On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:46:27 -0500, Eddie
wrote:

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:05:39 -0400, HK wrote:

...whose lives are easier now because of the labor movement:


I have a little experience with unions.
I was a police officer with a union that was *state wide*
The union? SHOPO, in Hawaii. I was an officer with the Honolulu
dep't. I handled between 8 and 10 cases a *day* both felonies and
misdemeanors plus infractions and accidents.
The same cop in Hana, Maui, who handled maybe two cases a month, none
being felonies, made the exact pay I did. Why? Because when it was
time for a new contract, Honolulu county would agree to a 12% pay
hike. But Maui county did not have the tax base like Honolulu, so
they could only agree to 2% pay raise. What did we get? 2% of
course.
Currently HPD, one of the largest police departments in the nation is
also the lowest paid. I think they start out at around $30K a year.
Local departments here in N. CA start out around $75K. And the cost
of living is about 25% higher in Hawaii than in Ca.
Fast forward to CA. I work for a transit company in San Jose. The
union is ok, good salary, benefits, etc. But we are rewarded not on
merit but on seniority. There are drivers that should not be drivers
but because of seniority they retain their jobs.
Eddie

You are providing HK way too much personal information.
--
John H

"A government policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul."
-- George Bernard Shaw