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Originally Posted by feederfred
Ok...and your point is ??? And yes, I am glad that California is not a "right to work" state....MY point was just about the few Pepsi drivers I know...If you want to start one of those "I don't like union threads" forget it, I don't waste my time on that crap. I retire in a little over 2 months with a very healthy pension, so let's just not do that dance. I don't need to justify anything....
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Just the opposite actually! Everything moves in circles and it appears the time may be returning that the unions can become an assett, especially in this industry. I'm no youngster and remember many of the not so special days of the unions. However, the circle is coming around once again where they can serve a very useful purpose. That is if the unions are capable of gaining lost ground.
The unions were originally started to band workers together for better working conditions, pay, etc. Over the years corporations came to realize they were indeed making huge mistakes by not treating workers fairly. Corporations changed their ways and the workplace did become a better place for many, not necessarily all. When this occurred the union membership dropped as less places of work chose to unionize.
Unfortunately over the last 15 - 20 years the circle started coming back around again and corporations are quickly returning to the ways prior to the start of unions. A classic example was the recent announcement by Circuit City that they were firing 2400 people and openly admitting they are being fired so they can replace them with lower paid workers. There are many more examples of corporations taking advantage of less collective bargaining units (unions). In addition corporations are going to great lengths to maintain their control over the workers and doing what they can to prevent unionization of the workplaces.
As for my point, it was a question. Texas government is pro "Big Business" and does nothing for the worker. I've been reading many different pieces regarding California's methods which appear to be pro "Worker". Since I do not live in, nor have I ever, I was mainly curious as to what Californians have experienced regarding Californian governments position in as far as workers treatment and rights? From what I have seen so far I like California's methods and would hope many of them are adopted by other states as well.
I would hope this does not turn out to be an anti-union thread but instead an informative one regarding the original question.
