The Reality: Obama Supporters Can't Elucidate Why

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by SlowFade

If you like having a weekend off to go to church....thank a Union. If the industrialists had their way they'd work you like dogs every day of the week.

What?

I have the weekend off and I'm not union and a union has NOTHING to do with me being off.

However, there are plenty of places around here that ARE union and they DO work weekends.

[SlowFade]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

What?

I have the weekend off and I'm not union and a union has NOTHING to do with me being off.

However, there are plenty of places around here that ARE union and they DO work weekends.

Of course you don't get it. You're too short sighted. At one time labor laws were virtually nill in the United States. It took Unions standing up for workers rights to set a work week and manditory time off. Yes, today most businesses function along these set standards....and yes many union shops have contracts wherein members work weekends. But truth be told....if it wasn't for the labor movement and the stand that Unions took against an abusive labor system you'd be worked like a dog.

If you're thankful for a weekend....thank a Union.

Unions...the people who brought you "the weekend".

[scotty]

Originally Posted by SlowFade

Of course you don't get it. You're too short sighted. At one time labor laws were virtually nill in the United States. It took Unions standing up for workers rights to set a work week and manditory time off. Yes, today most businesses function along these set standards....and yes many union shops have contracts wherein members work weekends. But truth be told....if it wasn't for the labor movement and the stand that Unions took against an abusive labor system you'd be worked like a dog.

If you're thankful for a weekend....thank a Union.

Unions...the people who brought you "the weekend".

Unions .... the people who sent our businesses overseas !!!

Thats right, I said it. Unions were good starting out, then they got greedy. Companies had to pay workers more to do less. Well guess what "sunshine". Who do you think pays those higher wages for lower quality goods ? Me and you. The major cause of increase in the price of American goods is the Unions. The reason companies have been out sourcing for years now is because they get the same cheaper from forgien workers. Yes , I'm all for paying the American worker what the worker is worth. But Unions have create a payrate that not only the companies can no longer afford, but neither can the American economy. Want an example? Been to Detroit lately ?

[SlowFade]

Originally Posted by scotty

Unions .... the people who sent our businesses overseas !!!

Thats right, I said it. Unions were good starting out, then they got greedy. Companies had to pay workers more to do less. Well guess what "sunshine". Who do you think pays those higher wages for lower quality goods ? Me and you. The major cause of increase in the price of American goods is the Unions. The reason companies have been out sourcing for years now is because they get the same cheaper from forgien workers. Yes , I'm all for paying the American worker what the worker is worth. But Unions have create a payrate that not only the companies can no longer afford, but neither can the American economy. Want an example? Been to Detroit lately ?

I don't deny that unions have gotten greedy. Union leadership in my union provided a video on Hormel and how they blew it and lost all their jobs when the factory moved out of town. The leadership emphasized the need to negotiate and actually compromise with management....because a compromise is far better than loosing a job.