Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, sh
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Title couldn’t say it all.
“Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups.
They have raised wages, shortened hours and provided supplemental benefits.
Through collective bargaining and grievance procedures, they have brought justice and democracy to the shop floor.
But their work goes beyond their own jobs, and even beyond our borders.
Our unions have fought for aid to education, for better housing, for development of our national resources and for saving the family-sized farms.
They have spoken, not for narrow self-interest, but for the public interest and for the people.”
~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy aka JFK
, Aug. 30, 1960
~ Born May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
~ Died November 22, 1963 (aged 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S
“Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups.
They have raised wages, shortened hours and provided supplemental benefits.
Through collective bargaining and grievance procedures, they have brought justice and democracy to the shop floor.
But their work goes beyond their own jobs, and even beyond our borders.
Our unions have fought for aid to education, for better housing, for development of our national resources and for saving the family-sized farms.
They have spoken, not for narrow self-interest, but for the public interest and for the people.”
~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy aka JFK
, Aug. 30, 1960
~ Born May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
~ Died November 22, 1963 (aged 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S
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I am sure you know that;
Discussion Posts in the Political Discourse Forum, mainly quotations, as well as comments in the website are used by me as a means of inspiration and to invoke philosophical thoughts from the reader.
Pragmatically speaking, quotations can also be used as language games (in the Wittgensteinian sense of the term) to manipulate social order and the structure of society
“Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language.”
~ Ludwig Wittgenstein
~ Austrian-British philosopher
~ Born: April 26, 1889, Vienna, Austria
~ Died: April 29, 1951, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Ludwig said it all...
When I returned to the same job the second summer, the union steward came around my first day, he explained that I will have to join the union, pay an initiation fee, and be subject to weekly withholding of union dues.
I informed him that I had already joined the union the previous summer so I was not required to pay the initiation fees again. He glared at me angrily, demanded I bring in my union card the next day and stomped away like a petulant child.
Only proves the scam they were running on the short term college kids. They weren’t interested in helping us, they were only interested in lining their pockets with hefty dues for a 3 month gig
Americans have always joined together—whether in parent teacher associations or local community organizations—to solve problems and make changes that improve their lives and their communities.
Through unions, people join together to strive for improvements at the place where they spend a large portion of their waking hours: work.
The freedom of workers to join together in unions and negotiate with employers (in a process known as collective bargaining) is widely recognized as a fundamental human right across the globe.
In the United States, this right is protected by the U.S. Constitution and U.S. law and is supported by a majority of Americans.
Again (of course this was in the 50’ and 60’ before they were infiltrated by the FBI and destroyed)
“They (the unions/the people) have spoken, not for narrow self-interest, but for the public interest and for the people.”
~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy aka JFK
, Aug. 30, 1960
~ Born May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
~ Died November 22, 1963 (aged 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S
It's all flame bait with cherry-picked quotes.
That's not to say that unions today are a net positive for society, individually or collectively. They produce bad effects in many circumstances. How much the good outweighs the bad is a subjective question.
Union membership needs to be easier and to expand to everyone. It's the only way to fight businesses.
~ Clarence Seward Darrow
~ Occupation: Lawyer
~ Alma mater: Allegheny College - University of Michigan
~ Born April 18, 1857 Farmdale, Ohio, U.S.
~Died March 13, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
You should be aware of the undeniable reality.
The American economy has always included a mix of market and political criminals— political connivers and manipulators.
In all cases, of course, the criminals known as "robber barons" did indeed profit by exploiting American customers.
For example, Leland Stanford, a former governor and US senator from California, used his political connections to have the state pass laws prohibiting competition for his Central Pacific railroad, and he and his business partners profited from this monopoly scheme.
Everyone knows the undeniable truth that historically, organized criminal groups such as the FBI and/or the Mafia gained substantial corrupt influence, and even control, over labor unions by creating a climate of fear and intimidation among employers and union members by threats and acts of violence.
So your point is as usual useless.
In a capitalist system yeah they're a part of the systemic machinery and become corrupt due to their leadership conspiring with businesses. But even with that they're better than nothing and union members in the US are better off.
What could go wrong?
The taxpayer gets fucked in the ass.
20fag you called me stupid yet I was agreeing with you🤡
Solidarity was a Cia brokered org that countered the national labor union in Poland.
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document…
You may have been alive but you're stupid and don't know much. Your reply was gibberish since you couldn't answer.
Go have another drink
what a bozo 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Go have another drink and miss your family