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<blockquote data-quote="cjjtulsa" data-source="post: 1464718" data-attributes="member: 6146"><p>Right and wrong. Like I said in my earlier post: I've seen the "30 year" guys do diddly and get away with it....and they are typically the big union cheerleaders, who are also quick to file a grievance for anything and everything. They only remain employed because of the union.</p><p></p><p>Again, yes and no; if <em>some</em> employers were fair, you wouldn't need unions. But again, a few years ago where I work, one of their biggest customers went on strike (nothing like forcing a company to pay higher wages during a recession) and the people where I work were faced with reduced work hours or layoffs. Guess which side went which way? The older union guys tried to force layoffs on the younger union workers so they could keep their 40 hours and also get overtime! The company held out so that they all could keep their jobs, but only work a 32 hour work week. Yeah, so much for that "brotherhood" bullsh*t.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure there's good unions and bad unions, but what I've seen since I've been at this job doesn't give me a good impression of them, their leadership, or their senior members.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjjtulsa, post: 1464718, member: 6146"] Right and wrong. Like I said in my earlier post: I've seen the "30 year" guys do diddly and get away with it....and they are typically the big union cheerleaders, who are also quick to file a grievance for anything and everything. They only remain employed because of the union. Again, yes and no; if [I]some[/I] employers were fair, you wouldn't need unions. But again, a few years ago where I work, one of their biggest customers went on strike (nothing like forcing a company to pay higher wages during a recession) and the people where I work were faced with reduced work hours or layoffs. Guess which side went which way? The older union guys tried to force layoffs on the younger union workers so they could keep their 40 hours and also get overtime! The company held out so that they all could keep their jobs, but only work a 32 hour work week. Yeah, so much for that "brotherhood" bullsh*t. I'm sure there's good unions and bad unions, but what I've seen since I've been at this job doesn't give me a good impression of them, their leadership, or their senior members. [/QUOTE]
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