You expect the rest of us consumers to pay higher prices, so you can get a free (or reduced price) ride?
Since you belong to a union, though, I am sure you have no clue how much it costs the consumer, for your benefits! They will (promise to) take care of you, when Uncle Sammie won't!!! And, I will bet that you would expect the rest of us to pay for your retirement, should your union go under, taking those bucks with them, that you gladly gave to them... along with your soul, and personal choices. Unions are great, if you do not strive for personal excellence...or expect others to do their share... then, its' just a job, where everyone gets paid a lot of money, to read newpapers, and take smoke breaks! And wonder why the jobs are being sent overseas, that they used to get $30 an hour to do...
Of course, that is all fiction, and unions are good. Everybody knows that!
Hmm...I obviously struck a strong nerve with you about unions. Maybe I should have given a MUCH longer explanation of my whole thoughts on unions. My quick point is that people get so wrapped up on negiotiating for a 1% payraise, and they let their health benefits be carved away. I am a former office manager for physicians, so I do have an extensive background on health care issues. My statement to our union group was they should be locking in the healthcare benefits instead of the 1% raise as the healthcare costs for all of us have raising at an alarming rate. The union members need to look at the whole picture instead of just one small portion. As a person who had to see how much it costs EMPLOYERS, I truly am sympathetic towards the employers. A dollar can only go so far. And as for your statement that union members do not strive for personal growth, again, I think you've got a chip about this somewhere. And I don't make a practice of reading the paper at work, I take great pride in my work, I don't get paid $30 an hour and don't plan to bleed my fellow employees dry when I retire. And last but not least, my soul is firmly intact and that was kind of you to worry about it. Cate