> -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 10:02 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Obama win means bad news, says Wal-Mart > > > gMoney wrote: > > There are a myriad of issues facing workers....workplace safety is > just one > > of them. > > > > And the best way to address them is with your feet. > > Back 80 years ago with the ole mill was the only thing going in town > unions had a place. Now they just exacerbate workers problems.
I have to agree. The primary, original purposes for unions (at least in the US) are all legislated now: safety, compensation, child labor, etc. It may be flippant, but the only thing I see unions doing nowadays is skimming off the top and making American companies uncompetitive. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:265104 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
