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The Law of Supply and Demand At Work
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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 565298" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>I know you already have my opinion, Caymen and you asked for Mike C's, but consider this:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Many (and I am not saying I feel this way, but many do) non-union members feel that a "Closed Shop" is nothing more than a "shake down", and that this day and age, most unions don't provide their members with any real significant benefits above what they would get in a non-union shop...therefore it is the union TAKING and not GIVING, and therefore what's the point. Unions in this sense become labor racketeering organizations, with leverage over employers and employees that must pay "tribute".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, that's the basic viewpoint shared by many (I am NOT saying it's my viewpoint...I was part of a laborer's union, I know the pros and cons). But it is a common viewpoint, and to understand how others think you should consider that viewpoint and its merits, instead of emotionally dismissing it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thus, given that viewpoint and perspective, can you see any validity in it? Have you ever worked in a shop or for a company where the union really wasn't providing that much value to the employees AND to the company, or where the employees would no doubt have enjoy the same benefits and standards, even if the union were absent?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 565298, member: 60724"] I know you already have my opinion, Caymen and you asked for Mike C's, but consider this: Many (and I am not saying I feel this way, but many do) non-union members feel that a "Closed Shop" is nothing more than a "shake down", and that this day and age, most unions don't provide their members with any real significant benefits above what they would get in a non-union shop...therefore it is the union TAKING and not GIVING, and therefore what's the point. Unions in this sense become labor racketeering organizations, with leverage over employers and employees that must pay "tribute". So, that's the basic viewpoint shared by many (I am NOT saying it's my viewpoint...I was part of a laborer's union, I know the pros and cons). But it is a common viewpoint, and to understand how others think you should consider that viewpoint and its merits, instead of emotionally dismissing it. Thus, given that viewpoint and perspective, can you see any validity in it? Have you ever worked in a shop or for a company where the union really wasn't providing that much value to the employees AND to the company, or where the employees would no doubt have enjoy the same benefits and standards, even if the union were absent? TJR [/QUOTE]
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