Reply #12: As a former union-buster...

[unfrigginreal]

I'll give a few opinions. Before I do though, let me say that I am a firm supporter of unions. Yeah, quite the contradiction isn't it. I grew up in a management household and was a member of management at an early age in a unionized company. That's in the past though.

In my opinion the unions don't spend enough on PR. Whenever there's a conflict between union and management, we hear from the company's PR Firm and the Union Management. The unions would be wiser to spend less money on their officers and more money on PR. PR Companies will find a way to put the best spin on their clients positions. The unions have to realize that we are living in the age of the lazy press. The only things that get reported are those that are handed to the press on a silver platter, no way are they going to do any legwork to verify a story.

I know I'm not really addressing your question, but I believe that many here on DU are influenced by the same media biases that the rest of the country are.