U.S. Steel wins Supreme Court labor fight

[packman]

12. Had an Uncle who worked in a Steel Mill

and he was a dead-to-the-core Democrat and union man who transitioned from the floor of the mill where he laid brick in the ovens to a low level manager job when he got injured when a crane fell on him (but , that's another story).

He got a different perspective on union/management when he said an air-conditioner needed to be adjusted in his office because of some minor mechanical issue. First two different plumbers called in - one to do interior work, the other exterior work (a plastic drain pipe) , then an electrician, then a labor rep to hand-adjust it, then the entire thing written off by 3 separate union organizations. He also became aware of how much the company was being taken for by the guys who handed out equipment and safety gear at the beginning of each shift then would do basically nothing for the next 7 hours until the end of the shifts. The mill closed down about 5 years after he got "promoted" to his position.

Makes a difference as to what side of the fence you're on as you watch the guy on the other side.