've been lucky....so far |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-24-11 11:02 AM |
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You've been very fortunate. If all employers treated their |
Daphne08 |
May-24-11 02:56 PM |
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it's still not a good enough argument to do away with unions |
SemperEadem |
May-24-11 04:33 PM |
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I worked for 42 years |
Philippine expat |
May-24-11 04:33 PM |
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Working for a small company in which your boss knows you |
JDPriestly |
May-24-11 04:51 PM |
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Consider yourself fortunate. Very fortunate especially in Houston. |
TxVietVet |
May-24-11 05:10 PM |
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You have all those things because of unions. |
alarimer |
May-24-11 05:25 PM |
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+1 |
Gormy Cuss |
May-24-11 06:12 PM |
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What you describe is called |
sulphurdunn |
May-24-11 05:36 PM |
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I'm glad that you and 35 others are treated fairly. |
gtar100 |
May-24-11 05:47 PM |
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LOL |
liberation |
May-24-11 06:22 PM |
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Well go to work for a large corporation and see how generous they are |
notadmblnd |
May-24-11 06:47 PM |
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Well, guess no one else is working for a ridiculous minimum wage -- or lacking benefits? |
defendandprotect |
May-24-11 07:19 PM |
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Wow, I've heard that a lot |
October |
May-24-11 08:22 PM |
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You wanna merit badge or something? |
TheDebbieDee |
May-24-11 08:42 PM |
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And you're very lucky. And in the minority. |
Zoeisright |
May-24-11 10:55 PM |
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Of course what a wonderful tail...... |
DainBramaged |
May-24-11 10:57 PM |
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You aren't by any chance related to the owner of the company in some way are you? |
NNN0LHI |
May-25-11 07:02 AM |
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Behold, The Power Of Collective Bargaining |
ChoppinBroccoli |
May-24-11 12:06 AM |
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I agree with LaZ that talking about a one's job on the net can be dangerous. |
snagglepuss |
May-24-11 12:18 AM |
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I work for a company |
hailhydra |
May-24-11 12:25 AM |
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glassdoor.com |
guruoo |
May-24-11 07:55 PM |
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FEAR, FEAR, FEAR.......be AFRAID of what "they" can "do" to you!!!!! |
BillyJack |
May-24-11 12:32 AM |
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I used to be on the 'Nuremberg Files' and get death threats. Fear? No. Just be aware. |
REP |
May-24-11 03:42 PM |
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I think it's vague enough |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
May-24-11 05:22 AM |
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The bosses and owners are not your friends |
MilesColtrane |
May-24-11 12:29 AM |
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That's such bullshit.... |
Joe the Revelator |
May-24-11 06:49 PM |
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No. |
Hissyspit |
May-24-11 06:55 PM |
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I don't know why companies aren't pushing for single payer insurance. |
Kablooie |
May-24-11 12:56 AM |
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They have more control over the workers |
Mariana |
May-24-11 02:57 AM |
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Alot of business's do push for it. They tend to have 2 things in common. |
MedicalAdmin |
May-24-11 07:04 AM |
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Love your second one! |
bobbolink |
May-24-11 09:22 PM |
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Lol . The sox are off now. Bwahahaha n/t |
MedicalAdmin |
May-25-11 06:25 AM |
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They get their information from the Chamber of Commerce of which |
mmonk |
May-24-11 08:08 AM |
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Many want to do it -- it's large corporations that keep this from happening .... |
defendandprotect |
May-24-11 07:35 PM |
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damn |
quinnox |
May-24-11 01:56 AM |
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"...I could plainly see in an instant, why corporations despise unions..." |
jtuck004 |
May-24-11 03:22 AM |
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TRUE DAT |
pasto76 |
May-24-11 04:30 PM |
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Can you see why workers sometimes despise corporations? |
chillspike |
May-24-11 05:55 AM |
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I understood that long before I saw the spreadsheet |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
May-24-11 06:04 AM |
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When you get something that looks like one of these, sign it. In fact, get some and pass them out! |
Stinky The Clown |
May-24-11 06:33 AM |
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I didn care much about unions until I realized how much business hates them |
Papagoose |
May-24-11 06:45 AM |
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When facts slap one upside the head and it makes one ponder |
lunatica |
May-24-11 06:45 AM |
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I'm sure the company doesn't mind that went out and that you saw it. The way people are begrudging |
Brickbat |
May-24-11 06:45 AM |
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It sounds like the company you work for is profitable . Why |
sufrommich |
May-24-11 06:49 AM |
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Makes you wonder what the unions would do if we ever got rid of employer-issued healthcare |
Shagbark Hickory |
May-24-11 08:15 AM |
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That's one of the most convoluted statements I've read on DU. |
blondeatlast |
May-24-11 01:39 PM |
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I didn't say they were, sorry if you got that notion. |
Shagbark Hickory |
May-24-11 06:15 PM |
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That makes no sense at all. |
Mariana |
May-24-11 02:30 PM |
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Why doesn't it make sense? |
Shagbark Hickory |
May-24-11 06:14 PM |
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Of course not, as there'd be no need. |
Mariana |
May-24-11 06:50 PM |
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I don't think it would make a difference. |
Shagbark Hickory |
May-24-11 08:17 PM |
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It doesn't make sense because you're using useless hypotheticals |
nonperson |
May-24-11 11:38 PM |
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should the employees who make the product get the benefit of their work |
Snoutport |
May-24-11 09:42 AM |
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So you are paying more so that the Union people can pay less? |
cbdo2007 |
May-24-11 09:45 AM |
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I'm sure the union just doesn't want to organize the location where the OP works.. |
Fumesucker |
May-24-11 10:53 AM |
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I was about to saaaay... I'm in one of the original Right to Be Screwed |
blondeatlast |
May-24-11 01:41 PM |
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The OP isn't a union member. |
CrispyQ |
May-24-11 01:03 PM |
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I get it. |
hay rick |
May-24-11 06:37 PM |
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No ... he's paying more because the corporations want to pay less... and they can get away with it . |
defendandprotect |
May-24-11 07:39 PM |
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Could you help me understand what you are pondering? |
sita |
May-24-11 11:02 AM |
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I wonder |
revolution breeze |
May-24-11 01:01 PM |
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Keep your mouth shut, no matter how tempting it is to gossip about it. |
badtoworse |
May-24-11 01:38 PM |
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O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-E!!! |
Gman |
May-24-11 04:51 PM |
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This is not a new business practice, but your discovery |
savannah43 |
May-24-11 05:13 PM |
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Union members elected officials who negotiated with the employer for the terms of the benefit |
notadmblnd |
May-24-11 06:45 PM |
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I definitely am NOT resentful of union members |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
May-24-11 07:29 PM |
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Don't worry because I didn't sense any resentment in your OP |
NNN0LHI |
May-25-11 07:16 AM |
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Interesting -- and also that it is TABOO for employees to discuss salaries and benefits ... |
defendandprotect |
May-24-11 07:16 PM |
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Hush now. You're killing the bad unions vibe that some on DU are pushing. |
Jakes Progress |
May-24-11 07:29 PM |
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Just think if it were for the unions what little benefits we do get wouldn't of happen. Thank |
southernyankeebelle |
May-24-11 07:45 PM |
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glassdoor.com Employer reviews |
guruoo |
May-24-11 08:48 PM |
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I'd sure find out what it takes to get one of the |
EC |
May-24-11 08:53 PM |
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REC. nt. |
bertman |
May-24-11 09:26 PM |
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Time to join the union and organize |
Omaha Steve |
May-24-11 10:14 PM |
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I guess they could have decided not to negotiate the health benefits and focused instead on... |
JohnnyRingo |
May-24-11 10:40 PM |
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Mail it to EVERYONE in the company. |
cliffordu |
May-24-11 10:48 PM |
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Union Members negotiated for their benefits, you took what the scraps they gave you. |
ThomWV |
May-25-11 07:26 AM |
#109 |
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