How many people here on DU were once rethugs/conservatives?

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81. so, you were a communist idealist, right?

and then you found how bad those unions were and got a better job at a non-union store.

grandfather and uncle worked at a tire factory BEFORE the union. The work was hard and hazardous-both died of cancer. Since unions have become out of style since raygun-safety in mining has gone down. The so-called "right to work" states, sounds like some rights for workers; yet, it's more rights for corporations to do away with pensions, benefits and pay shitty wages; and in some cases long hours.

I'm glad you found a non-union decent job; but, don't give me the shite about the unions. It's because of the unions that you probably got a decent wage (or you got lucky by having a boss with better business ethics than some corporations today). Because, while many big corporations have seen an increase (some up to 80 percent profit), they still find more ways to screw their workers and attempt to get even more out of the worker without paying a LIVING wage. All because of labor unions going from 31% to under 10% membership. Oh, but y'all need to fear the unions--oooh, yep it's those unions keeping you from getting one of those deregulated, slave wage jobs!!!!

My german great grandfather was a democratic socialist and loathed hitler! My grandfather and most of my family are pro-union, pro-labor. my family are democrats, except for one black sheep uncle who listens to the likes of limpballs and beck. Of course, he's also the uncle who would screw his family for a buck and has done so.