On a much clearer review, what kefk said I agree with, I mean if someone doesn't want to be part of a union they can always not take the job or find a nonunion job. The thing that bothers me the most is this whole Union members=lazy,and overpaid/unions lead to mediocrity meme. God forbid someone wants a decent pay. Sorry, if I came off as somewhat of a teabagger earlier.
Exactly. I admit there are people that are lazy and use the unions to to do so, but a far greater majority are hard working and just want decent pay and a safe job.
At my work starting out, as a seasonal, you make minimum wage, 7-8 bucks an hour. I lived like that before, if you can call living off a 200 a week paycheck living. As a union regular the lowest paying bid is around 13 an hour. Right now I make near the maximum as a loader operator at 16.25 or so. With the overtime I work I'm bringing home 600 a week and damned happy with it.
The company has already made clear to us during the last big shake up when they decided to close the Delaware plant that should the union be booted we all go back down to minimum.
To top that off incidents like I had last night where hitting a pothole shifted a load and cracked the loader window, the union makes the company investigate and control their response instead of "well, you cost us money, terminated" like they do in regular jobs.
