If you're trying to say there isn't much difference between republican coffers and democratic well that's a joke. You can cite all the money contributed through verifiable sources you want but it's the unverifiable ones where the republicans get so much of their money. Yes, everything positive to the working man is a job killer to the right. Why don't we just abolish the minimum wage and cut everyone's salary by 50% (except of course the fat cats) and we'll really be competitive again. Maybe outfits will start to move back to the U.S when they can pay their workers 50 cents an hour with no benefits whatsoever.

Considering how few workers are covered by Unions these days and how weak most unions are you talk like they are an unending source of finances simply bottomless like the right counterparts really are.

You talk about violence in Union organizing. Much of that has occurred through the encroachment of organized crime. However history is replete with violence orchestrated by factory owners on folks wanting to organize. How many have been killed and beaten senseless by strike breakers and private police forces brought in to break efforts to unionize? I believe it was Walmart who when confronted with union organizing in Canada threatened to close the store.

The bottom line is union shops have better wages and benefits to their employees than non union which is why outfits fight to keep unions out. I mean if unions were so bad I would think corporations would welcome them in so the employees would see what useless thieves they are. Unions can be voted out. it has been done before.

As to darth lord, it sounds like you're feeling sorry for yourself. You think hard times are only happening now? I found myself looking for work out of school in 1973. As I recall, with my M.A in hand I sent resumes to 150 outfits. You know how many responses I got back? exactly 5 and none resulted in an interview. I remember going up to employment agencies in NYC in answer to a job offer in the N.Y Times and there would be a couple hundred people applying for that same 1 job. Eventually I was able to get a job but it took a few years. You don't have any monopoly on a bad economy and rough times, You have to roll with the punches like other generations had to. Yes some folks came of age when things seemed easy but that was not the typical case.

Sorry if I sound harsh but if you are going to survive you need to adapt to the changing conditions. That's just the way it is.