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Local 705 out of Chicago negotiates their own contract and its better than yours !
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<blockquote data-quote="Cole" data-source="post: 205452" data-attributes="member: 9507"><p><strong>Re: Local 705 out of Chicago negotiates their own contract and its better than yours</strong></p><p></p><p>Alot of the problems with unions in the South, is based imho on old politicians and new, and they control the media, who will rarley give us a fair shake. For instance when we were on strike, I did several interviews, but they would twist everything I said; for instance one guy asked some questions and I stated "we know we make pretty descent wages, but we're not out here over that, some of our part-timers work close to 60 hrs a week, and are still classified part-time, and they're routinley shorted on their pay checks".</p><p></p><p>All they played on that was, "we know we make descent wages". That type thing happened over and over, so I finally told them there was no point to make a statement as they would edit and chop it to their own needs, and the guy from the local newspaper said, 'not me, but my boss hates Unions', such much for freedom of speech!</p><p></p><p>Also I am pretty sure the first union in the US was organized in the South, in South Carolina, but their has not been a big labor movement, as the media and others paint the unions in a bad light as often as possible, only pointing to some of the violence done in the early days, but they don't show that it was only to defend themselves initially from the legbrakers/thugs the company's would hire, and with police help etc...</p><p></p><p>That's why so many businesses are running this way, to hide from union labor, and then they leave the country, and our politicians voted for them to be able to do so, and in doing so stuck it to the very one's that pay taxes that ultimatley pay their salaries, only they don't have to negotiate raises/pension with their bosses; The American people, but can vote on their own pay etc..among themselves. This country has gotten things backwards and these politicians with their pockets open to any and everybody have forgotten who it is they are to represent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cole, post: 205452, member: 9507"] [b]Re: Local 705 out of Chicago negotiates their own contract and its better than yours[/b] Alot of the problems with unions in the South, is based imho on old politicians and new, and they control the media, who will rarley give us a fair shake. For instance when we were on strike, I did several interviews, but they would twist everything I said; for instance one guy asked some questions and I stated "we know we make pretty descent wages, but we're not out here over that, some of our part-timers work close to 60 hrs a week, and are still classified part-time, and they're routinley shorted on their pay checks". All they played on that was, "we know we make descent wages". That type thing happened over and over, so I finally told them there was no point to make a statement as they would edit and chop it to their own needs, and the guy from the local newspaper said, 'not me, but my boss hates Unions', such much for freedom of speech! Also I am pretty sure the first union in the US was organized in the South, in South Carolina, but their has not been a big labor movement, as the media and others paint the unions in a bad light as often as possible, only pointing to some of the violence done in the early days, but they don't show that it was only to defend themselves initially from the legbrakers/thugs the company's would hire, and with police help etc... That's why so many businesses are running this way, to hide from union labor, and then they leave the country, and our politicians voted for them to be able to do so, and in doing so stuck it to the very one's that pay taxes that ultimatley pay their salaries, only they don't have to negotiate raises/pension with their bosses; The American people, but can vote on their own pay etc..among themselves. This country has gotten things backwards and these politicians with their pockets open to any and everybody have forgotten who it is they are to represent. [/QUOTE]
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