Quote Originally Posted by Tarkus View Post
Very true but the days of the Triangle Shirtwaist tragedy of 1911 is thankfully a thing in the past. Back in the day unions were an important thing to have, for safety as a number one reason.
The way I look at unions can only be observed thru my trade Tool & Die. When I started in this trade 27 years ago. there were countless union shops in Philadelphia that I knew. Today there isnt a single one that is open today. That includes The Budd plant who probably built more dies for the american auto industry then any other company.
Where are they now? As a owner of a small shop, I would never be told how to conduct my business especially from a worker. Raises should be given out on merit, not by some schedule set by the worker. Why is the owner always the bad guy when it comes to making a profit?
Dude - it's a war out there! You as a small business owner know your people. You can pay them accordingly.

The owner is the bad guy -?? - I don't know why you say that. We glorify Steve Jobs... not the dude on the line! Moreover, we expect those who take risk to be rewarded. But when a co. becomes public - it's large - and it's no longer managed by people with the best interests of those stakeholders that produce but rather invest hence they try to squeeze every cent out of them. It's natural that they would fight back!

There is no wrong in a collective of workers looking out to protect themselves when people on Wall Street who absolutely couldn't care less about them are involved. As a matter a fact - I would say it's not only expected - but necessary.