Originally Posted by Flyer2
Every time I hear Union I want to vomit. The need for "Unions" in the early1900's was a necessity to protect the people. I watched the PBS show on the Copper Mine war in the UP of Michigan and it was disgusting what our pillars of industry did to the workers.
I worked on the assembly line at Frigidaire and was a member of the Union and then as a foreman and engineer. I have nothing good to say. GM screwed the Delco white collar workers big time and it is not settled yet.
UAW was responsible for NCR leaving town. NCR had a retiree rate of about 80% - You went to work at NCR and you retired from NCR.
UAW has about a 35% retiree rate.
So if you look at the Dollars NCR had to pay retiree's it was the same amount for if you were a NCR union member or UAW member. So NCR bailed and 10,000 jobs left town.
Sorry about the rant but the Union Bosses along with the GM bosses were idiots.
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Please don't paint your hatred for Unions with such a wide brush. I'm a skilled trades union member, and comparing the UAW to the IBEW is apples and oranges. Unions like the UAW give all Unions a bad name. In a skilled trades Union, if you aren't productive, you won't be employed very long.
