This is why we need to strengthen unions, not eliminate them....

[Playinghardball]

[Jefferson23]

1. Yep.

Nice graphic.

[Go Vols]

2. +1

[pintobean]

3. Hopefully people wise up

With this shitty job market, we're seeing the return to a lot of that shit in non-union jobs.

[Thinkingabout]

4. Add NO job security.

For the younger folks who has not had the opportunity to work on a Union Job, I truly feel for them. I worked where our Union Contract was a working agreement on handling many issues. Contrary to many who believe union workers are lazy and wants something for not doing any work, as a union member I expected my co-workers to also perform and many times I talked to those who was not performing properly. If they did not work it left more work for me and other co-workers to do, Also if there was a supervisor who was getting out of line just a soft reminder they were getting over the top usually brought them back into reality. Unions all the way, good for the company and good for the workers.

[okaawhatever]

5. K & R nt

[dtotire]

6. In Germany

Union membership (or a worker's council) is required for businesses
employing more than 25 employees. It doesn't hurt their economy. They have a positive trade balance, and there is less income inequality. I would like to see something like that here. This would be a requirement for any business engaged in interstate commerce.

[secondwind]

7. Simple as that... yet the simpletons continue to vote GOP

[L0oniX]

11. We have our own share of people who fawn over the rich.

[calimary]

8. NO parental leave. NO child-labor restrictions. NO workers' safety protections. And NO weekends!

Let's all remember that. The simplest and most basic workers rights came about because of UNIONS.

[abelenkpe]

9. Sounds like VFX work today :( nt

[bvar22]

10. You would think that Organized LABOR would have 100% support at DU,

but they don't.

I've seen many attacks on the Teachers Union among those who support the Charter School Privatization effort.

[senseandsensibility]

13. Thanks bvarr22

It really is like the twilight zone around here sometimes, isn't it?

[senseandsensibility]

12. K and R

You surely won't hear about any of this on the corporate media, so thanks for posting.