having worked at all sorts of union jobs, I'd like to qualify that one a bit more, the local reps usually very good, the rot starts in the next tier up. Same with many corporations, and similar large organizations. Whenever something gets too hierarchical then the goal typically is maintaining power and privilege.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 4:15 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Re: Are you Liberal or Conservative > > > Would like to add a group: labor union leaders - not the > members, but the executives. > > Have never been in a union, but what I've seen makes me > think the union executives have their own agenda about > getting/maintaining power and privilege, which is more > important to them than benefiting the rank and file. > > This is similar to some of the points made on the list > about Federal programs taking on a life/momentum of > their own, apart from the reason they were created. > > -Ben > > > I guess this difference comes down to who we fell > represents our society. I do > > not think our elected officials and appointed governement > employees represent > > our society. > > > > Russel > > > > > > > > From: "Beth F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 2002/06/18 Tue PM 03:54:07 EDT > > > To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: Re: Are you Liberal or Conservative > > > > > > > Actually, my reading on Catholic Christian doctorine > says it is our > > > responsibility. I forget the exact reference, but I > think it is the Gospel > > > of >St. John. "What you do for the least of your > brothers, you do for me." > > > > > > I don't mean it that way - I mean that its our society's > responsbility to > > > take care of our society whether or not religious groups > do as well. We > > > can't just wash our hands of the poor and expect someone > else to fix the > > > problem. > > > > > > > I use the old adage "Give a man a fish and you feed him > for a day. teach a > > > man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." to guide > myself and my > > > activities. I personally feel that the way I am called > to fight poverty is > > > in line with that adage. > > > > > > > > > This does not preclude our society as a whole giving the > fishing pole as > > > opposed to religious groups. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
