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The United Food and Commerical Workers Union, has commericals on the radio telling you what schools to go to and were to shop, last time I checked this was America, and I have the right to use what company I chose.
I'm not pro-union by any means, but I think they were and sometimes still are a good idea to work for the employees of a company and to make sure they are being taken care of.
I don't like the fact I would pay a due, and then if the company had problems, I would boycott or strike to lose the company more money, that probably would cost the company jobs or to close down in the long run.
I have a buddy who was habitually late but the Union got him his job back, I don't think they shouldn't protect people who don't have enough respect for their job to be on time. or those who aren't qualified for their jobs.
I even have even seen cars with Union stickers at Wal-Mart before, so even they aren't listening to the unions anymore.
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I worked as a construction manager for over 25-years and most of that time I was employed by Union construction companies.
I have been on both sides of the bargaining tables over the years and while I believe that Unions had and were needed at one time due to working conditions and hours that some companies forced their employees to work, I now feel that they are out of touch with reality.
I now work in the car business and have for the last 7-years, the car manufactures are overburdened with unfunded liabilities due to the Unions health and retirement benefits. This is costing the American taxpayers several thousand dollars more for a vehicle every time they purchase one.
There is no reason that someone driving a fork lift should cost their employer $50.00 plus a hour when the base pay for this job in my State is $10.00 to $12.00 per hour.
The Government has replaced the things that the Unions were needed for by establishing labor and safety laws that every employer must follow.
The thing that always made me mad about Unions was their concept that every employee must be paid the same no matter how much they produced, this is simply crap. The more you produce the more you should make.
Yes, some are certainly corrupt. They take money from their members, and provide nothing in return. Or they become so powerful, their workers can get away with doing a terrible job (such as not being able to fire a teacher)
SOME aspects are good... but these days, I think they do more harm then good.
I am not pro-union. They are obsolete and destructive. Just look what they have done to our automotive industry. They Japanese are bypassing us because they don't have to pay their workers ridiculous wages, and overinflated benefits sometimes for loooong after they leave the company. Unions are bankrupting companies and in some cases, forcing companies to take their businesses overseas, both of which cost Americans jobs and money.
My husband works for an independent waste removal service and picks up recycle for 2 neighboring counties. The union is trying to move in on it. They come twice a month trying to strong-arm the employees and force votes to let them in. The company is small and has made it plain that they cannot afford to pay its employees the $20.00 an hour the union is promising, and will go bankrupt. They are forced to allow these people to harass my husband and his co-workers because a company cannot deny access to union Representatives, even if the workers themselves constantly vote them down, and want to be left alone. They leave fliers all over the place and use bully tactics, and have vote meetings that last for 2-3 hours, trying to wear them down. They are only after dues and more power. Many of the workers have said they will quit rather than work under a union. My husband is one of them.
That would depend entirely on which Union. Is it an Industry Union (Teachers, Airline Pilots, etc) or a Craft Union (Ironworkers, Boilermakers, etc)?
While there is some corruption and greed in the upper ranks; for many Craft Unions the advantages still outweigh the problems. Just like anywhere, a Union is only as good as the members make it. Active members and local level officials can make a difference, just like voters could make a difference in our government.
In a Utopian world companies would adhere to Labor Laws and OSHA regulations; BUT, as we all know this isn't utopia and businesses concerned with their bottom line are all too willing bend or break the law. How many CEOs on trial in the last couple of years? How many more should have been? When a company can so easily get out of paying pensions and healthcare costs, workers need a larger voice advocating their rights. Companies who knowingly exposed their employees to toxins should be held accountable. Workers who spend decades building a pension should be able to collect it!
Those ads and websites are a resource for consumers supporting their own paychecks. I look for the MADE IN USA stickers; if I've got the choice I'll buy Union Made. I use our International site to see which companies are Union. I'll spend the extra 60 cents to buy Aluminum Foil that has a Union seal on it (Reynolds). I buy my paper products from companies that have hired Union contractors for their boiler refit work; buying from Kimberly-Clark supports the company that put food on our table.
Some unions are corrupted and there some who do work for the benefit of the workers. I can only give you my view on what experiences I have had with just one union. Before my husband found out that the shop that he works for was a union shop. He did not have any health care benefits, he was made to come into work even on the days that there was no work (he works on commission and gets paid by each job that he gets). This was costing us money and wasting gas every time he had to go to work when there was no work to be done. $120.00 a week for food and gas, can get to be very expensive during the winter months when you have bills that have to be paid .
And now since that time his boss has to call him in only when there is work to be done. And yes, he does show up for work every time he is called out. And because of the medical care insurance that he receives he can all also work without his health getting too much in the way of doing his job. And his union dues are not that much each month. Compared to paying out in what we would have had to paid in medical bills versus what we now pay, plus union dues, comes out to be a very big difference in our lives.
Yes, there are people who would misuse their work systems.
I've seen it in non-union jobs. Simply because they did not follow the dress codes of the corporations that they were working for. And yet still they were not reprimand on it.
In my husband's union rules are for dismissing a worker from coming back are...The managers can fire people on the spot for up to around six reasons; one of which is sleeping on the job. Some people might think that to be rather harsh. But, when you have, people working around metal machinery you have to take precautions for the workers safety. And another way that business can fire a worker is if after three times of being wrote up for (say not showing for work) and said worker has failed to comply with the rules and regulations of the job requirements; then said worker can be fired.
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