Comments on: Working Families Losing Unionization Battle

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:32:25 +0000

Growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, I watched as unions and poor management destroyed an entire city and industry.

Friends who worked in steel mills (Jones and Laughlin) told me of night shift workers who slept through their entire shift every night…they’d been around for 30 years and knew where to hide.

I worked in a union shop for one summer. I was chastised several times for working too hard. I was told by the union steward, “Don’t bust your ass for this place…”. It was clear they didn’t want me making them look bad.

Unions have clearly outlived their usefulness and exist now only to collect money to support their bosses in lavish lifestyles and to support Democratic politicians.

By: Vern Steinhoff

Vern Steinhoff — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:47:45 +0000

Unions!! Educate yourself on Unions. DO NOT lump all unions as one. You Have UNIONS like teachers-police-firemen-county-city- Who can get everything because the taxpayer is providing the funds; AND then you have UNIONS that have to negotiate with penny pinching employers that want to keep ALL profits for themselves. I know you can’t fire a public employee union member, If a policeman with two or three DUI’S, or spends his days casing a place he can rob, or a crooked Judge, we put them on PAID administrative leave.
Where all other employees in the public sector are at will employees and can be fired at anytime and are. If it wasn’t for unions you would all be slaves. You are now slaves of the government and don’t even know it. How do I know? I was a union business agent for 18 years in Iowa, where we really cared about our members, and I think the majority of unions do. Mr. Beers, you need to spend some time with Unions as a person, not as a politician! After all, we know there are VERY FEW politicians that are worth the powder to blow them to hell. You are one I think that cares for the welfare of most everyone! Vern Steinhoff

By: Helen Weils

Helen Weils — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:39:56 +0000

Union Thugs and criminals have ruined Nevada. How about a ban
on government employees being in unions? Let’s start with
the teachers unions, the cops, and the grossly overpaid fireman? Who the hell gets paid $100,000 a year for working one 24 hour shift per week, full retirement benefits at age
50, their own taxpayer paid union representatives to
negotiate for Them, and taxpayer paid time to collect “for Jerry’s kids”? The FIREMAN WHO HAVE THEIR MEMBERS SITTING IN THE LEGISLATURE VOTING THEMSELVES BENEFITS, THAT’S WHO???
How about the cops (or robbers!) who conned residents (not me)
into voting for a tax increase for more cops and then promptly gave themselves a 40% raise?? Or the teacher’s union
crybabies who don’t perform their jobs??? Then there is Dina Taxus who teaches only 2 classes a week, WHEN SHE SHOWS UP OR
DOESN’T SEND A SUBSTITUTE TO TEACH FOR HER, Then DOUBLEDIPS
IN THE LEGISLATURE AND PRETENDS SHE IS OBJECTIVE ABOUT TEACHERS SALARIES??? Or threatens students when they exercise
their constitutional right to campaign for someone other than her? She’s “not happy” AND NEITHER ARE WE, GLOTESUK! UNIONS
SUCK, TIME TO BAN THEM!!!

By: Lee S Gliddon Jr

Lee S Gliddon Jr — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:57:27 +0000

These Unions are no longer looking out for their membership. Their only interest is COLLECTING their DUES and keeping the POLITICIANS that that own IN OFFICE!

If you were to vote the way they wanted you could not afford to pay anything but their DUES and possibly YOUR TAXES! The smartest thing you could do would be to have them present the name of Candidates they wanted IN and then vote for the OPPONENT!