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To: Sam Citron who wrote (46403)	5/8/2001 7:50:44 AM
From: norm chin	Read Replies (2) of 70976

"I am not nostalgic for the glory days of Big Labor 50 years ago when 36% of the American work force belonged to a union and GM factory jobs were some of the best paid jobs around. It was the consumer who footed the bill as high protective tariffs kept out imports of everything from steel to automobiles." An excellent, objective view, Sam, one of the best I have seen for a while. Granted, unions provide a useful function but it may not worth the cost (I would not be surprised if I get some heat for saying it). In addition to consumers "subsidizing" unions, non-union members are short-changed (relative to their unionized brethrens). Perhaps a better way to view this is that non-union workers receive competitive wages while their union counterparts get preferential treatments.

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