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Originally Posted by Seaver
I didn't. Instead of devoting my time with my family, I had the option to devote the time to myself. In essence I could go home and play videogames, or work an extra 1/2 day. That is something other people couldn't do. However, they got to go home to a bunch of people who loved them unconditionally... I had my X-Box.
This worked much the same as college. I put in a lot of time and effort for a period of time and was rewarded. I wouldn't have put in that time if I was not chasing the promotion, which is why I'm against seniority based unions. It kills all drive and desire to do more for the company.
When I finally have a family I'll be a couple promotions in and be much higher on the hog so I won't have to work those 12hour days anymore.
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seaver.....your work ethic and ambition are to be commended.
But not every worker can become a manager.
There is no workplace without the worker bees and in many manufacturing and service industries, these worker bees, including those with the least education and experience and many of whom are recent immigrants, are often the least likely to fully understand their basic rights in the workplace and the process for ensuring that those rights are not abused.
The question that remains is who will represent their interests w/o a union? The company?
That being said, I agree that many unions have over reached and need to rethink their role in the workplace.
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I support the Employee Free Choice Act.
I could be convinced that it is not necessary if other safeguards were in place to prevent employer intimidation of workers seeking to organize or protect workers' rights.
From a purely political perspective, while the EFCA was probably not a major factor in voter choice in the recent election, IMO, it is still a loser issue for Republicans...unless they want to continue to turn off minority voters and a swing demographic group -blue color white voters.