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Old 04-14-2008, 17:09 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Shek View Post
I had to join the union in order to get my high skilled job bagging groceries. Would you like paper or plastic?

They negotiated the minimum wage for me and then took some of that for their hard work
Unions, as they exist today are about using workers to line their own pockets. They're much like sports agents. If they negotiated a contract that's unsustainable and the guys on the floor get laid off, what do they care, they already got paid.
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