Politics and religion.

[Lady's Human]

But Lady's Human-- can it be said that a labor union is also a power-holding entity? Isn't that the goal of negotiations, so that neither side ends up with nothing because the other side had all the power? We've moved away from child labor and horrendously unsafe working conditions that came about because of imbalances of power.

We've moved away from unsafe working conditions? Tell that to the USPS employee in Nashville who was ordered to work in a dock area with broken hydraulic equipment, resulting in injury to an employee.

The APWU was trying to get the USPS to comply with arc-flash regulations for years, instead, after being ignored for years, the Union went to OSHA, resulting in millions in fines. People hammer Ford for their infamous decision regarding the Pinto (cheaper to pay the claims rather than to fix the problem) but your government makes the same decisions day after day regarding the workers.

Is a Union a power holding entity? Yes, but only in the sense that an individual cannot go to Congress and lobby to save their job..........but a Union can go to congress and be heard.

Yes, Puck we evil union officers lobby Congress.............as do corporations, and we have nowhere near the capital resources that a corporation does.

[Puckstop31]

Yes, Puck we evil union officers lobby Congress.............as do corporations, and we have nowhere near the capital resources that a corporation does.

I've got almost zero problems with lobbyists. They are a natural part of any democratic system.

The problem is politicians who lets themselves take illegal 'perks'. But that is a whole different convo.

[Cataholic]

I don't do any work for labor. But, I do work in the employment arena (private, non union). To hear people say there is no 'need' for unions is simply, utterly, ridiculous. The public sector, with organized labour, still sets the bar for the employment arena.

It is a dream to say, "there is not a need for unions". A big, fat, dream. I represent the employer....not the employee. It is just so sad the things I hear on a weekly basis.

Go Union.

-signed a person that has never worked FOR a union, with no family member EVER being IN a union.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Sorry boys that I am not familiar with your vulgar "f" talk.

You see ... Sex is like money...people who really have it don't talk about it.

Do carry on!

[RICHARD]

You're one, twice, three times a lay-deh........