tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2177573177862406205..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Union Members Clash with Police in MichiganRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51619834654954343262012-12-12T18:17:03.846-05:002012-12-12T18:17:03.846-05:00"This is pretty basic stuff, the protesters h..."This is pretty basic stuff, the protesters here know their propped up wages will fall without the backup of government coercion."<br /><br />Bob, my experience tells me that you are far off-base: The majority of the union workers that I know have NO IDEA about basic economics or government coercion. They see everything through the lens of "Us vs. Them." Everything that Theantiahithophelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466322552479382069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18640110004653338152012-12-12T18:04:35.597-05:002012-12-12T18:04:35.597-05:00"The only thing thats bullshit is the myth th..."The only thing thats bullshit is the myth that Unions protect the worker."<br /><br />There is some truth to that statement: Unions hire politicians to pass laws that create barriers for employers to fire the typical union worker.<br /><br />In California public schools, principals are REQUIRED to give teachers 45 days notice before issuing discipline (suspension or termination) for antiahithophelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466322552479382069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36792222933568054632012-12-12T17:00:02.994-05:002012-12-12T17:00:02.994-05:00I like the "STOP THE WAR" sign.I like the "STOP THE WAR" sign.mcfrandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642680868453105592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4681646064108187922012-12-12T14:28:32.356-05:002012-12-12T14:28:32.356-05:00I love it. One of them in the video cries over and...I love it. One of them in the video cries over and over "I've got a bad back!" Classic! RPNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760029866298156951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21053816856953861772012-12-12T01:18:37.008-05:002012-12-12T01:18:37.008-05:00It wouldn't matter if Dale were serious or not...It wouldn't matter if Dale were serious or not, there's Millions out there with that attitude. Nice response.<br /><br />...Unions... the only time I ever took a nap on the job was while working in a union plant. <br />(The One and Only time, thank goodness. I wasn't actually a union employee.) Not that doing so is impossible in the non-union sector, but I've never seen the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87595539972813468612012-12-11T23:25:40.753-05:002012-12-11T23:25:40.753-05:00P.S
If Unions are so great-then giving an employe...P.S<br /><br />If Unions are so great-then giving an employee the option to join a Union or not should not scare you. Because if Unions are so great they will surely want to join, right?<br /><br />(Facepalm)Chris Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62533310695878066532012-12-11T23:24:26.646-05:002012-12-11T23:24:26.646-05:00Yes, shame on the managers for working hard, worki...Yes, shame on the managers for working hard, working long hours, moving up in the company and being rewarded for it.<br /><br />Dale-I cannot tell if you're serious or bs'ing but either way i'll explain something to you.<br /><br />You have two workers. Worker A and Worker B. They both hold the same position and both are measured with the same performance metrics. Worker A produces Chris Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11681374122649935952012-12-11T20:34:39.299-05:002012-12-11T20:34:39.299-05:00Why should anyone make more than the other employe...Why should anyone make more than the other employees. All of us should be paid the same, with a little increase for each year at the company. That's why the managers make so much more. The top guys don't do anything, but make 100000 times more than we do. They should make just as much as we do. <br /><br />All jobs in the country should be that way. These tech companies with people makingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59213529258181485712012-12-11T18:44:01.927-05:002012-12-11T18:44:01.927-05:00I live in a right to work state and we have a unio...I live in a right to work state and we have a union here in my line of work. Your base pay is a little higher if in the union but with union dues taken out, it is about equal. So, it basically costs the customer more money for the same worker to do the same job and pay him the same. When I have asked people what they like about being in the union, they seem to always say "the comradery&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23813206491588863732012-12-11T18:42:47.832-05:002012-12-11T18:42:47.832-05:00Unions also hold back the best employees from maki...Unions also hold back the best employees from making above scaleFritznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34292394538194254442012-12-11T17:29:31.619-05:002012-12-11T17:29:31.619-05:00No shit. Poetic. I wish they would just "Jets...No shit. Poetic. I wish they would just "Jets and Sharks" it out with guns. Disgusting trash. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-22653431885838157082012-12-11T17:16:37.852-05:002012-12-11T17:16:37.852-05:00Vote for/against unions with your checkbook. I pe...Vote for/against unions with your checkbook. I personally will not buy another UAW made auto....it is Honda and Toyota for me from now on. When the car sales go away...the employees lose their jobs...and the UAW loses its members and their dues. DO NOT BUY UAW PRODUCTS!!!! Ever!!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129321661579173298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-495329960729725242012-12-11T17:14:39.152-05:002012-12-11T17:14:39.152-05:00Vote for/against unions with your checkbook. I pe...Vote for/against unions with your checkbook. I personally will not buy another UAW made auto....it is Honda and Toyota for me from now on. When the car sales go away...the employees lose their jobs...and the UAW loses its members and their dues. DO NOT BUY UAW PRODUCTS!!!! Ever!!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129321661579173298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38899048921020622432012-12-11T16:37:46.857-05:002012-12-11T16:37:46.857-05:00Rival factions of union thugs clash! haha Rival factions of union thugs clash! haha Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51244209473027666532012-12-11T16:30:49.118-05:002012-12-11T16:30:49.118-05:00I'm from Michigan and listen to a lot of talk-...I'm from Michigan and listen to a lot of talk-radio.<br /><br />They say:<br /><br />It's not fair for the non-union workers to piggy back on all the great work the unions do. Why should someone get the benefits of higher wages, work rules, conditions, etc without having to pay the dues?<br /><br />Of course, they can't see that the whole point of a union is to secure higher wages Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053676057810990707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37491546691980501902012-12-11T16:15:21.778-05:002012-12-11T16:15:21.778-05:00Unions are violent gangs. This is what they do. Re...Unions are violent gangs. This is what they do. Remember Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom? I loved that guy.Arthur Krolman, CFAnoreply@blogger.com