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Lady Freedom Returns

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26. I am PROUD to say...

Wed Dec 12, 2012, 06:53 PM

Dec 2012

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My grandfather was a Shop Stewart for the Teamster Union! I remember being a wee little girl going with grandpa ( yes that is what I called him) to see his buddies at Truckers truck stop every Sunday. This was well after he was retired. But they always talked of their old days. That is where I learned that one person is not a powerful as a group. And that things will work for every one to get a piece of the pie, even the employer, because everyone will have a stake on the product.
That is why I am so anti "Right to work". To me, it feels like you have no pride in the business, no stake. You are just used and spit out. I understand the idea behind it. But I have seen what it ends up doing to people. I see all the good going down the toilet.

For those that are pro Right to work and are anti union, I look forward to your PMs. I am getting a nice collection!

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