Not quite sure of what your argument is, Darryl. In thinking about the US and
Canada, unions were strong when manufacturing employment was strong. It no
longer is. Many jobs have been shipped over to Asia or replaced by technology,
so unions are no longer a force (good or bad) in the economy. Personally, I
favour unions. I was a member of the IWW when I was a young guy working on log
booms on the BC coast and the union not only ensured that I was fairly paid but
also that working conditions were reasonably safe and secure. And yes, the
company I worked for made toilet paper which I had to buy and use. Was there
really anything wrong with that?
Ed
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From: D & N
To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Futurework] Driving out the unions
Important? How? By increasing the amount of disposable income that could be
garnered as profits by the very manufacturers who were selling these same
people their goods?
That is the worst possible idea for the present economic problems of the
world as anyone of intelligence can see.
Of course all those "intelligent see-ers" are now in government and
especially in BANKING.
D.
On 12/12/2012 6:59 AM, Ed Weick wrote:
Unions used to be a very important part of the economy. Increasingly, they
no longer are.
Ed
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