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To: norm chin who wrote (46443)	5/8/2001 11:31:08 PM
From: Katherine Derbyshire	Read Replies (1) of 70976

>>Undoubtedly, unions do offer member workers some protection (including those you mentioned). For this, consumers pay dearly and in my opinion is simply not worth it.<< Not worth it to whom? To the consumers (most of whom are themselves workers), or to the society as a whole? You might want to read some of the history of the union movement and learn a bit more about typical pre-union working conditions. Just to give one relatively minor example (from the Pennsylvania steel mills), what are the implications for democracy if a company can say, "If candidate X doesn't win this precinct, don't bother coming to work tomorrow?" Yes, unions have been guilty of many abuses. But it's important to remember that they exist in the first place because of equally dramatic abuses by employers. No, I am not a union member. Katherine

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