Dan Minette wrote: > > Unions have been a technique to artifically raise raises, by allowing > effective collective bargaining. Open shop unions, where joining the > union is optional, have no power worth mentioning. Unions have > weakened over the last 30 or so years. (BTW, it was the signal > Reagan sent that industries that broke unions, like the breaking of > the Greyhound driver's union, would be looked upon favorably that put > a chill in unions.) Insuring that blue collar workers would have > lower real wages is not, IMHO, the ideal way to break inflation. >
Especially as you-know-who owns most of the guns in this country. <G> Joking aside, there is a LOT of dissatisfaction in the labor market. The Republicans are wise not to wake the sleeping giant. xponent Breaktime Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
