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Barefootsies · 02-11-2009, 06:59 PM

As I have said in other threads...

I have been a union steward, and management for the same company. I see both sides of the arguments. There is a legitimate need for unions in corporate America.

For every stereotype people like to come up with for scapegoating unions. I can easily dash them on the management side of the equation. One example off the top of my head... Back when I was in telco. They asked the union to make concessions on their healthcare so the company could survive, and keep jobs, or whatever the pitch was at the time. The union conceded.

Within MONTHS Whitaker, the CEO at the time, received some obscene annual bonus and THEN they opened up a bunch of non-union, sub contracted call centers, and eliminated jobs anyways. Nothing like a kick in the nuts, and a bitch slap. Middle management gets it just as bad from the higher ups. Always asked to make concessions, and then some big wig gets another nice PHAT bonus for all his cost cutting. In the meantime, they keep buying up all their competition with all the money that take from the workers.

Corporate America at it's finest.

02-11-2009, 06:59 PM
Barefootsies Choice is an Illusion Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Obama Posts: 42,635	As I have said in other threads... I have been a union steward, and management for the same company. I see both sides of the arguments. There is a legitimate need for unions in corporate America. For every stereotype people like to come up with for scapegoating unions. I can easily dash them on the management side of the equation. One example off the top of my head... Back when I was in telco. They asked the union to make concessions on their healthcare so the company could survive, and keep jobs, or whatever the pitch was at the time. The union conceded. Within MONTHS Whitaker, the CEO at the time, received some obscene annual bonus and THEN they opened up a bunch of non-union, sub contracted call centers, and eliminated jobs anyways. Nothing like a kick in the nuts, and a bitch slap. Middle management gets it just as bad from the higher ups. Always asked to make concessions, and then some big wig gets another nice PHAT bonus for all his cost cutting. In the meantime, they keep buying up all their competition with all the money that take from the workers. Corporate America at it's finest. __________________ Should You Email Your Members? Link1 \| Link2 \| Link3 Enough Said. "Would you rather live like a king for a year or like a prince forever?"