dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

We need to tell the story of unionization and collective action at least as much as we tell the story of resignation

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Yup! We need to get rid of all public sector unions, glad you brought it up!

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Maybe get rid yuh self. You haven't a clue what union have done for the people clueless

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

What do you have against public making a decent living.

A public-sector trade union (or public-sector labor union) is a trade union which primarily represents the interests of employees within public sector or governmental organizations. Just cause you w3rent smart eñough join a union

SteveS Loc: The US is my home.

A Union provides nothing more than someone to negotiate with the employer. The employer is who decides wage levels, benefits, work hours, and job duties. The Union rep may try to force changes in existing wages etc., but if the employer is not willing to make those changes, the Union can do nothing about it.
Sure they can have the members strike, which causes them to be without wages or benefits for the duration of the work stoppage, but sure doesn't effect the livelihood of the Union leadership. This in turn causes the employees to live off their savings until the work stoppage comes to an end. In some cases I have seen where they come back under the same contract they had prior to the strike, or sometimes even take a cut in wages or benefits to just to be able return to work. The employer also has the ability to lockout employees if the Union does not negotiate in good faith. They can also be replaced, "Remember the Air Traffic Controllers"? Those of you who think the Union is in control, are badly mistaken, they are at the mercy of the employer and what they are willing to give up, not what the Union wants. Employees who strike and have not prepared, have a very good chance of loosing everything they worked to achieve.

lbrande

My wife h**es the union she is forced to join.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Is all this a fact . You just don't know how everyone even today still benefacting from uñions

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Have known no one forced to join actually she should be thankful

lbrande

Membership is mandatory for employment. Just because YOU don't know anyone doesn't mean they don't exist.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

I hired union. Lot of people mad upset I wouldn't hire them. I payed more had healthcare insurance. No one was forced to join. But lots people wanted the benefits I payed.

She could always go down road get a job.. sounds like she want3d the benifits

skylane5sp Loc: Puyallup, WA

You do realize there’s a huge difference between a private employer and the public sector.

SteveS Loc: The US is my home.

Yes it is all a fact. I'm not sure how you think you understand what I know, and don't know about Unions, but I can assure you I know all about them, what they represent, and how they operate.

SteveS Loc: The US is my home.

Unless you are in a Closed Shop state. A closed shop agreement is a contract between an employer and a labor union that stipulates that the employer will only hire workers from a specific union and those workers can only remain with that employer while they are a part of the union that the agreement covers.

Oklahoma is an Open Shop state, an employer can not force an employee to join a Union even if the business is represented by a Union.

SteveS Loc: The US is my home.

Did the Union membership force you to pay higher wages, or provide healthcare? How did hiring Union members benefit your business?

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

They were sk**led they came back each year they were union contracts