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"Unions destroy jobs! For example, the Dole Pineapple plant in Hawaii is a tourist attraction and nothing else. You see, their unionized $19/hr pineapple pickers were simply too unproductive and too expensive for Dole to continue in Hawaii. They now grow pineapples in the Philippines. "

This is so true! My dad used to have a good job with Freightliner. Now at age 55 he is laid off, because the company just couldn't afford to pay the wages the unionized employees were demanding. Now those jobs are in some other country, Mexico, I think. Of course, he blames Bush for the loss of his job. I told him he should blame his union instead, and patiently explained why. I think he's starting to understand....

This is so true! My dad used to have a good job with Freightliner. Now at age 55 he is laid off, because the company just couldn't afford to pay the wages the unionized employees were demanding.

Same thing with the A&P food plant in NY. The unions broke them. They closed the doors.
My brother lives in Corning NY. Everytime the company comes up with a new product, it gets moved out of NY. Most new products go to China or Mexico. NY is too expensive. It's the AFLCIO union.