tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post112597332084480960..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Right to WorkDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1126011372003889452005-09-06T08:56:00.000-04:002005-09-06T08:56:00.000-04:00I was reading about the Boeing Machinists planning...I was reading about the Boeing Machinists planning to go on strike, and I wondered if Boeing could just hire replacements from New Orleans. The Northwestern Mechanics strike is a perfect example of the folly of striking when there are other people who desperately want the same work you're doing and are willing to accept less pay.mrsdarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446744635277205867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1125979674242656612005-09-06T00:07:00.000-04:002005-09-06T00:07:00.000-04:00I miss living in a Right to Work state. Washingto...I miss living in a Right to Work state. Washington has a very pro-union attitude that permeates into places that you just don't normally associate with organized labor: placards at baseball games. I've never been a pro-union kind of guy, but the more I live around here, the more I have my opinions reinforced.<BR/><BR/>Lately, one of the unions at Boeing has gone on strike. Their behavior is a bit puzzling. After looking at Boeing's "final offer," the IAM really seems to have a selfish attitude. It appears as though they are only concerned with themselves, and not the well-being of the company (including its other employees). Class warfare has found its way into the strikers' rhetoric.<BR/><BR/>Unions once served a purpose, however that day has passed. Labor conditions have improved dramatically, as well as a living wage is present. (Some of the IAM may disagree about the living wage, but do their lifestyles, including cable tv, cell phones, vacations and more fall under a the Church's idea of a just living wage? Nowadays, it seems that the unions undermine efficiency, merit-based promotion, as well as pit everyone against the rich.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how many labor unions today would fit Leo XIII's exhortation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com