Comments on: Potential McCain VP Pick Fred Smith: Bad For America, Bad For Workers

By: Mike Steele

Mike Steele — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:56:39 +0000

This is what this country needs is someone who is unafraid of getting rid of useless workers. Maybe he should become a VP at the Postal Service and get rid of the dead weight that they have in the executive offices especally all of the VP’s who are useless and take up valuable space and budget. Better yet, have Mr Smith PRIVATIZE the Postal Service and put it out of its misery.

By: just observing

just observing — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:07:53 +0000

The unions would have us believe tha their battle is against the greedy business owners, but in reality their battle is against other workers who are willing to work for less than the union brothers and sisters.
Business has to pay the going rate or they won’t have any workers. The going rate is defined as the lowest rate the workers are willing to do the job for. Unions inflate the cost of labor by locking out or excluding those workers who are willing to do the job for a lesser rate.
They then hid behind the aurgument of “a living wage”. What is a “living wage”? One car, two cars, three cars?… high school education, college education, masters, doctor…what? Apartment, 2 bedroom one bath house, 4 bedrooms two baths… what? Or is it just get as much as you can, then ask for more fo rthe sake of having “a living wage”!

By: Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:26:54 +0000

It is very sad how many bitter workers are not in unions. Union leadership is usually chosen by a vote. Granted is is difficult to unseat an incumbent but, you have very little chance of overthrowing an MONARCH like Smith! Nothing is perfect, but I for one would much rather working in a UNION SHOP!!!!

By: Disagree with Disagree

Disagree with Disagree — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:29:02 +0000

Disagree…..are you a Union member? Did you work for the Auto Industry or Steel Industry? Laws on the books? Laws in today’s society are like “rules” right? Made to be broken or as is more often the case…ignored!. Glad though that you are so well off that you can so casually dismiss people wanting a better, living wage. Unions DO have faults, but the thing is….they BARGAIN with the employer. They win some, lose some but 1 on 1 with the majority of employers you do not stand a snowball chance in hell……

By: disagree

disagree — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:18:40 +0000

There is a huge difference between supporting unions and supporting the working class - The unions have created their own “little enterprise”. They creat jobs that they like, paid by the laborers. Someone has to pay for their monarchies, and why? There are enough laws on the books now to protect workers, they do not need unions to argue ridiculous demands. look what the unions did to the auto industry and what was done to the steel industry. Who is next on their list for closing.