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Mr. Luddite

On 2/15/2014 7:43 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:39:12 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/15/14, 5:26 PM, Boating All Out wrote:

It's a young "workforce."
They make more money than the GM, Ford or Chrysler workers.
As long as they are well-treated by management, they're ok.
That's how all the foreign brands keep the union out.
It works, and will continue to work until workers are mistreated.

The ultimate goal of right-wing politicians in right to work states is
to break unions and the union movement so businesses can lower pay and
benefits to workers. It has nothing to do with the right to work.

The thing that turns young people off when it comes to unions is the
whole "time in grade" thing. In a union you have to get in line behind
old lazy guys and wait for them to die to get their spot. Ambustion,
hard work and proficiency takes a back seat to seniority.

I remember my father-in-law (who worked for the USPS for 25 years)
referring to obituaries as the "promotion list".