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Originally Posted by GrayGoose
SORRY... I worked my way through the ranks..passing other because I wa ambisious, hardworking and wanted to learn. I rose from a change order clerk making $2.45 an hour to a Vice President of a $60M consulting firm make 6 plus figures. This would not have happened if the union was involved... the guy with the most senioity would have moved, not the right person for the job.
I think the unions served thier purposes and made better labor relations and working enviorments..but thier time has passed..
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Congratulations on your success, but are there enough of "you" to support a robust economy on your own? The system is supported by contributions of the many, not the few.
Unions are just as relevant for the majority of the work force today as ever. Most people are just one bad management decision away from the unemployment line. That is particularly devastating if you are a hard worker at the end of a lifelong commitment to a company looking to down size.
It is a mistake to think that seniority prohibits advancement. I started in production, scored my way into the engineering trades and was appointed as a joint UAW/GM partner in quality management during my carreer. Hard work is still rewarded in a fair minded manner in a seniority system
ie: all things being equal (education, performance etc) the tie breaker is then seniority.