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<blockquote data-quote="PobreCarlos" data-source="post: 978200" data-attributes="member: 16651"><p>CharleyHustle;</p><p></p><p>The reality of today's situation you take as "not hav[ing] any documentation", 'eh? Well, guess I can't argue with logic like that, can I? [smile]</p><p></p><p>As for their not "join[ing] the achievers"...well, one might ask; just who do you think the "achievers" are? Those who are watching - and pushing! - their employers out of business year by year? Or those who are building solid careers based on their work ethic in which they ADVANCE the interests of those that employ them? Want a hint? Take a look at the major union membership statistics over the last 3 or 4 decades...and consider that each and every member unit lost during that time represents a JOB loss as well. Actually, in the case of the Teamsters, they represent "more than" job losses; those lost by the Teamsters were primarily good core-industry transportation jobs, which, outside of those provided by UPS, have only been PARTIALLY replaced by primarily bed-pan emptier and sheet changer positions and such. To my mind, although ANY well-performed job is nothing to be ashamed of, those that are holding on to a demonstrably failed labor position generally aren't the type of "achievers" I think one should be proud of; fact is, they've been our economy's biggest losers.</p><p></p><p>BTW, aren't you aware of UPSers who went to FedEx? Or those that were recruited by RPS way back when? Probably aren't too many still around...but more than a few made the transition, and more than that used that competition for their services to advance their personal interests, even if they didn't actually change employers.</p><p></p><p>In any case, I stand by my statement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PobreCarlos, post: 978200, member: 16651"] CharleyHustle; The reality of today's situation you take as "not hav[ing] any documentation", 'eh? Well, guess I can't argue with logic like that, can I? [smile] As for their not "join[ing] the achievers"...well, one might ask; just who do you think the "achievers" are? Those who are watching - and pushing! - their employers out of business year by year? Or those who are building solid careers based on their work ethic in which they ADVANCE the interests of those that employ them? Want a hint? Take a look at the major union membership statistics over the last 3 or 4 decades...and consider that each and every member unit lost during that time represents a JOB loss as well. Actually, in the case of the Teamsters, they represent "more than" job losses; those lost by the Teamsters were primarily good core-industry transportation jobs, which, outside of those provided by UPS, have only been PARTIALLY replaced by primarily bed-pan emptier and sheet changer positions and such. To my mind, although ANY well-performed job is nothing to be ashamed of, those that are holding on to a demonstrably failed labor position generally aren't the type of "achievers" I think one should be proud of; fact is, they've been our economy's biggest losers. BTW, aren't you aware of UPSers who went to FedEx? Or those that were recruited by RPS way back when? Probably aren't too many still around...but more than a few made the transition, and more than that used that competition for their services to advance their personal interests, even if they didn't actually change employers. In any case, I stand by my statement. [/QUOTE]
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