Forum Post: Beware of the unions
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 20, 2011, 8:30 p.m. EST by Daniel1984
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from Wiley Ford, WV
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If the unions that are getting involved with OWS are sincere then they can be very helpful, but I am the member of a prominent U.S. union, and they are as corrupt as Wall St., congress and everything else we are fighting against. The unions are already making this fight about the political parties, and they are trying to use us to gain leverage in the election. So everyone be wary of the unions.
The most corrupt unions are still the most democratic institutions in American society and I do not mean to suggest that there is not a problem of corruption in unions, though a far more wide spread problem is that of bureaucratic inertia.
For anybody who is a union member I would remind you that your union is the only protection you have between you and the boss. Get involved in your union. Go to membership meetings. If you really think there is a problem with bureaucracy in your union, or even corruption, then subscribe to Labor Notes and the Union Democracy Review. Labor Notes especially is the foremost institution in the nation fighting for union democracy and militant, fighting unionism. They sponsor trouble makers schools all over the country that are well worth attending.
And I have learned something today. Thank you, RedJazz43. I will be looking into those things.
There is sure is alot of cronyism in unions. Though in my life if it was not for a union, my father and his friends would never get a pay rise. So I am for unions though i want better regulation and laws for union funds.
I agree. Unions are and were meant to be the checks and balances of the companies. They need to be uncorrupted.
Beware of anyone who wants to co-opt the movement and any party. Aim to be the big tent. It doesn't matter what your religion, party, or belief about unions is, you ought to be mad at Wall Street for the corruption there.
--Knave Dave http://thegreatrecession.info/blog/2011/11/bushwhacked-by-the-bush-tax-cuts-for-the-rich/
unions are a money laundering operation for the dem. party.
Union are gay.
SEIU is strongly backing OWS.(One of several unions) Their leaders desire a Marxist state. Following them and their speeches,etc shows this clearly. They also are tied closely with the Obama administration (big donors,etc) Due to the economic downturn, unions are losing members, dues,etc. Their leaders are part of the 1%, yet the 99% haven't seemed to figure this out yet. They have spent/embezzled the pensions, so they are desperate for lots of new members as a source of revenue.
your are right !!!!!!!! trumpka , stern and gerard , all friends of 0bama.