http://zerodivision.ca/?disp=comments en-CA http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:24:30 +0000 zerodivision [Member] c177@http://zerodivision.ca/ The wage is very much relevant, at least to those who have something negative to say. If it weren't, then it would not be the predominant theme of most of the idiots writing in the various newspapers. I do not recall non union members funding my union, come to think of it, I in fact pay union dues on each pay period. Joe blow public doesn't pay a cent into my union. <br /> <br /> A sense of entitlement is what those with envy in their eyes say. I suppose because you do not make what a union member makes, that somehow means they have a sense of entitlement? No, they have a sense of protecting what they fought for. If everyone else wants to bend over and take it up the ass, go for it, we union members will not. <br /> <br /> Strong arm for more benefits? Again, what I see is unions trying to keep what they have, not go for more. People are acting as if the unions are being selfish, when in fact they've already conceded to things after having their contracts reopened, but apparently it isn't enough, so I ask you, what is enough?
A sense of entitlement is what those with envy in their eyes say. I suppose because you do not make what a union member makes, that somehow means they have a sense of entitlement? No, they have a sense of protecting what they fought for. If everyone else wants to bend over and take it up the ass, go for it, we union members will not.

Strong arm for more benefits? Again, what I see is unions trying to keep what they have, not go for more. People are acting as if the unions are being selfish, when in fact they've already conceded to things after having their contracts reopened, but apparently it isn't enough, so I ask you, what is enough?]]> http://zerodivision.ca/city-workers-on-strike#c177 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:09:06 +0000 Scary Fundamentalist [Visitor] c176@http://zerodivision.ca/ "In this economically hard hit city, a person making more than $10 an hour is treated as an overpaid union bum and is treated with constant scorn for making more than what they are supposedly worth"<br /> <br /> The wage is irrelevant. It's the fact that union people display an entitlement complex. It's the fact that non-union workers fund the unions (through tax write-offs for union membership dues). It's the fact that unions frequently bite the hand that feeds, disrupting the business of their employer to strongarm more benefits. It's the fact that unions have mandatory membership but are then politically active.
The wage is irrelevant. It's the fact that union people display an entitlement complex. It's the fact that non-union workers fund the unions (through tax write-offs for union membership dues). It's the fact that unions frequently bite the hand that feeds, disrupting the business of their employer to strongarm more benefits. It's the fact that unions have mandatory membership but are then politically active.]]> http://zerodivision.ca/city-workers-on-strike#c176