"You guys need to get a union!"
- Thread starter Whither
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america needs to get a union. 6% unionization rate? greatest country on earth?
Thanks Obama
obama was bad for workers
Faceplanted
Well-Known Member
Unions are stupid in America because we are too stupid to do as the eu does. Force the company to have union representation on the company board. Without that, its us vs them and here we are.
And America
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
Unions used to have a lot of clout in this country. Up until the 1980's and Reagan.
a911scanner
Well-Known Member
Ok, we know your mantra. We also know it's factual. Must you continue to repeat it? Maybe, as a union leader, instead of continually beating the dead horse, you can work to fix it in the future?
Isn't in the Union Leadership's best interest for all members to vote? Why don't the locals work harder at trying to get the members to vote? Showing up to each location once and not really spending much time with the members other than a 5 second "you should vote next week" might go a long way to solve the lack of involvement problem.
I tried to do my part, but local leaders have a lot more sway than a 5 year employee. Let's work towards a solution now, please?
he was good for rich
sWronghe was good for rich
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Yep.
And people on BrownCafe, want to continually make excuses for not getting involved.
I'm not going to disagree with that. What other Local's do is their business.
The solution is.... don't give up. Things don't change overnight.
-Bug-
zubenelgenubi
I'm a star
If it's not the greatest country on Earth, why are so many people from so many other countries so interested in what goes on here? It's like a sick obsession. How about you folks worry about your own countries before concerning yourselves with ours?
you should talk mister 800 military bases worldwide and 8 concurrent wars.
Why are you handling over 70’s by yourself?
Whither
Scofflaw
For the record I don't think any countries/nation-states are great. Given the sheer amount of economic, geopolitical, and cultural power/influence the US enjoys, I'd say others can be forgiven for being concerned what happens here.
Whither
Scofflaw
Usually it's possible to use the handcart/existing equipment or get help on site to deal with the damn things. Usually. I probably should have called for help in this case, since the consignee had an injured wrist. But it went down like this: after I stopped, he hailed me from the porch and volunteered to help. I pushed the treadmill out the passenger door. He made it down the stairs and then told me about his wrist. I wavered about it; he insisted he'd be fine and started helping anyway. I'm sure I would've abandoned the attempt if I had tried it on my own. We got it done without any lawsuits. In any case, given how steep and tall the staircase was, it would never be a particularly safe lift for a 5x3ft 120lb object.
zubenelgenubi
I'm a star
I guess it depends on what you think "great" means. Why is it that we garner so much influence in the world? I think the philosophical ideal of America is great. Clearly we don't generally live up to the ideal, as individuals or collectively. But if you take it in historical context, the culture of liberty, if you will, has spurred on some of the greatest advancements in civilization ever seen.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
Basically, the only people you will hear say that are American..And they are typically pretty ignorant to the rest of the world
zubenelgenubi
I'm a star
That's why so many want to move here, because they think it's so awful.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
US is not at the top of any lists for "best countries to live" or highest quality of life, to my knowledge.
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