<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>2k2S80t6</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"><p>I celebrate for what the organizations did for workers way back when, at a time when they were truly necessary. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> </TD></TR></TABLE><p> <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthup.gif" BORDER="0"> <p>Ya, back in 1882. Labor Day was created to give the Carpenters Union a day off in between 4th of July and Thanksgiving. Now it’s just an extra day to sober up.<p><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD><i>Quote, originally posted by <b>John2x240</b> »</i></TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"><p>And if labour unions were to go away today, they'd be needed again within 20 years ... or less! <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/frown.gif" BORDER="0"> </TD></TR></TABLE><p>Unfortunately the Unions are putting their members out of jobs. Why hire a union worker at the grocery store when I can have a automated machine ring the stuff up... I mean, I get through the check out process because I don't have to hear the clerk yak about her day. <p>I do everything I can to avoid stores without automated checkouts. Especially every time I see a dam strike for more money during a recession.<p>I really think we are going to see less and less unions in the next 10 year... maybe not in the Northeast, but deffiantly here on the West Coast. The last foot hold being San Francisco.<BR><BR>
<i>Modified by KillerB at 8:50 PM 9-1-2008</i>