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bigbrother05

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20. Right to work laws made inroads when the unions were strong

Reply to calimary (Reply #14)

Mon Feb 5, 2018, 03:04 PM

Feb 2018

When the unions set the pace, a few non-union shops didn't really hurt the overall wages in an area. That made it easy to convince workers that their dues were an unnecessary cost and they would actually come out ahead making a bit less without paying money to those commies/socialists.

Then when the numbers of unions dropped and their political clout diminished, the cuts came and we have the Walmarts of the world taking over with guaranteed food stamp qualification built in.

Somehow those folks that are so proud that they don't belong to no stinkin' union can't figure out why so many folks are getting "free food" paid out of their hard earned tax dollars.

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In case you missed it, "What happens when Amazon opens warehouses in poor cities." [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2018 OP

K&R! nt Anon-C Feb 2018 #1

We need a dramatic resurgence of unions -- Amazon looks like RandomAccess Feb 2018 #2

apparently, scotus is preparing to land a lethal blow to unions. niyad Feb 2018 #6

and Walmart. I worked there as a seasonal employees about 8 years ago to get some extra $ iluvtennis Feb 2018 #10

I was a salt Rorey Feb 2018 #17

Wow, 10 months at Walmart...you're a rock star. Nope, I neverhad to do the sqiggle... iluvtennis Feb 2018 #27

+1000 mountain grammy Feb 2018 #18

Unions are a good thing hueymahl Feb 2018 #3

Unions are there for a reason. calimary Feb 2018 #14

Right to work laws made inroads when the unions were strong bigbrother05 Feb 2018 #20

The unions helped push it along. Those so-called "reagan democrats", were union folks who still_one Feb 2018 #21

+ 1000...The War against Unions is. whathehell Feb 2018 #29

Reminds me of Walmart PatSeg Feb 2018 #4

What got me is when they restricted the printer ink I've bought many times to Prime members progree Feb 2018 #7

I don't expect any company to be perfect PatSeg Feb 2018 #13

I use Amazon for pricing info. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #25

Oh yes! PatSeg Feb 2018 #26

Amazon Is Draconian colsohlibgal Feb 2018 #5

TGIF Delmette2.0 Feb 2018 #8

Only 1 person is making money at Amazon...and he has enough. NT SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #9

and wall street banksters nt elmac Feb 2018 #11

I love your play on gangsters vs. banksters! Ha, Great!! SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #12

yep, the banksters have done more damage to the country elmac Feb 2018 #16

A man with a gun will rob you, a man with a briefcase will steal you blind bigbrother05 Feb 2018 #23

Amazon is a 21st-century digital chain gang dalton99a Feb 2018 #15

Walmart of the internet! Plucketeer Feb 2018 #19

I've seen both sides... TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #22

I'll complain about CEO's before hard working Union workers. C Moon Feb 2018 #24

Agreed. And companies can afford to pay union level/better salaries. It is only their greed for iluvtennis Feb 2018 #28

Exactly...The correct response to a working person who says whathehell Feb 2018 #30