Marc
On the flip-side of the union coin [and keep in mind that I'm not 100% anti-union - more like 72%] : A family friend runs a concrete business, and when some of the other ones in town weren't keeping their standards up to par, the concrete workers union decided to strike. Since his employees were all in the union, that meant that his business had to shut down as well, nearly bankrupting him and putting him out of business. So, in essence, these guys would've lost their jobs because they went on strike, though they liked the company they worked for, and they liked the boss, and he did nothing but good things for them. They were supporting brothers across the proverbial water. Seems a little silly to me.
I'm for laws that would significantly raise the minimum wage = upwards of $10 to $12/hour. Universal healthcare [Canada looks better and better each passing day]. And some sort of employee protection law. All a little unreal, I know, but I can hold out hope. My perfect anti-union example is the road construction crews. No matter where you see road construction you always see at least 15 guys standing around. One or two is working, and the other 13 or 14 are watching, and drinking what I'm assuming is McDonald's Orange Drink out of those orange containers strapped to the back of the oversized pick-up trucks.
And don't even get me started on how hard it is to run 10 feet of cable on a military base post office. You couldn't even imagine.
Why can't we just say that we're "united" against ATR? That just makes more sense.
On the flip-side of the union coin [and keep in mind that I'm not 100% anti-union - more like 72%] : A family friend runs a concrete business, and when some of the other ones in town weren't keeping their standards up to par, the concrete workers union decided to strike. Since his employees were all in the union, that meant that his business had to shut down as well, nearly bankrupting him and putting him out of business. So, in essence, these guys would've lost their jobs because they went on strike, though they liked the company they worked for, and they liked the boss, and he did nothing but good things for them. They were supporting brothers across the proverbial water. Seems a little silly to me.
I'm for laws that would significantly raise the minimum wage = upwards of $10 to $12/hour. Universal healthcare [Canada looks better and better each passing day]. And some sort of employee protection law. All a little unreal, I know, but I can hold out hope. My perfect anti-union example is the road construction crews. No matter where you see road construction you always see at least 15 guys standing around. One or two is working, and the other 13 or 14 are watching, and drinking what I'm assuming is McDonald's Orange Drink out of those orange containers strapped to the back of the oversized pick-up trucks.
And don't even get me started on how hard it is to run 10 feet of cable on a military base post office. You couldn't even imagine.
Why can't we just say that we're "united" against ATR? That just makes more sense.
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