Any other union members, or union friendly folks here?

[bridgit]

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If you are, are you solid with your union?

[SouthernDem2006]

Nope, my employer will not recognize a union and striking is illegal.

[talidapali]

My whole family is a union family, Typesetters (for newspaper and periodical employees). My grandfather was a union organizer in East Tennessee.

Unfortunately, the industries I have worked in don't have unions.

[SubstituteTeacher]

Substitute teachers are not unionized in my state.

[Nanette]

Our house is totally union, UMWA. I was raised in a union home also UMWA and later the Brotherhood of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. My grandfather fought to bring the union to the mines here in WV. He was in the mine war Battle of Blair Mountain.

I have walked many a picket line in my life, and never have crossed a picket line and never will. We are totally loyal to the union, I should say ALL unions.

This brings a story. Back in the early nineties there was a big mine strike. The union men all gathered at the picket line. Hundreds of them. They started sitting down in the road to keep the company men out. Well the State Police was called and they brought buses with them. Every time they would arrest a bunch of guys sitting in the road they would load them on one of the buses. As each group was arrested another group would sit down. This went on all day. Well the men picked who was not to sit down and most of them had pickup trucks. When one of the buses were loaded it took off to Madison where the miners were booked or whatever you call it. As soon and they were let go the men in the pickup trucks loaded them back up and right back up to the mine site they would go. I sat on our front porch and watched my husband haul load after load of men back to the mine site. I had a red bandanna that I tied to the porch and every time a load of them passed they hooted and waved! I will never forget that day.

So yes, we are still VERY union and proud of it!

If any of you all are interested in reading about the Battle of Blair Mountain I am sure that you can find info on it on the internet.

[webhead]

I have mixed feelings about unions. I have developed areas of concern based upon my experiences working with union members of a specific trade. But I cast aside these concerns to support unions in general. Most of us would be fucked by business if it were not for unions, who have and continue to protect the individual worker from the selfishness of business.

I lost interest in baseball because of what one player did during the baseball strike in the '80s. Players were on strike, and this one player hired people to walk the picket line for him. This guy was strong union, but he felt it was below himself to walk the line. If union members go on strike, they should walk the picket line themselves no matter that they may be athletes earning millions of dollars.

Not too long ago I went to Best Buy to buy a $20 radio. There was a picket line because Best Buy was building with non-union workers at another location. I was asked not to buy at this store, so I honored their request and turned around.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

I lost interest in baseball because of what one player did during the baseball strike in the '80s. Players were on strike, and this one player hired people to walk the picket line for him. This guy was strong union, but he felt it was below himself to walk the line. If union members go on strike, they should walk the picket line themselves no matter that they may be athletes earning millions of dollars.


As pro-union as I am that baseball strike turned my stomach! Even Michael Jordon walked away from it! I haven't watched much baseball since. BTW, I never heard the story about a player paying someone to picket for him. Jeez.

[bridgit]

Nope, my employer will not recognize a union and striking is illegal.

Mmm, that is a tough one. My husband still carries his operating engineer's 501 card and has info'd me that certain tasks, even if covered under union generalized protocols, are not subject to things such as breaks, time off, or in some cases even lunch for crying out loud i.e continuous pour concrete, or construction segments requiring undisrupted oversight until key components are assembled...

I still think we need collective bargaining on a range of activities. Leaving it all up to the graces of corporate America has just been too dicey
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[bridgit]

My whole family is a union family, Typesetters (for newspaper and periodical employees). My grandfather was a union organizer in East Tennessee.

Unfortunately, the industries I have worked in don't have unions.

Here's to Gramp's :oregonian_winesmile

I don't always work in my degree, as such, I don't always work in a union setting so do hear you talking. All the best to you & yours :tiphat:

[bridgit]

Substitute teachers are not unionized in my state.

That's a tough one too. But you're still a teacher. And communities need you. Teaching is not the easiest thing to do, especially just walking in picking up and taking over a curricula.

My husband's uncle was key in getting the CTA going here in Cali. He retired out as a Cal St Prof of Marine Bio, Oceanography & Eng Lit. Though before it all got rolling for him...he was a substitute teacher bagging groceries at a market working his way through.

This nation needs teachers :cheer:

[bridgit]

Our house is totally union, UMWA. I was raised in a union home also UMWA and later the Brotherhood of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. My grandfather fought to bring the union to the mines here in WV. He was in the mine war Battle of Blair Mountain.

I have walked many a picket line in my life, and never have crossed a picket line and never will. We are totally loyal to the union, I should say ALL unions.

This brings a story. Back in the early nineties there was a big mine strike. The union men all gathered at the picket line. Hundreds of them. They started sitting down in the road to keep the company men out. Well the State Police was called and they brought buses with them. Every time they would arrest a bunch of guys sitting in the road they would load them on one of the buses. As each group was arrested another group would sit down. This went on all day. Well the men picked who was not to sit down and most of them had pickup trucks. When one of the buses were loaded it took off to Madison where the miners were booked or whatever you call it. As soon and they were let go the men in the pickup trucks loaded them back up and right back up to the mine site they would go. I sat on our front porch and watched my husband haul load after load of men back to the mine site. I had a red bandanna that I tied to the porch and every time a load of them passed they hooted and waved! I will never forget that day.

So yes, we are still VERY union and proud of it!

If any of you all are interested in reading about the Battle of Blair Mountain I am sure that you can find info on it on the internet.

UMWA, well now...like that dude said, "Can't touch this!" That is a one no jive union. The safety concerns alone and the things those folks do every day all day long is a heart stopper that deserves admiration.

Peace & Long Life to you & yours, Darlin
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[webhead]

As pro-union as I am that baseball strike turned my stomach! Even Michael Jordon walked away from it! I haven't watched much baseball since. BTW, I never heard the story about a player paying someone to picket for him. Jeez.
Tom Pagnozzi, Catcher, Cardinals

I saw him say it during a TV broadcast of local news!

[bridgit]

I have mixed feelings about unions. I have developed areas of concern based upon my experiences working with union members of a specific trade. But I cast aside these concerns to support unions in general. Most of us would be fucked by business if it were not for unions, who have and continue to protect the individual worker from the selfishness of business.

I lost interest in baseball because of what one player did during the baseball strike in the '80s. Players were on strike, and this one player hired people to walk the picket line for him. This guy was strong union, but he felt it was below himself to walk the line. If union members go on strike, they should walk the picket line themselves no matter that they may be athletes earning millions of dollars.

Not too long ago I went to Best Buy to buy a $20 radio. There was a picket line because Best Buy was building with non-union workers at another location. I was asked not to buy at this store, so I honored their request and turned around.

No, flat-out I hear you! Players need unions to protect them from corporate sports franchises, that would have them back on the field playing with little more than a spot theara-massage, a shot of localized cortisone-steroid and a Ben-Gay/Ace bandage wrap...

But the never ending ceiling to a game affords many obscene monies for playing a game that sponsors beer, popcorn, peanuts, and the Neo Roman Coliseum environment of corporate sports is specious at best in other words,

"It isn't a game, Jonathan." to paraphrase Houseman in Rollerball. I don;t think free agency was much of a contribution either. I've worked in the music industry, and the lawyers are interchangeable between the two endeavor = "Show Me The Money!!!!!!!!" Some musicians are obscenely over paid. Howard Stern, as a for instance, makes some $1,000 every 7 seconds. Do not get me going about Rush Limbaugh, cause that ain't pretty either

I've seen other unions price themselves right out of a job. And that mad money dude, that Kramer dude (though I think there's something wrong with him...in his head) said the other day that the primary force driving costs up, and wages & benefits downward are the medical demands of unions. And that within those demands, the payouts so as he suggested, are in mountainous expenditures for pharmaceutical compounds that treat ED...you got it: Erectile Dysfunction. VIVA, Viagra!

I work at what I do. But I've seen others come in and just float around, walk through, or do a cameo at their craft. They schmooze the difference by kissing ass union or no.

Thank you for your post.

[bridgit]

As pro-union as I am that baseball strike turned my stomach! Even Michael Jordon walked away from it! I haven't watched much baseball since. BTW, I never heard the story about a player paying someone to picket for him. Jeez.

Boy do I hear you. I don't mean to piss off any Canadians, or that Spice Girl's husband, or that Spice Girl...but the NHL could still be on strike for all I care :party0007[1]:

[bridgit]

Our house is totally union, UMWA. I was raised in a union home also UMWA and later the Brotherhood of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. My grandfather fought to bring the union to the mines here in WV. He was in the mine war Battle of Blair Mountain.

I have walked many a picket line in my life, and never have crossed a picket line and never will. We are totally loyal to the union, I should say ALL unions.

This brings a story. Back in the early nineties there was a big mine strike. The union men all gathered at the picket line. Hundreds of them. They started sitting down in the road to keep the company men out. Well the State Police was called and they brought buses with them. Every time they would arrest a bunch of guys sitting in the road they would load them on one of the buses. As each group was arrested another group would sit down. This went on all day. Well the men picked who was not to sit down and most of them had pickup trucks. When one of the buses were loaded it took off to Madison where the miners were booked or whatever you call it. As soon and they were let go the men in the pickup trucks loaded them back up and right back up to the mine site they would go. I sat on our front porch and watched my husband haul load after load of men back to the mine site. I had a red bandanna that I tied to the porch and every time a load of them passed they hooted and waved! I will never forget that day.

So yes, we are still VERY union and proud of it!

If any of you all are interested in reading about the Battle of Blair Mountain I am sure that you can find info on it on the internet.

Nanette, let's you and me try this one. I checked Dwight's tube and it went away for some reason, either way you know :hug:
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[Nanette]

Thanks sweetie! :hug:

[SubstituteTeacher]

That's a tough one too. But you're still a teacher. And communities need you. Teaching is not the easiest thing to do, especially just walking in picking up and taking over a curricula.

My husband's uncle was key in getting the CTA going here in Cali. He retired out as a Cal St Prof of Marine Bio, Oceanography & Eng Lit. Though before it all got rolling for him...he was a substitute teacher bagging groceries at a market working his way through.

This nation needs teachers :cheer:
Substitute teachers should be unionized. We went through the same program the teachers we sub for did.

[Zemo]

I am the treasurer of our local CSEA union.