Lets talk unions....

[ShutupandFly]

Well, you kept coming back with pro-union banter, pick a side, quit flip-flopping.

Pro-union banter, oh my god you realy need to take your time and pay attention to what your reading. I don't think anyone on this tread has any doubt where I stand on this issue.

 

[XPOO]

Dude, I was telling you to quit giving flame-bait to whoever you were talking to about the whole letter that disappointed so-and-so. Forget, I'm done explaining. Over and Out.

 

[ShutupandFly]

Dude, I was telling you to quit giving flame-bait to whoever you were talking to about the whole letter that disappointed so-and-so. Forget, I'm done explaining. Over and Out.

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Man you are starting to sound like my ex-wife.

 

[405]

Isn't that sweet? Hey man you have an admirer.

That's funny.

I think XPOO needs to reread your posts and he would "admire" you also.

 

[405]

Copied from the "Where are the crew schedulers?" thread:

isn't it amazing! how long have they been saying this would happen? 2+ years? see, there is some sort of progress without a contract...

So you actually think dispatchers not having to type crew names anymore is a product of the union?

 

[shark77]

Has anyone ever brought in a union?

We did and it is night and day. When every other department was affected by pay, sick time, and work rule changes, we remained status quo.

In the grand scheme of things, unions do nothing to help capitalism, as they are an inpediment to corporate efficiency. But put things into perspective, do you work for capitalism or yourself.

As with any decision in corporate America everything is a business decision. The same goes with bringing in a union. It's simply a business decision. We made it because it made sense for us.

Should we be shunned because we made a decision in our interest and not one in the company's?

A company can and should still be profitable with unions. If the contracts put them out of business, then management negotiated poorly.

Ensuring the middle-class has more money is a good thing for the economy in a macro sense. It is just that individually, companies don't benefit by paying more to there middle-class workers, but collectively they do. Therefore in a capitalist sociecty, unions actually play a good role of ensuring future strength in the economy. Because once the wealth gets collected to one side of the spectrum the economy will decline.

 

[405]

You know what? Let's not talk unions anymore.

Shark, I am truly happy your union has worked for you and your co-workers. Thanks for the insightful response and your opinion. I am not one to judge other dispatchers at other companies. You all did what you needed to do to make your workplace better.

What we we have at my company is a unique situation where the weak and angry stirred up the pot and the timid followed them.

Next update will be in a year or so (two years from our vote-in date) when we get to see a contract proposal. It's great to be financially stagnant while the cost of everything around us keeps going up.