Combat Chuck
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| reply to Titus Pullo
Re: ISP's can filter anything they want
said by Titus Pullo  :I find your line re "wages within reason" interesting; reasonable wages relative to what? Meaning, demanding major increases in pay when the company you work for is on the verge of collapse would be unreasonable and counterproductive.
But counterproductive is the status quo with the major labor unions. They'd rather sabotage the nonunion contractors work areas (as opposed to a protest), force union members to protest (when the union members don't want to do the job in the first place), whine about Walmart (rather than encouraging their mostly minor members who work at the supermarkets to provide better service), and protect workers who can't/won't do their job from being fired or even placed in other jobs where they can/do but don't particularly enjoy ("I'm not working to slow, you're doing all the work cause you working too fast" - a coworker); than actually do anything that makes sense. All this is just from personal experience. Hell they aren't even willing to wage a proper protest; everyone lounging around in chairs talking like they're having a little get together with the friends at home.
Maybe the reason I see it this way is because I have enough self respect to be willing to quit if I'm mistreated and I've been smart enough to create an environment where I can do so and survive. Too bad most people have no idea how to put money away for when they need it, and lack the will to give up their cable TV to make it last; so they've created a situation where they are chained to their current employer due to their short sightedness and lack of self control.
I think it's telling that just a couple days ago the AFLCIO announced that they were pissed off that the other unions were stealing members.
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