I think this would be an interesting poll to ask this forum.
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Why would it be interesting to ask?
Because the jackass party cocksuckers in this forum constantly try to say that the non-jackasses are anti-union.Why would it be interesting to ask?
I have been a union member, a union organizer and a full-time elected union officer. As a union representative and later as an attorney I represented bargaining unit employees in disciplinary hearings and other matters before arbitrators and various Federal and State agencies. I also negotiated labor/management agreements for both government and private sector unions.
A good union is the best thing that could happen to working men and woman and a bad union is the very worst thing that could happen to them. I don't believe in closed shops. I believe if a union is doing its job workers will know it and they will sign up. There will always be a few freeloaders, but not many.
I'm an old man now (77) and looking back over my life my greatest achievements were the jobs I saved for those workers who received termination notices. I had a passionate defense for these men and women. I presented the evidence as best I could, professionally and forcefully. I argued that an employment termination was the industrial equivalent of the death penalty and should be applied only in the most egregious of circumstances and even then only if the employee was beyond redemption. I reminded the decision maker that a termination was more than the loss of a single job; it was an event which would follow a man throughout his entire lifetime. A man who has been fired may never find gainful employment again and often the loss of a job results in divorce and the disintegration of entire families. I made damn sure that the decision maker was fully aware of the far-reaching impact of his decision. I had one arbitrator tell me privately after a hearing that he was going to fire the employee but was moved by my presentation to give him another chance and issued a suspension instead. That's something I could never forget.
I think this would be an interesting poll to ask this forum.