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	Are you a member of a trade union? By steelhamster@aol.com Asked Apr 1 2007 7:18PM	18 Pts Rate Question

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by jin jang on Apr 7, 2007 at 11:37 am Permalink

Yes

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steelhamster@aol.com Apr, 07 2007 at 11:51 AM

good for you +pts

jin jang Apr, 07 2007 at 11:51 AM

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by 4747 on Aug 24, 2007 at 5:51 am Permalink

IAMAW. Machinists

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by Anonymous on Apr 7, 2007 at 2:18 pm Permalink

Not entirely by choice, but my last job (and the job to which I hope and expect to return later this year) required me to join the Teamsters' Union; which is perhaps the most notorious of all of them in regards to illegal activities and ties to organized crime.

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Glenn Blaylock Apr, 08 2007 at 02:23 PM

That may have been true at one time, steelhamster, but safety regulations are pretty universal now. I very much doubt that the employers would be able to get away with what they used to in this respect now. I am also not so convinced that unions really protect their employees from unfair pay rates anymore. There are many people who are working quite happily in jobs that are traditional union type jobs that are not part of a union. If I am not mistaken, these include auto manufacturing plants that don't even have unions. If they wanted to, these people could unionize. However, they are happy enough with their wages and work conditions to not want the hassle of a union.

Anonymous Apr, 08 2007 at 02:33 PM

Fair wages and working conditions are best set by open competition in a free and fair market. Over a century ago, we passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, to prevent companies from engaging in anti-competitive practices. Labor unions achieve their goals by engaging in practices which are unethical, and which, if practiced by companies, would be very much illegal.

Halskiisaklink May, 13 2007 at 01:31 AM

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by anon on Apr 7, 2007 at 11:33 am Permalink

Yes, (why do you ask?)

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by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on Oct 20, 2007 at 6:41 pm Permalink

I was for two years between 1979-1981.
I worked for a clothing company, if you weren't in management, you were required to be in the Clothing & Textile Workers Union. I was a computer operator, never touched clothing or textiles.

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by Porter on Feb 27, 2009 at 12:40 am Permalink

yes carpenters local 777 harrisonville missouri

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by justme on Nov 25, 2008 at 7:48 am Permalink

not me

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by MrJosh on Nov 25, 2008 at 7:45 am Permalink

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union: Local 881

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by brewscrew on Oct 23, 2007 at 6:58 pm Permalink

No, can't think why i would want to pay someone to speak for me. Was pressured to join at a previous job - was only part time and the fees would have taken half my check!