PHXMama and CSAR,
Thank you for the kind words. I do appreciate them! I try to think through the issues before I post. It's not often easy, given the stakes we are all risking now.
We have to know and understand our history so we don't repeat mistakes of the past. We've seen that "carriers inside a carrier" don't work. It drives up costs and lowers wages. It breeds product confusion and angers the customes.
We've seen the damage done by Executive gypsies. There's a musical chairs act going on in the executive suites. I don't know about you, but I was raised to think that changing jobs so often was being "work brittle", as my grandfather would say.
I was never in a union before and had no experience of them prior to this job. I'd rather not have to have one. But as a worker, I now understand why we need them.
Unions have carried the flag for health and safety in the work place. Look no further than the recent mine disaster! 270 violations in the workplace! What was the government doing about it? Nothing! The union was screaming about these violations!
Unions also fight for fairness in the work place. Corporations won't do what's right when given the chance. They will choose golden parachutes and bloated pay-outs every time.
Our Nation is crumbling at its foundation, the workers. WE are being out-sourced, farmed out and kicked the the curb.
(Insert here my usual Workers of World Unite rant)
Seriously, we are losing our collective shirts here. All I can do is ask that you educate yourselves on the history. Decide for yourselves what will make you better off in the long run.
It's Union for me. Solidarity is a beautiful thing!
Dea
