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Do you belong to a union?

By APACHEmeansENEMY Asked Feb 1 2008 8:02AM
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by buxtonite ..back from the brink on Feb 1, 2008 at 11:59 am Permalink

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yes and have been a member all my working life , while some union leaders have been corrupt most are hard working and protect the worker and their rights against bosses who would like nothing better than to pay minimum wages and no conditions... just look at the way most of the U.S. workers are treated ... rock bottom wages and zip conditions
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Avatar buxtonite ..back from the brink Feb, 04 2008 at 03:38 PM
:):)
Avatar redwater Mar, 21 2008 at 08:35 PM
you tell 'em!
Avatar buxtonite ..back from the brink Mar, 22 2008 at 01:20 PM
thanks!

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by shammer still in the fog on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:09 pm Permalink

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No, but I believe the people currently union members are the only ones who have a decent wage and job protection since corporations seem to be running this country. Any company that gets a union deserves it.
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Avatar APACHEmeansENEMY Feb, 04 2008 at 07:59 AM
agreed
Avatar olan black May, 23 2009 at 01:05 PM
Amen!I agree 100%

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by 232499 on Feb 1, 2008 at 8:05 am Permalink

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No - i think unions (most of them) have destroyed many american businesses - is there a need - yes in some cases -
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Avatar buxtonite ..back from the brink Feb, 01 2008 at 06:17 PM
so your saying a line worker gets between $2,330 and $3,000 U.S. per week?
Avatar buxtonite ..back from the brink Feb, 01 2008 at 06:19 PM
which is close to $2,600 and $3,600 Australian per week
Avatar olan black May, 23 2009 at 12:06 PM
I think if you did a little research, the "unions have destroyed American Business" is a farce. While GM was complaining about Union workers and blaming them for their decline (they have lost money for the last five years) they were building new plants in China and Mexico. these were state of the art plants tha used less workers, and the workers had to do less. they never upgraded the plants in the US, so in many plants you still have people that have to manually move parts from one line to another, or still have manual wielders. (my father was one), in addition if you look at the medium income and standards of living in the US from 1955-2000, there has been a steady decline in the standard of living that corresponds with the steady decline of Union jobs. however there has been a steady increase in the wages of the CEO's. Oh, and what happen to the pension plans, scraped them for a 401K that invest money right back into the company you work for. BIG SCAM

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by AnthonyO on Feb 1, 2008 at 8:20 am Permalink

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HELL Yea The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades I will Be working for them Full time By the end of the year....
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Avatar APACHEmeansENEMY Feb, 01 2008 at 08:30 AM
cool! thanks for your answer!

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by -O-uknow on Feb 1, 2008 at 12:02 pm Permalink

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Will tonight ;)
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by jin jang on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:10 pm Permalink

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Yes ,IATSE,and am glad to be represented by the union.They are the backbone of the nation.
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by redwater on Mar 20, 2008 at 5:16 pm Permalink

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Yerp.
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by eric on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:17 pm Permalink

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No. My old man was w/ UAW though.
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by loveschimps on Feb 3, 2008 at 11:13 pm Permalink

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NO
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by Gonzo on Feb 1, 2008 at 12:18 pm Permalink

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Yes, Actor's Union I think.... Dont know why, it seems rather pointless to me.
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