[AT] Union Labor

[Dean VP]

I would like to share my only personal experience with a union. It was not a
good one. I worked for Western Electric for a couple years in the early
60's. I don't recall now whether I was required to join the union or not but
at that particular time I needed a job and this was about as good as I could
find in that particular period in NW Iowa. I joined the CWA, Communication
Workers of America, and was a member for awhile attending all the meetings,
etc.

However, I just could not condone what the union was proposing and doing. I
won't go into detail. In a fit of anger at a Union Meeting I turned in my
Union card. I resigned from the union without really knowing what the
ramifications might be. Well, I found out. For some odd reason my work
quality started deteriorating! My work was being sabotaged. Fortunately I
had a boss who realized what was going on so it didn't impact me from the
company point of view. But there were ramifications. 

Later on I was offered a paid transfer to California and accepted it. By
this time things had settled down.  After 6 months, rather than accept a
paid transfer back to NW Iowa, I resigned and took a new position with a
different company. From that point on I never ever joined a union again. 

Only a sample of one experience. YMMV. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

Forbidden fruits create many jams!

www.deerelegacy.com

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In a message dated 12/4/2005 11:54:29 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
gwill at toast.net writes:
Louis,

Shopping  Wal-Mart is purely optional, and none of us will mind terribly if 
you choose  not to.  Shop around for higher prices any time you wish to... 
it's a  free country and it's your money.

To answer your question... it's the  kind of person who understands basic 
economics rather than blindly opposing  what they don't really understand.

George  Willer


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Thank  You George that was very well said.  I applaud you.  

Walt  Davies
Cooper Hollow Farm
Monmouth, OR 97361
503 623-0460  

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