RE: More Unions

[TDean -at- envirosys -dot- com]

Andrew Plato wrote: I know you might not like to hear that and it may
inflame your sense of
right and wrong. But whether you want to accept reality or not, you do not
get ahead in this world by making enemies with the people who have the
money. Maybe you're comfortable with that. Maybe money isn't important to
you.

So, the question people need to ask themselves is - will a union help me?
Then maybe you should ask yourself - why do I need a union? What is
stopping me from negotiating on my own? What is stopping me from getting
what you want?

Now, get back to work, you!

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Yes, I do agree. The answer to a technical writing union is up to an
individual that  needs protection from
employers who takes advantage of the workers - blue collar or white collar.

Of course it boils down to money, and money is the sheer reason why unions
are helpful to people in the long run (e.g., distribution of wealth).

Employers (like Plato) do work hard to make their company profitable -
maybe because they believe in what they do, and maybe moreso
to put money in their own pocket. Employers have more overall
responsibility, but they get compensated for that, don't they?

Yes, it is bad that unions have a bad rep, and I hate it when people take
advantage of a system that is meant to help those in need.
Personally, if I work for company that doesn't value its employees
(unionized or not) and that discriminates against people (unionized or
not),
I will try to find work elsewhere.  However, that is easier for me to say
because I don't have hungry mouths to feed...

I used to work for a company that expected overtime, weekend-time, any
holiday-time.  Nobody stood up for themselves because they
were all too worried about getting fired, and had low self-esteem about
getting another job.  When you met a fellow employee in the hallway
on a Saturday or heard that they were sent to a seminar on Father's Day,
the running joke was that we had to pay for the owner's kids' braces and
college funds. If the owner wants to neglect his family on Father's day -
fine, but that doesn't mean all the employees have to?

This sounds off topic, but I think it ties in quite nicely.  Yes, unions
are more prevalent in factories, but if there is a need, it doesn't matter
what company or what they do.




Tina Dean

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