AFL-CIO losing Union Membership

[desertangel]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

I might have KNOWN you'd say NAY......I guess I come from a blue collar background as my dad and my brother were both Union members and now I am too. I can tell you that the only thing that saved the prospects of the workers was the formation of Unions, before that it was definitely worker unfriendly with bosses treating employees like crap. Some Unions in the past seemed to be in cahoots with the Mafia (Hoffa?) but overall, I agree with what they stand for because a worker's only strength lies in numbers. This proposed split is a very bad thing in my book...

out of curiosity I went to the AFL-CIO website to get a List of AFL-CIO members
Interesting facts and stats

as a single mom, the only thing that has allowed me to earn a decent living and purchase a home has been my Union (Government) Job. I am thankful every day....especially since I wont be able to pursue the professional career I had once hoped for. As far as I am concerned, Unions helped create the middle class and since you arent blue collar Jason, you have no concept of how scary an employer dictated job world can be. Unions give the little guys a voice.

Yahoo-Sister! I'm in the SEIU as a gubment worker and was a single mom too (she's 26 now).. all for the same reasons, security. The union stood up for me when I had a very bad manager. They basically saved my job. Recently, union activity brought an end to a two year wage freeze and 7 year COLA freeze, well... for this contract period, anyway. I was always under the impression the AFLCIO had the mob ties... don't know if that's still true. But, SEIU is getting a lot more politically active than they used to be. They're still party line. Next election I'll have to pay closer attention to who they recommend and see if they're conservative liberals or what.

Laura

Purple is my favorite color... SEIU WhooHoo!!