-=> Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

 MP> Some unions are just for things like (additional) insurance.  They
 MP> really don't operate like the "mandatory" ones.  They may also provide
 MP> some grievance contraptions for those who believe they do have issues
 MP> with pay or benefits, but I wonder how effective those are in that type
 MP> of union.

The AFGE is a full-fledged union as they negotiate contracts with the
federal government.  They also protect poor employees that are union
members from getting fired.  If yoiu get fired from a fed job and you're
a union member, that's -bad-.

 > Don't get me wrong, unions had their place and time.  But what
 > advantages they offer now are seeminingly miniscule.

 MP> It was an all-or-nothing employee vote.  We voted unionizing of state
 MP> employees down, so none of the unions in question got involved with
 MP> state government and it never came up again.

It's like how the UAW is trying desperately to unionize all of the
foreign-owned car factories down here in the South.  It ain't workin'.
People know better and are treated better by the foreign car companies.

-- Sean

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