The next time you enjoy your weekend, thank a union member. But then again, 2 days off a week was thought of as ridiculous at one time.

I'm union and don't get weekends off.... I am getting 3 days off for christmas, but that has more to do with the lousy economy...

Too much protection for people that let others do their work.
slackers , skates , hall monitors , signatures , riders , maggots , flies , and a thousand other names for these people !
""flies"" they eat s**t and bother people .

NPR has been doing a series on auto workers. They interviewed a woman yesterday who makes crankshafts and earns $28.00 an hour. I have no idea what the cost of living is in her area. Surely most of us could live comfortably on that amount. However, I venture to say lawyers earn considerably more than that.

I also venture to say that the road crew in Columbia makes nowhere near $28.00 an hour.

The bottom line is that any loss in benefits is going to create a crunch. When a family goes from having a small co-pay to paying a larger portion of their medical bills, that will have an impact. Who would not try to maintain something that is a current benefit? And if the workers are willing to give up benefits management has to be willing to give something in return.

One has to wonder if their management has given up any benefits as a show of good faith.

they are going broke because they don't make good cars...

and let me guess...

the union made management do that too...right?