Truth about unions!!!!!! How do I know? I belonged to a union for 30 years and seen it!
We must first separate the unions. A. A private sector union, and B. A public sector union.
Let us start with A.
A private sector union is fine and dandy. If they push their prices or compensation to high, what happens is exactly what happened to the UAW, (and that is the union I belonged to) the compensation drops, or everyone buys cheaper products from non-union shops. The only way for a private sector union to keep pay and compensation high, is either to control all of the people in that sector of the economy, or legislate that no competitive products can be IMPORTED in without a heavy tariff. The UAW failed repeatedly to unionize Toyota, Honda, BMW, and all of the other offshore people who entered the country to build autos on our shores. And so, any lib in this thread that currently is driving a Honda, Toyota, BMW, or an imported car, you have no room to speak a word for unionization! Why? Because YOU voted with your wallet, and now YOU want the rest of America NOT to have the ability to vote with theirs. It is the classic case of "do as I say, and not as I do!"
B. Public sector unions are one of the worst problems in this country! Yes, I said it!!!!!!!!! How do you negotiate with a politician who is supposed to represent the taxpayers, offer support to that politician for a better deal, then fleece the taxpayers that pay your wage? The politician is long gone before the full fiscal effect is felt, so the people who get the "stuff" is the politician and the public union; while the people who get the proverbial shaft is the taxpayer. How do you demand a raise from many a people paying taxes earning less than you do? In fact, faaaaaar less than you, and then get a retirement package of pay, forever health benefits, and a COLA allowance that private sector people footing the bill can't even dream of? After 20 or 25 years no less, then go for the double dip, lol.
We have seen the outcome of these deals by looking at states like California and Illinois, where localities are going broke. (let us not forget Detroit) Chicago is in deep trouble, and the public unions continue to demand more.
The reason that public unions can do this, is basically because LIBERALS believe that they can tax enough to make their deals whole. What they don't get is "they are only screwing themselves." The money train is ending as we can plainly see, and the PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS are going to be the 1st ones thrown off the train; ala Wisconsin. If they were wise, (which they are not) they would cement the deals for those who relied on them that are of a certain age, and change them for those that are not of a certain age. But no, no, oh hell no they say; and now they are going to learn a very valuable lesson rather quickly................you can only get what you get if the taxpayer either agrees, or there are enough taxpayers to do it. Taxpayers don't agree, and since you aren't willing to meet us 1/2 way, to hell with you, you may very well lose it all!!!!!! Go see if the "fat cat" union President you thought was wonderful will help you survive. I doubt it. He/she is to busy getting the next democrat elected who will lie to the next generation of public, sector, union, workers.
