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Originally Posted by FuglyStick
My father was a coal miner when he was in an accident that left him paralyzed. The union went to bat for him to make sure that my mother and father would be financially secure.
Argue all you want. I have first hand knowledge that unions are a worker's best ally against the corporate machinery that would grind them under heel.
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Both my grandfathers (Westinghouse, Ohio Bell) and my great grandfather (Railroad) risked their lives and futures to unionize their places of employment. Because they did, they saw their kids and grand kids have better lives. They saw an increase in standard of living. I firmly believe in the good of unions, always have. Your example is a prime reason we need unions. Without one, your father would not have gotten anything.
For the past 30 years, even though the unions are on the decrease and a dying breed, we are still being told EVERYTHING is their fault. Meanwhile, the executives get millions in bonuses, fly private jets, have houses on Caribbean Islands and get paid more when they run the company into the ground and cost the workers their jobs.
The pendulum is swinging, in short order people will start telling all kinds of great stories about how their union has truly helped them.