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Originally Posted by Copes
The union has done its members a huge disservice.
As far as I am concerned, the constant rejecting of good offers is nothing sort of greed and an attempt to justify the existence of the union at all. The days of unions being necessary for the rights of workers are long passed, given the existence of minimum wage standards, employment health and safety standards, etc. etc. No one is dying on train tracks anymore or being paid so little they can't afford to eat.
So now, Unions need to ensure that they always get more. Every round of collective bargaining, they need to get more than the last round, or they appeared to have failed. It's an unsustainable cycle of needing more.
In this case, the union has demanded so much that the Airport simply can't budge and give in. They've tried to be reasonable... they've tried to be more than reasonable, but the union has rejected everything. So what happens? The airport reaches a point where they have no choice but to say "fine, we'll carry on without you." And guess what... they're carrying on just fine. Maybe it's not optimal... maybe there are some dirty bathrooms, but the bottom line is I am willing to bet that the airport is looking at this and saying "wow, we don't need all 85 of them to run this place." They probably need half that number.
I fully expect a round of layoffs to come down the pipe in the next year or two after all this is settled. They won't do it right away, but I'd say their eyes have been opened as to exactly how much excess exists. Maybe that's the solution. Hack the group in half and then offer higher wages to those that stay.
I say fire them all and hire new people who will work for what is fair. Hell, raise the salaries a couple bucks and hire the best of the best. That's capitalism. Supply and demand. If one service worker will only work for $18.00 / hour, but there is someone equally as qualified who will do it for $15.00... you hire the guy willing to work for $15.00. Maybe next time buddy at $18.00 won't overestimate what he's worth.
Standing on a picket line for six months doesn't mean that someone is worth and extra $5.00 an hour all of a sudden. Proving that you're the best at what you do, whatever the job, is what makes you irreplaceable and worth a raise.
I have no time for this strike, I very much dislike MOST unions, and I fully support cutting the lot of them and hire folks who want the work and will appreciate the job they have at the airport.
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Again, to clarify, I assume the two bolded parts are why you guys are assuming I am for removing unions.
I poorly worded my post in that regard as I am not in favor of the annihilation of all unions. Reform, certainly. A hard look at what they should be doing and how they should be developing their policies, absolutely. But in regards to the first bolded part I was trying to imply that what Unions were INITIALLY created to do is no longer an issue, which is why they have had to evolve (and evolve into a negative, in my opinion). As to the second point, bad punctuation, but I meant that I dislike most unions, and fully support cutting the AIRPORT WORKERS who refuse to go back to work despite multiple very fair offers.
Anyway, maybe those parts weren't unclear, but I wanted to make sure there was no question. Collective bargaining is needed, but there are many other issues I have with Unions that I believe negatively influence a company's ability to carry out business in the most profitable way possible, which ultimately equals cheaper goods and services for you and me.
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