Depends on who you believe. If there weren't any, then most laborers would be making minimum wage or getting fired when they reach top pay. That's what's happening in alot of places now. One trick too is to hire people on a permanent temporary basis so they don't have to give them any benefits, raises, or can fire them without a reason.
Unions are taking the blame for our lousy economy even though there are very few unions left. It's easy to blame them instead of putting the blame where it really lies.
But, since so many of you seem to think that labor is something that should just suck it up and take what's given to them, I'm done with the union talk. Hopefully by the time I retire I'll still get a little bit of a pension and have some health benefits left.
As for Hostess going bye bye, Little Debbie and other companies make pretty much the same things. And even I can make a twinkie cake.
The union did a great job for those 18,500 employees. It's a good thing they stopped the evil corporate bastards from making them take an 8% pay cut. I wonder if they'll be refunding the dues faithfully paid through the years for their complete failure to protect them from losing everything.
What unions are being criticized for is the fact that in an economic downturn (caused primarily by the housing collapse, but exacerbated by excessive government spending) they have no concept of tightening their belts, and refuse to learn it. State employees, who are most dependent on the health of the private sector seem to be the ones least willing to grasp that they are the cart, and not the horse.
The union did a great job for those 18,500 employees. It's a good thing they stopped the evil corporate bastards from making them take an 8% pay cut. I wonder if they'll be refunding the dues faithfully paid through the years for their complete failure to protect them from losing everything.
What unions are being criticized for is the fact that in an economic downturn (caused primarily by the housing collapse, but exacerbated by excessive government spending) they have no concept of tightening their belts, and refuse to learn it. State employees, who are most dependent on the health of the private sector seem to be the ones least willing to grasp that they are the cart, and not the horse.
