Unions are a joke. If a person truly wants to work they don't need a union. I made the mistake of joining a union once and I couldn't wait to take a management position so I could get out of it. The only thing that union ever did for me was take my money. If a person works for a good company and does a good job they will be taken care of. I can't stand when I hear someone who is making $30/hr whining about wanting even more money or benefits. When I became a manager the union did nothing but protect whiny, lazy, inept employees. The good emplyees never needed the unions "support". I was involved in a union vote once and I was one of two people who voted no during a strike vote. When asked why I voted no I said "They pay me a good wage and have good benefits, why would I want to strike?" I was told by the union rep that I "just didn't understand how things worked." During that meeting we were also told that we needed to start calling in and taking our sick days or we would lose them during the next contract negotiations. This was all told me by the union rep and our union steward. Perhaps unions were necessary in the early 1900's but they are not needed now. At least not if a person wants to actually work for a living.

Let the name calling begin!

Rax:
You and I see the unions the same way. I’ll never forget some of the things my Dad said about them.

“If you don’t set your goals and aspirations in life any higher than just getting a union job, or some other form of social welfare, you deserve what you get.” He also said that if you do a good job your employer will take good care of you to keep you.
I love seeing a pickup going down the street with a bumper sticker on one side that says “Proud To Be Union” and another on the other side that says “Proud To Be American”. Talk about an oxy-moron. The unions have their members so brainwashed they can’t think for themselves. They can’t understand that they are the reason so many jobs have left St. Joe.

two years ago, i railed on and on about slum landlords. i still abhor the practice. since then i have been involved in some responsible rental business, and i can say that i have had some of the very worst experiences here with tenants. people who simply don't flush the toilet for the last few days as a little good bye gift, steal the appliances, stick their nasty nose pickings on the walls, take every single light bulb out of the place, break windows, pour bleach and red dye on brand new rugs........ it is not everyone, but there is a cadre of ne'er-do-wells who make it really hard to continue to be optimistic when meeting a new potential tenant here. it takes thousands to bring a carefully renovated apartment rented at reasonable rates back to its formerly pristine condition when a renter behaves like an animal.........