[mylife]

A painters union goon assaults a 3 year old girl

[vpintheak]

Unions are evil, if you don't believe it just read the Communist Manifesto, they like Unions just fine.

[Artemis Webb]

When I was 18 years old I took a summer job with a local factory that was with the Teamsters. I had to sign a "voluntary" statement that I was joining of my own free will and that I would be fired if I didn't begin paying my dues within 90 days.

I never paid them a cent. :)

[Fruitbat]

Unions are obsolete!

The NAACP, really NAALP, L for liberal, is nothing short of a union for black Americans. No direct dues. Only indirect ones. You have to "shop at the company store" forever if you back them.

[LogicWings]

Actually, this article, editorial, (whatever) really got me thinking. I've been going down this road for a while. I have a quote here for an article I am working on.

Union President Duane Woerth - "We have a fantastic legal advantage that they would die for. As a union, we have antitrust immunity."

The "they" was corporate managers. It is an admission of an "unlevel playing field" on the behalf of the unions. Unions use violence to maintain their monopoly. Why doesn't anyone question this? What happens to me if I cross a picket line as a "scab?" I better have good medical, yeah?

Why don't we consider Unions monopolies? They are. Why are they exempt from anti-trust laws? Union members are bullies, pure and simple. We need to wake up to this fact.

[TASMANIANRED]

In General but especially with the Teamsters, The unions are as much organized crime as they are work related.

The Mafia is still as deep with the Teamsters as it was in Jimmy Hoffa's day.