Subj : How far I've come...
To   : MRO
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Mon Jan 30 2023 12:53 am

MR>unions in the usa are not what they used to be.  There are a lot of right to
  >k states and that just doesn't work with a union structure. people dont have
  >join the union but they have to be protected by it.  in this structure people
  >e held back  due to the other union nuances, especially in pay. You can be st
  > in a job for 5 years before you make 2 dollars more.

My first long term job, part time while in school working at a grocery store,
taught me all I needed to know about unions. They have a union similar in
strength to those for Car Makers and such. I had some 'bad habits'.. I was
spending a Lot of money building up a muscle car (575 HP Chevelle SS) and a
custom Triumph Bonneville motorcycle so I needed as much income as possible.
The best way to get called first for extra hours when someone didn't show up
was to be a very hard worker.. Long story short, I was good enough that I
earned a merit raise, the first one in the company in 15 years, for breaking
company production records.. This earned me about 35% more money than others
in my situation, and led to me being cornered one night in a remote staircase
and threatened by the local union rep. for making everyone else 'look bad'..
I told him to get stuffed but after that I had very little use for unions.

Admittedly, at one time, they were needed and in some places they maybe
still are, but I always found that hard workers are difficult to find so
most companies take pretty good care to keep them happy because there are
always other offers out there.
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