- Sep 19, 2011
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Amazing!
You defend a system that encourages mediocrity, i.e. unions.
I HAD to when going to college join a union to earn money.. no choice.
My paycheck had dues deducted I could have used.
My dues were used to pass legislation in my state that forced closed shops and hence mediocre workers could not be fired.
The cost of productivity suffered as well as labor costs increased.
After 50 years in my community the company moved to a right to work state.
What good did my union dues that went to influence Democrats that voted to support closed shops that closed the plant I was working at and move to another state?
BUT your union leaders???
Most city workers spend decades in public service to build up modest pensions. But for former labor leader Dennis Gannon, the keys to securing a public pension were one day on the city payroll and some help from the Daley administration.
And his city pension is more than modest. It's the highest of any retired union leader: $158,000.
That's roughly five times greater than what the typical retired city worker receives.
You defend a system that encourages mediocrity, i.e. unions.
I HAD to when going to college join a union to earn money.. no choice.
My paycheck had dues deducted I could have used.
My dues were used to pass legislation in my state that forced closed shops and hence mediocre workers could not be fired.
The cost of productivity suffered as well as labor costs increased.
After 50 years in my community the company moved to a right to work state.
What good did my union dues that went to influence Democrats that voted to support closed shops that closed the plant I was working at and move to another state?
BUT your union leaders???
Most city workers spend decades in public service to build up modest pensions. But for former labor leader Dennis Gannon, the keys to securing a public pension were one day on the city payroll and some help from the Daley administration.
And his city pension is more than modest. It's the highest of any retired union leader: $158,000.
That's roughly five times greater than what the typical retired city worker receives.