It's no secret that I don't like labor unions, and in case you missed it, I had the chance to hit a striking union member with my car. So when Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed a bill that would reduce the bargaining power of labor unions. I was slightly pleased. You can make this a partisan issue if you want, but this is damn-near common sense. There's just no use for unions anymore.
There are laws in place now that protect employees on many levels. I don't have to tell you that a company can't deny employment to a handicapped person on paper. A company can't not hire a person because of the color of their skin on paper. A company can't discriminate against you because of your religion or sexual preference. We have the unions to thank for that. The only thing unions are any good for nowadays is wage negotiation, and the Governor was spot-on for recognizing that.
Since the Governor's decision, protests have sprouted all over the country. It's nice to see people exercising their right to free assembly, but it shows how superficial Americans are. People around the world are protesting for their freedom and here we are over here crying over money. These are the very same slackers that do the bare minimum to keep their jobs. They take days off and get fake doctor notices like we can't see them on television.
I used to work for a company delivering windows and doors in the 90's. This was a non-union job that paid every Friday. We we're judged on our merit and our work spoke for us. There was no annual wage increase or cost of living increases. And I did just fine, getting 2 raises a year for the 4 years I was there. When I got my first government job, it was union. We got paid every two weeks, we paid dues every pay period, but it seemed like there were too many ways for people to get paid without working. And I know I should have been supervisor sooner. There were people working in the same records room for 20 years with no desire to move up. We got our annual raises, but I was doing things veterans needed authorization to do. That's when I realized that the unions protected slackers. They're not forced to churn out max production, and as long as they don't physically hurt someone, they had a job. Hell, even if they did, all they had to do was cry EAP.
From the government's point of view, if you're not producing you need to find another job. I'm not trying to pay you more than you're worth, I'm not trying to pay you after I fire you, I shouldn't feel forced to supply your medical insurance (especially if my business isn't a medical insurance provider) and I shouldn't feel forced to pay you after you retire. And I've always wondered about pensions and such. How dare we think we should get paid to do nothing. People don't want taxes to be raised, but they don't want their pensions to be taxed either. All around us, stuff is falling apart. I wonder if the protesters remember that we're in a recession? Soon, the dollar is going to be worth as much as a band-aid that won't stick anymore. They need to act like it and be happy that they have a job. This social revolution is far from over, and I predict an infusion of socialism as time goes on. At least until the one-world government is established.
to be continued...
