December 15, 2009
by Ryan G
It’s time to re-open the debate as to how effective Unions really are. Are we now able to raise questions challenging the benefits Union provides to its members? In history uniting a workforce was of the essence. There were countless cases in which employers were clearly taking advantage of workers. Unfortunately over the years, unions have evolved into giant entities. In many businesses nowadays union membership isn’t just an option, it is mandated.
After working in a mandated union workforce myself, I am learning more and more about the purpose Unions really serve. They take a chunk of your paycheck each week with the intent of “funding” itself. Union benefits are disbursed by seniority and you must be a full-time employee to receive benefits. However, you do not have to be a full-time employee to pay into the union.
The latest news out this week is the looming 11 day British Airways strike through the holiday travel season. This is significant because British Airways is the Largest carrier across the Atlantic Ocean. An estimated one million passengers hold British Airways tickets during the anticipated strike time. For those expecting to see their family overseas this holiday season, nightmare is the best way to describe trying to rearrange plans to catch one of the long list of overbooked flights on alternate carriers. To add to the problem, British Airways has not canceled any of those scheduled flights yet meaning passengers are not able to exchange tickets to refund their travel yet. The last breath of a chance is people scrambling to try to get a judge in the British Court system to declare this kind of strike illegal.
My friends, this is just another example of the disgust I hold for unionized workforces and is exactly why I currently hold a position in a non-unionized labor force. It funny that I have yet to experience any mistreatment by my employer but maybe that’s just me. These people are thugs, and they are self-centered. I’m so sick of criminal organizations like SEIU, among others claiming they care about the American worker. They are agenda driven, are deeply connected with the workings of this administration and the everyone else apparently are just bigoted.
I wonder how that is, too.
Wasn’t it 4 thug SEIU members who beat up Ken Hamidi and sent him to the hospital back in November? He was a California state worker who dared to raise a question about corruption in the Union during a meeting. Was it not SEIU thugs who beat up the black man in Missouri back in August? The list goes on and on. It’s time for people to speak out against this thievery, the very organization Obama has a tremendous amount of appeal to as well. It is one of the many organizations the health care bill acts as a quid pro quo to as well promising millions of dollars in what I call bribery money. So I ask again, are labor unions still serving the people? The answer should be becoming very clear.
