EOC Wk9: Personal Freedon Vs. Union Membership

1.       What would you do if you wanted to work for a company and you had to join the union to get the job?

a.       To me, a union is a false safe of security. Its like going camping knowing that where you are camping there is a 99% chance of getting attacked by a Grizly Bare, and you think you are safer inside a tent. This is the same with the union. In this case, I would decline the offer to work for that company. In these trying times, the union is for thouse who do not  want to work hard or don’t want to work at all. If you are an asset then why do you need a union to tell you what to do or not to do. And it is ususaly by one of your peers that is doing all negociations.

2.       What if they called a strike over an issue you did not agree with?

a.       In this case, like may other cases for instance, Safeway grocrie store chain in California was constantly on strike every other month. As a union worker you have no choice but to strike, if you crossed the line you were considered a trator and eventualy you would get fired by your union peers.  Why then not save your self and your family fron the greif. Resign and move on to a better carear.

3.       What other issues night concern you if you HAD to belong to get a paycheck?

a.       There was a company I worked for back in mid ninties, where some of the workers wanted the company to go union. All in all, it was a long proccess and at the end, the company also was in a position where they were being bought out. The end result was, if the workers go union, maby they might have a chance on saving their job. In the end, during the union vote in, the workers were harrased by management that they will loose their job if the voted for a union. Well, needless to say there was no vote, and  yet those individuals lost their job on account of the company was down sizing and was sold.  There is a lot of concern belonging to a union and getting the proper pay, due to the pay is usually starts out small ant taps out around $15.00 per hour or if you are luckey $18.00 per hour. No Thanks, If you do your job you do not need a union.