Vorru the problem is this company is well renowned in teh Aerospace/fibre optic manufacturing market.
Yes I understand they can't compete "as well" but they have opened there books up to us and are turning 7+ digit profits. I'm sure they can afford to give us all a pay raise.
I also know for a fact that to gain access to certain jobs you have to be unionized, and that's a very large market share were missing out on as well.
The company I used to work for, before I went to school, paid me more then I currently make, on top of that they unionized themselves (management did it) so they can gain access to bigger and better jobs. And yes Vorru there was non unionized works in this shop to. Everyone was given the choice, and if non of the welders wanted to join the union, the company actually hired a welder who would, with out firing anyone. This allowed them to maintain there current job market, but extend themselves into a new one. Only difference was if you weren't in the Union you couldn't assist on a Unionized Bid Job, but the union guys could help with the non unionized jobs. This company has tripled its size in the last couple of years. You have a right to be in or out of the union, it's just a matter of where you work and what the jobs they bid on require.
@Ninja they are not allowed to bargain for above inflation wages, which means they will try to keep up with inflation but never get it.
Wisconsin has it bad, but Ohio and Michigan screwed the middle class even worse. We should be discussing at the laws they passed.
There would be no need for this drastic war on the middle class if the rich and corporations actually paid taxes.
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