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Ah, what's the difference? (Original Post) Scuba Feb 2013 OP
Good one! 2naSalit Feb 2013 #1
Exactly. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #2
Many Union members need to read this! I worked with a union during the elections and we Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #3
maybe someone should send this to OBAMA beachgirl2365 Feb 2013 #4
K&R. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #5
I know someone who worked for six years at a place,... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #6
unions !!!! unionthug777 Feb 2013 #7
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #8

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
3. Many Union members need to read this! I worked with a union during the elections and we
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 04:40 PM
Feb 2013

had trouble getting many in the union to help, or even vote. Of course, it is Texas and these members enjoy high pay and a lot of paid time off. They are too young to remember what it was like and have gotten ensnared in the Fox News propaganda channel. They, along with my mailman, obviously don't get it!

 

beachgirl2365

(111 posts)
4. maybe someone should send this to OBAMA
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 04:44 PM
Feb 2013

.,..... given he's recent plans to nominate Union busting Penny Pritzker..............

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
6. I know someone who worked for six years at a place,...
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:28 PM
Feb 2013

....before they found out he was getting HALF what the other people were making.

Meanwhile, their coworkers were wondering why he couldn't afford good clothes and a new car like them. They assumed he was just low class or was spending his money on some personal vice or both. When he found out, they fired him and he found out there was nothing he could do. Furthermore, they told prospective employers he was a bad employee. (Which is now illegal)

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