begin quoting Mike Marion as of Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 02:29:00PM -0700: > Quoting Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >Of course, without unions, those who do good work would have to yell for > >a living wage. > > You know, people love to say that, but IME, hasn't been true. Hell, in my > current job, I've been extremely happy with the compensation I get for my > work, and would fight any attempt to unionize.
Yup. And part of the reason you have that experience is that the threat of unionization. I was a little unclear -- without the _concept_ of unions and the threat of unionization, then even those who do good work would likely have to yell for a living wage. (Better?) Please don't get the impression that I'm recommending that ALL jobs be unionized. I think it's better for employers to avoid becoming so obnoxious/abusive/whatnot that the employees would be willing to unionize. Perhaps it's a good thing that unions are so obnoxious. The cost to the employee is high -- so unionization would be taken only as a last resort when conditions and treatment are worse than the alternative. -Stewart "All things in moderation, and some less so." Stremler
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