Quote from: noviapriani on July 03, 2014, 11:41:15 AM

If they don't want to join the union, there should be two pay scales: The one the union negotiates for its union members and the one the rest of the workforce negotiates for themselves. They should not benefit from being freeloaders. If an individual can go in and negotiate a comparable wage, have at it. If you find you don't have the leverage behind you to negotiate a similar wage and benefits package, too bad for you. You (should) get what you pay for.

I swear the right will not be happy until there is no middle class left.

Don't know what state you're working in. Here's in CA almost 1/2 of the unionized workers make over 100K/year which is well above the median income. This includes clerical positions, cops, firefighters, longshoremen, sewage maintenance, county clerks, teachers and nurses.

That may be why the state is losing industry after industry.

Aerospace - gone to TX and WA
Hollywood - gone to Canada and every other world city except LA
Automotive design - Tesla is the only thing left. Honda, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, and GM have pretty much left.
Technology - the only thing propping up this state beside agriculture. When this leaves party is over

For some reason seeing the children who had to eat semen covered cookies from Miramonte school doesn't make me feel like unions have people's interests at heart.