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From: jj@rabbit.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Unions, onions, and other things to cry about
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Date: Fri, 6-Apr-84 10:49:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr  6 10:49:15 1984
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>--
>>> 	At one time, labor unions were a necessity.  The laws enacted at
>>> that time, and since then, by unions, have made unions into a costly
>>> luxury.
>
>I thought Congress passed the laws, but what is it about working
>conditions now that obviates unions?  
Well, congress, a lot of whom was elected by labor, with labor money,
and labor lobbying knows WHO elected it.   Some of the laws about
labor unions remove what I see as constitutional guarantees, both
for individuals and for corporations, for the purpose of the
"common welfare".
>There are still lots of unsafe
>plants with hungry workers with no benefits.  If unions were once a
>necessity (and I agree that they were), what would keep conditions
>from reverting to those pre-union times if you took them away?
I don't want to ELIMINATE unions, I want unions and management to
be able to work on an equal basis, rather than the entirely
one-sided union basis that is now US law.
>If you say "But this is the 1980's" you've not witnessed the plight
>of farm workers.  How can you believe that only the unions are greedy?
I didn't say that.  There are a lot of shortsighted people.  Those
who run labor unions stand out.  So do a lot of other people.
<Especially when the farm workers are mentioned.>

Rince Philib a Choiel
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