I Don't mean to make an argument here but, truth be told the unions have just gone too far. As a third generation union man I have seen the times when the unions were the best thing that ever happened for the workers but, over the years their demands put one company after the other out of business. When I began my career there were 7000 men in my union. We had 13 major companys under our jurisdiction plus many other smaller companys all within a fifty mile radius of New York City. Today, there are only three major companys in our jurisdiction and only a handfull of small companys left and two of the major companys are in chapter 11. Of the 7000 men that I started with only 600 remain. Oh sure, they have great jobs and terrific benefits but, 6300 jobs went out the window and one more failure and this over 100 year old union will be gone. My pension is vested so i and some other retirees will be safe but, many others will lose everything. Common sense needs to prevail in negotiations, you can not get blood out of a stone.
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