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by Freedom00 on June 18th, 2009

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Have you, or anybody you know, ever gotten into trouble at work and the labor union saved their job? Do you see what happened as a good thing?

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  • by MotherTruckers on June 18th, 2009

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    Yes. More than once, actually. My personal opinion in ALL of the cases were that the person deserved to be disciplined and perhaps even dismissed. Their jobs were saved because the company did not follow protocol which was: Written communication of the 'offense'; verbal communication with the 'offender'; confirmed documentation of the 'offense' for the required time as stated in the union agreement.
    These steps were not followed and the person(s) kept their job and in most cases carried on with the 'offending' behavior.
    After working in union and non-union environments, I believe that unions have pretty much outlived their usefulness. Because of the agreements, people are supposed to be all treated equal, which seems like a good thing. But what that does is stifle the go-getters and the ones who do their job well. I know from personal experience. viz: "Yes, you should be a team leader, but the union contract does not provide for that position". I could go on, but I think you get the picture.

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