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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (53598)	7/30/2002 8:59:09 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 82486

Let's just say my belief in my own ability to get myself a contract with a large school district that would be to my advantage, if I were working on my own, is small to non-existent. My "rights" to free choice in the workplace mean didly squat if I can't get myself a good contract. Sure I could hire a good lawyer, or God forbid read a few nolo press books and represent myself, but I don't think I'd find that really enjoyable. If I did, I'd be in employment law, and not teaching. I don't WANT to do the stuff unions do. I don't WANT to spend my free time organizing employees. I don't have a high level of trust in anyone. I just feel I would be more screwed without a union than with one, especially when I consider I would be wasting my free time to do stuff the union does now. I don't think the people handling our mutual funds are acting in our interest either. But quite frankly, I don't want to do the buying and selling of the stocks. It doesn't interest me and I'm no good at it. So I willingly let people do it for me. I don't really see a super dooper alternative. If you implement a perfect world let me know, I'll check it out. Maybe you'll convert me. :-)

To: Lane3 who wrote (53598)	7/30/2002 11:45:50 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 82486

Hi Karen... Just popped in to stalk the wife. I hardly see her anymore now that she is corrupting the minds of our nation's youth. Now back to the point: You've just handed [the employment rights] to someone else to execute for you as they see fit. I'm surprised that doesn't bother you. Isn't that what representative democracy is? Handing over your rights and the execution thereof to someone else? What could be more democratic? I've handed my right to grow my own food and build my own car to specialists. Might as well do the same with my medical and employment rights. If I'm a regulatory expert on compliance, I would suggest people come to see me before they try to "figure it out on their own." It isn' t like you don't get to vote for the union rep. My first interaction with a union was rather negative. But I can't say the misdeeds there were any more grievous than than those actions that done by some companies of which I'm familiar. In fact, I'd say the vices I saw were largely only modest laziness and not unmitigated greed as was the case with some of the executives I saw in these companies. At least the union was generally in my court. I never got the feeling that my management was all that big of an advocate for me. And they out numbered me and had deeper pockets.