unions killing jobs...

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Originally Posted by Danzig

most workers get high pay for not much work? i'm sure that's not what you meant.

Yes, true, most workers in other first world countries get earlier retirement, work less hours a week, get paid maternity leave, get more paid vacation, and better pensions in the US. Not that they only work "5 hours a week".

Calling all union workers freeloaders is nonsensical. Yes, it certainly applies to some (I grew up watching a job in Chicago take 6 guys: 2 to actually work, 2 to stand around and "supervise", and 2 to report back to headquarters)

btw, koch owns a company (perhaps several?) with both union and non union sites. the unionized plant here has been thru several contract negotiations since koch bought them, with no problems at all. no attempts to crush unions, altho that was all the gossip back when they made the purchase.

I think people forget that, when any union has terrific benefits, it's the company that negotiated that with the union. It takes two. And yes, many unions and companies have excellent relations.

Many company workers repeatedly refuse to unionize (Toyota in America, for example) because the company treats them well with excellent benefits already. There is no need.

For example, in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker demanded unions start paying for more of their health care and benefits as the state had a budget deficit. The unions immediately agreed to 100% of the cuts.

Walker busted the unions as "evil money-grabbing thugs" anyways. Sometimes it's the company that are really the lying thugs.