"Deadliest Catch" Unionized
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When my father-in-law retired from the airline business he said the best part was no more union BS. He always said he watched unions go from a group supporting the blue collar worker to nothing more than a money hungry political machine with no morals.
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I've got another one you might like that will be appearing (hopefully) in the Poker Run forum about Rochester Offshore's annual Battleship Run on Seneca Lake.
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http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/10/up...dex-whiteboard
http://reason.com/archives/2009/09/2...ons-as-weapons
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...906957778.html
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I started as an apprentice in the plumbers union and with in a year i had a van and was basically running work for a small union shop. After the hall got wind of this i was moved to a larger shop and was told what i was doing was unacceptable and i need to pay my dues like everyone else. After doing more work correctly the first time by lunch than the 20 year experienced journeyman would do in a week, my tools would disappear, my work was sabatoged and then i was told politely to clean up their tools and take them to their truck, I politely said go enjoy your day and your brotherhood you speak of. I do now regret leaving though because i would probably be still working now and collecting a hell of a paycheck. I guess the unions have their pluses and minus's