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[JDPriestly]

65. If you like the 40-hour week and overtime pay, you should like unions.

Most Democrats like unions by the way, and this is Democratic Underground.

Don't want to offend, but unions are very, very, very, very popular among Democrats and for good reason. Before unions, workers were treated like so much throw-away junk.

It's thanks to the union movement that we work in decent conditions and that our children do not work long, sweatshop hours.

I strongly support the union movement.

Germany has a long tradition of strong unions, worker representation on the boards of directors with voting rights on certain matters. Interestingly the two European Union countries with the fewest strikes, incredibly few days of work lost to strikes and a tradition of harmonious, cooperative relationships between employers and employees are Germany and Austria. Those are also countries in which employees work very hard and are generally highly skilled.

I believe that strong unions make happy, skilled, serious workers. I think that the experience of Germany and the experience in the pre-Reagan years in the US support my belief. After all, the US was at its most prosperous and successful as the Depression declined until Reagan. And those years of prosperity and success were also the years in which unions were the strongest in the US.

Unions help improve life for everyone.