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2011-01-21 Home Front: Culture Wars

Unions see sharp membership declines again

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-01-21 13:07|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 even as the economy showed signs of recovery and job losses slowed

Yeah. Right.

Posted by gorb 2011-01-21 13:37|| 2011-01-21 13:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Public employment unions saw a 1.2 percent decline, mostly from job cuts among state and local government workers.

That will get worse, because the states can't let budget imbalances go on as long as the feds. And with the House Republicans' plan to reduce federal employment by 10% or something, those union jobs will be lost, too.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-01-21 13:48|| 2011-01-21 13:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Now you know why the unions want Card Check so much.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-01-21 16:54|| 2011-01-21 16:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Unions are a lot like medieval guilds. By demanding wages higher than the going rate they limit the number of folks hired in those industries, eventually making the industries uncompetitive.

It's not rocket science and its causing fiscal implosions in state after state right now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-01-21 17:12|| 2011-01-21 17:12|| Front Page Top

#5 in related union news, the governor of South Carolina has been sued by the IAM becasue of her anti union comments relative to the new Boeing 787 plant there. For those that aren't aware, Boeing purchased the old Vought plant and established the initial 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant there rather than Everett, WA due to wage issues. Everett is an IAM plant. The union up here has its panties in a severe double slipknot over S.C.

Posted by USN,Ret 2011-01-21 18:38|| 2011-01-21 18:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes, but employer-employee contracts are increasing in numbers. And most workers do well in these arrangements.

Let's not pretend that every company is seeking to pay minimum wage across the board. That is not what is happening in America.

Posted by Varmint Snoluling7830 2011-01-21 20:53|| 2011-01-21 20:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Hawker Beechcraft was prepared to move from Kansas to Louisiana because a brand new facility would pay for itself with the increased efficiency and ability to hire/fire workers - that is no union. That boggled my head that even with today's expensive construction prices and everything extra the plant would have to do for OSHA, flight testing, FAA etc...cheaper than continuing its current labor situation at a paid for facility.

Remember Russia, Israel, Australia fires? Don't like those, thank a rural volunteer...but better do it soon - FD Unions are doing all they can to phase that out.

Unions - your actions defeat your arguement

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-01-21 21:57|| 2011-01-21 21:57|| Front Page Top

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