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In reply to the discussion: If Everyone Knew This Astonishing Fact About Unions, We'd All Be In One [View all]abelenkpe
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If Everyone Knew This Astonishing Fact About Unions, We'd All Be In One [View all]
Playinghardball
Apr 2012
OP
I belonged to a Union for most of my working life, and it is a fact that Unions help
teddy51
Apr 2012
#1
Strength in numbers. Collective bargaining gives power to workers that they lack individually.
Doremus
Apr 2012
#4
Unions are for anyone who needs to have clear and documented working conditions
pasto76
Apr 2012
#47
I agree, I've seen it happen among my friends in Silicon Valley in 20 years.
Starry Messenger
Apr 2012
#96
The time when a mother could stay home and raise kids while pop worked! 1950's / 60's
xtraxritical
Apr 2012
#81
I do not like unions saying people working in non-union shops are stupid or scabs.....
Logical
Apr 2012
#7
Exactly.. Back in the day, I was doing temp office work in the HR dept. of an Ivy League University
whathehell
Apr 2012
#33
Have you seen what the Rethugs have tried to do to unions in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana?
Bake
Apr 2012
#64
Yes...As my spouse says, "It's the union or the THREAT of the union that keeps companies in line"
whathehell
Apr 2012
#34
There is no union employment in my field. And I have been at same company 25 years. And love it.
Logical
Apr 2012
#29
That's great for y'all for now, but if unions are totally banned.........
socialist_n_TN
Apr 2012
#37
A lot of people would rather make workers "equal" by killing unions. Doing a good job of it, too.
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#12
I'm more interested in the graphic in the background. What does that signify?
Leopolds Ghost
Apr 2012
#21
Plus I get free insurance and NEAP/NEBF (retirement) contributions. It's awesome.
Edweird
Apr 2012
#41
If not for the FEAR of unions, non union wage earners would make a whole lot less
rustydog
Apr 2012
#43
ive been working on Ft Carson for over 2 years now, unions here set the prevailing wages
pasto76
Apr 2012
#48
But the evidence right here in some of the responses shows it's an uphill battle
Blecht
Apr 2012
#57
In todays news American Airlines is gettting rid of non-union employees and cutting non-union
schlagehundenancee
Apr 2012
#65
But what about my right to work for less?! My right to work more jobs for less?!
MatthewStLouis
Apr 2012
#70