Ben Rhoades wrote:
At 01:00 PM 12/7/2004, Brian Siano wrote:
And pray tell, what is _your_ salary, and can you justify it when others are willing (and capable) of doing your job for less?
My salary is not enough but that doesn't mean I think I should Unionize my job classification to get more money and yes I can justify it. I've earned it with years of schooling and years on the job.
You're telling me that, rather than get more money, you would follow principle and _not_ unionize your job classification? This doesn't sound as though you're working for your own self-interest.
As far as having "earned" your salary... well, I'm sure you find it comforting to think that your salary is solely due to the sweat of your brow and your own talents, but that's never the case. For one thing, the pay grades in most jobs are determined by job markets, rules of seniority, previous negotiations between labor and management (many of which are the result of union organizing), and federal law. In other words, your schooling and experience could just as easily be _ignored_ by your employers, if they hadn't had to consider such things in the past.
Look at it this way. You're doing fine now. But let's say you're downsized. Would _that_ be attributable to your schooling, experience, and general personal qualities?
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