On 6/7/2012 8:30 AM, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
On 6/6/2012 7:29 AM, Arky Bob wrote:


Yeah, we have 8 hour days, Saturdays, Sundays off, protection from
the arbitrary whims of management, all due to the unions.

Curse those rotten unions.

Oh, by the way...

...it's apparent that you have NO clue why the unions came into being.


And then Dhia said:

Mississippi is a Right To Work State. Damn Unions!!! I Hate Unions!!!



Well, unions are just organizations of people and they are prey to
the same possibilities of corruption and cruelty that other
organizations, like corporations, are capable of.

Both corporations and unions have discovered that a fast way to
advance their agendas or their power is to get special privileges
through legislation, sometimes including monopolies or near-monopolies.

Example 1: "We are the only employer here (unless you want to
scratch a turnip crop out of the poor soil), we own the town, we own
the only store in town, we run the police, and we own most of the
houses. You do what we say or starve -- no other choice except
uprooting yourself from family and friends and leaving." Add to that
a dollop of false imprisonment if you 'make trouble,' or broken
kneecaps or a bullet if you _really_ try to change things.

Example 2: "This union looks out for you. So you've got to join.
Fail to join and you lose your job -- that's in our contract; you
have no choice. And you must pay us money too: again, no choice --
even if the money goes to things of which you totally disapprove.
And try and work when we say there's a stoppage, and you're lookin'
at a couple of broken bones, Charlie."

This kind of bullying and corruption seems to be part of the human
condition, unfortunately.

My position is that, in a natural and virtuous society, we should be
free to form or dissolve any associations, whether businesses or
unions (or employment or friendships), with complete freedom. People
who use pretended law or violence to prevent that are outlaws
themselves.

Instead of having a sense of community, though, and just plain being
honorable and respecting the other fellows' freedom, both sides have
sometimes resorted to violence and corruption -- and, worst of all,
getting laws written to give their side more power.

Entangling ourselves with endless laws and regulations and inserting
a third party (whether a thug or a policeman or a legislator) into
agreements that ought to be just between two parties -- is _no_
substitute for honor.


With my best,



Kevin Alfred Strom.
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