Comments on: News you can use about unions http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/09/21/news-you-can-use-about-unions/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:35:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Francis W. Porretto http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/09/21/news-you-can-use-about-unions/#comment-15051 Francis W. Porretto Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:08:23 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1858#comment-15051 Unions might be a necessity...but coercive privileges for unions, such as exemption from federal law, and the power to unionize a business's labor force against the will of 49% of its personnel, are a horror. Wagner-Taft-Hartley and Norris-Laguardia must be repealed if unions are to have a future in these United States. Otherwise, smart employers will proceed with the elimination of American unionized workers in favor of robots and "outsourced" labor until the sole remaining unions are of government employees. It's rather basic economics. Unions might be a necessity…but coercive privileges for unions, such as exemption from federal law, and the power to unionize a business’s labor force against the will of 49% of its personnel, are a horror.

Wagner-Taft-Hartley and Norris-Laguardia must be repealed if unions are to have a future in these United States. Otherwise, smart employers will proceed with the elimination of American unionized workers in favor of robots and “outsourced” labor until the sole remaining unions are of government employees.

It’s rather basic economics.

]]> By: rockdalian http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/09/21/news-you-can-use-about-unions/#comment-15052 rockdalian Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:16:05 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1858#comment-15052 I have been in a union in my early days. It did not take long to realize that people were promoted on longevity and not on merit. I lasted about a year. I now drive a semi and am not a Teamster. I love to point out to other drivers ( the Teamsters) that the union leader is paid close to 500,000 dollars a year. Not to mention the first class lifestyle he enjoys on the union dole. I am sure there are some that believe the leader is worth the money. There is also the law ( can't remember the name, but I think it was enacted in the '30's) that mandates the prevailing wage in the location of a federal job be paid. This is basically a union protection law. This law is one of the reasons that road construction is so costly. I have been in a union in my early days. It did not take long to realize that people were promoted on longevity and not on merit. I lasted about a year.

I now drive a semi and am not a Teamster. I love to point out to other drivers ( the Teamsters) that the union leader is paid close to 500,000 dollars a year. Not to mention the first class lifestyle he enjoys on the union dole. I am sure there are some that believe the leader is worth the money.

There is also the law ( can’t remember the name, but I think it was enacted in the ’30’s) that mandates the prevailing wage in the location of a federal job be paid. This is basically a union protection law. This law is one of the reasons that road construction is so costly.

]]> By: Don Quixote http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/09/21/news-you-can-use-about-unions/#comment-15053 Don Quixote Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:47:10 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1858#comment-15053 Just like any other organization, corporate, governmental, etc. Just like any other organization, corporate, governmental, etc.

]]> By: Don Quixote http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/09/21/news-you-can-use-about-unions/#comment-15054 Don Quixote Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:46:27 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1858#comment-15054 It's simple, really. Once it's established, the union serves the interests of the union, not the interest of its members. It’s simple, really. Once it’s established, the union serves the interests of the union, not the interest of its members.

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