On 2021-04-27 10:04 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/27/2021 9:26 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>>> If I was born into the 1930s working class I'd be a union organizer
>>> but when I hit the workforce I'd never join one and pay the thugs. I
>>> had a front row seat dealing with them for about 17 years.
>>
>> Without unions, everybody who's not rich would be fu... fu... stuffed.
>>
>
> Yes, but their time has passed and the unions are as big a thief today
> as the company was back then.Â* They have steadily been losing ground.
> I've been at the negotiating table.

It's a strange business. I will point out that union positions are
filled democratically. It is unfortunate that more reasonable people
leave it to others to do the union work and leave it to the radicals and
the skuzbuckets.

I had my eyes opened at a union demand setting meeting back about 1980.
One of the issues that came up was maternity leave. There was already
maternity leave and women could collect unemployment insurance for a
period of time. The women at the meeting were pushing for paid maternity
leave and when it came to a vote on the issues to be included in
negotioations, all the women voted for it. The men did not and it didn't
pass. The next one to be voted on was unpaid paternity leave. The guys
figured it was a good idea and it was not going to cost the employer
much, so they voted for it. The women were ****ed off about their paid
maternity leave being rejected so they voted against it.