posted 07-02-2011 02:22 PM                  

It seems Unions are taking a lot of heat in politics these days.

posted 07-02-2011 10:19 PM                  

1. Unions Gave Us The Weekend
8 hr work day, and paid overtime

2. 2. Unions Gave Us Fair Wages And Relative Income Equality
The impact of unions on total nonunion wages is almost as large as the impact on total union wages.
Historically, unions have raised the wages to a greater degree for "low-skilled" than for "high-skilled" workers.

3. Unions Helped End Child Labor

4. Unions Won Widespread Employer-Based Health Coverage
got employer paid/sponsored benefits: like, health care/retirement plan? (even if you pay a share)

5. Unions Spearheaded The Fight For The Family And Medical Leave Act

6. Workman’s Comp

7. A safe workplace

8. Got an employer who needs a REASON to fire you? thank the Union

posted 07-02-2011 10:50 PM                  

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Originally posted by padroo:
What have Unions done for you?

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Just ask the employees of these successful companies:
UPS
Kroger
Southwest Airlines
AT&T
Costco
CSX
Caterpillar
Anheuser Busch
Safeway
Exxon
Alaska Air
US Steel
NFL,MLB,NBA,NHL
Boeing
Disney
GE
Kraft Foods
General Mills
General Dynamics
Harley-Davidson
Dow Chemical
Lockheed Martin
Merck
News Corp
Kimberly Clark
Consol Energy
MeadWestvaco
Kellogg's
Hershey's
Pepsico
Peabody Energy

posted 07-02-2011 11:12 PM                  

http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/009173.html

posted 07-03-2011 12:25 AM                  

There's one item, in most cases, that is totally abused by employees.

I said 'most cases',,,not all..

posted 07-03-2011 03:18 PM                  

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Originally posted by attyedhall:
the unions have had a great impact on the way employers view labor. however, those days are largely gone now that there are federal laws regulating most of those aspects of the employer/labor relationships. the problem now is that unions do not view labor as a commodoty...which it is. as with all commodoties, the relative value of it goes up and down with the supply and demand for it. there lies the problem...unions simply do not recognize that fact..so there will invaribly be a migration by employers to where there is a more plentiful and less regulated supply of labor. so, like many unintended consequences..the "labor movement" (you have to recognize the irony in that statement)....has been largely responsible for the shift in manufacturing jobs overseas. and that trend will continue.

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posted 07-04-2011 02:19 PM                  

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Originally posted by Dave Mills:
I am the first to admit that unions had their usefulness. Now, they are as big a threat to this nation as terrorists and I see little difference between the two.

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posted 07-04-2011 11:19 PM                  

Fibertop read the above that is exactly what he said, there is little difference between a terrorist and a union member. I am a union member so therefore there is little difference between me and a terrorist. Don't tell me to chill out, I am infuriated that he insinuated I am anything like a terrorist. I am not and neither are any of the UPS union members I know. This is self explanatory and you should be able to read it and understand it, but as usual you can't even understand the written word. Read! Read! Read! Read! He made it very clear what his feelings toward union members is, and that is we are just like terrorists. We are not, but since you are defending him it is obvious you agree with him. That is the most ludicrous analogy I have ever heard in my life, and an apology is warranted. You will notice he edited his statement so he must have had second thoughts about that statement. Making a blanket statement about union members indicating we are just like terrorist is ludicrous, and I consider that a slanderous remark. That is as stupid as saying someone who drives a red car is a terrorist. How do you equate because a man or woman is a union member they are a terrorist. That is exactly what he said, again read before you speak and please understand what you are reading before you make ridiculous comments. Read the quote and then read what you wrote, it can't even make sense to you. I agree he is entitled to his opinion but to make slanderous, and that was a slanderous remark about union members is uncalled for and unacceptable.

posted 07-08-2011 12:02 PM                  

Well,,,,,atleast friends with the Democratic Party!

Just in case anyone wonders why Obama and his friends are so hot to support labor unions particularly government employee unions, check out Union contributions.


Leading Union Political Campaign Contributors
1990-2010

first $ figure >Democrats second $ figure >Republicans

American Fed. of State, County, & Municipal Employees $40,281,900 $547,700

Intel Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 29,705,600 679,000

National Education Association 27,679,300 2,005,200

Service Employees International Union 26,368,470 98,700

Communication Workers of America 26,305,500 125,300

Service Employees International Union 26,252,000 1,086,200

Laborers Union 25,734,000 138,000

American Federation of Teachers 25,682,800 200,000

United Auto Workers 25,082,200 182,700

Teamsters Union 24,926,400 1,822,000

Carpenters and Joiners Union 24,094,100 658,000

Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union 23,875,600 226,300

United Food/Commercial Workers Union 23,182,000 334,200

AFL-CIO 17,124,300 713,500

Sheet Metal Workers Union 16,347,200 342,800

Plumbers & Pipefitters Union 14,790,000 818,500

Operating Engineers Union 13,840,000 2,309,500

Airline Pilots Association 12,806,600 2,398,300

International Association of Firefighters 12,421,700
2,685,400

United Transportation Workers 11,807,000 1,459,300

Ironworkers Union 11,638,900 936,000

American Postal Workers Union 11,633,100 544,300

Nat'l Active & Retired Fed. Employees Association 8,135,400 2,294,600

Seafarers International Union 6,726,800 1,281,300

Source: Center for Responsive Politics, Washington, D.C.

posted 07-08-2011 09:37 PM                  

For example # 1 on the list American Fed. of State, County, & Municipal Employees donated $40,281,900 to Democrats and $547,700 to Republicans over the 20 year period. To put that even more in perspective they gave an average of $2,014,050.00 a year to Democrats and $27,385.00 a year to Republicans.

posted 07-08-2011 09:54 PM                  

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Originally posted by padroo:
What Unions donate to the Republican Party A/C. Come on, lets be fair and how much and why?

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Pa-drooling,,,,I made the letters BIGGER, so you can read them. Republican donations,,,like Beware stated, are also listed above. Those would be the SMALLER dollar figures.

Doesn't your union health insurance plan cover yearly eye exams?