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meford4u,Mar 9 2006, 09:38 PM Wrote:Let me be a little less harsh in the point I raised.

Good idea – apology accepted.

meford4u,Mar 9 2006, 09:38 PM Wrote:That analogy of unions has long been held by the non union population for a long time.

And for good reason – unions and union members on strike have long operated in ways that would get the rest us arrested.

meford4u,Mar 9 2006, 09:38 PM Wrote:It was a point to all of you that I understand your point of view

Sorry – must have missed that part of your post. Was that before or after you threatened to provide a fistful of reasons not to cross the picket line? Okay – I get it – you were stirring the pot.

meford4u,Mar 9 2006, 09:38 PM Wrote:My point.  That most of you, not all, have a very closed mind about unions and you want to believe this is still the 70's and were all thugs.

I think most of the “anti” sentiment expressed in this thread is pertaining to this strike in particular and not necessarily against unions per se.

Speaking for myself I can tell you that I know there are dozens and perhaps even hundreds of unions that operate in a decent and proper manner. And as I said earlier I support a unions right to strike and to operate a picket line; but there has to be reasonable limits. If the CAW wants to strike Ford, I’m okay with that because the two opposing parties are the only parties with something to win or lose.

In the case of the teachers’ strike however – there exists an innocent third party who is not represented by either opposing parties. My point isn’t that there shouldn’t be unions, my point is that in this particular case there should be a different way of coming to an agreement.

meford4u,Mar 9 2006, 09:38 PM Wrote:Now try and respect and understand those of a union worker.

And how exactly are we to demonstrate our “respect” for your opinion? Nobody’s telling you what to do or believe or where you can or can’t go. As far as unions go, personally I think they get the respect they deserve – and some clearly deserve less than others.

meford4u,Mar 9 2006, 09:38 PM Wrote:Because that is what is really prevalent in this whole post. A one sided point of view.[right][snapback]174236[/snapback][/right]

What you call a “one sided” point of view, others might simply call a majority point of view. Union members represent a relatively small and dwindling portion of our population – it is to be expected that your union point of view might not be shared by the majority.