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To: SilentZ who wrote (255392)	10/15/2005 12:49:26 AM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571931

One of my best posts in a while... or at least one of my longest! jasonbrzoska.com -Z

To: SilentZ who wrote (255392)	10/15/2005 8:13:17 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571931

Z, re: They should reform, but so should the corporations and nobody in power is pushing for that. So if the union leaders don't stand their ground, the the members would in fact lose a hell of a lot. The union's effectiveness is based on their scale and competition for jobs. Reagan declared war on the unions when he fired the air traffic controllers, an incredibly ballsy move considering they would have to replace them with trainees, and put air traffic safety at risk. Soon after, Caterpillar had a strike and replaced most of it's workforce with non-union folks. It was the start of war between labor and management. Immigration control, legal and illegal, was softened to allow more competition for lower end jobs, and skilled labor jobs over the longer term. The unions scale was gradually reduced, the competition for jobs was gradually increased, and the unions lost the war. They no longer have ANY leverage against management. And now we have a recession recovery where wages and jobs are not increasing at typical rates. Workers, skilled and unskilled, have no leverage, they have become commodities. And that's migrating up to white collar workers. So S&P 500 profits are setting records... the workers are not sharing in the fruits of the recovery as they always have in the past. It's interesting, I've read that some white collar workers are starting to form unions; even doctors. That might be a trend that could reverse the trend. John

To: SilentZ who wrote (255392)	10/15/2005 8:34:29 AM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571931

It would appear the "members" are on there way to losing everything right now! How many "degrees" you got? lol

To: SilentZ who wrote (255392)	10/15/2005 2:30:50 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571931

Some questions: With your blog, can you set up to get emails......it would be interesting to see if you have developed an audience and who they are and where they are from. I never understand why most blogs don't set up for emails........too costly? too much of a hassle? BTW I read the article on Central Avenue. Does that street feed into downtown? Is its decline due to the fact it runs through minority neighborhoods? I think I told you that earlier this year I was reading the web page of a guy who had just graduated from SU.......and I was surprised how much the city has declined since I was there. Is Albany, in general, experiencing a similar decline.........or is Central Avenue an aberration? You're Mr. Sportsman..........what was the issue over the Pierzinski [sp?] hit this past week? I didn't see the game and I couldn't follow the story that was written......it got too convoluted and I didn't have the time to figure out what they were saying. Not a big deal but just curious if you knew what was the problem. I just found out the tech course I take next quarter will teach us how to set up a web page. Never done that before so am looking forward to it. ted

To: SilentZ who wrote (255392)	10/15/2005 3:18:37 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1571931

Z, They should reform, but so should the corporations and nobody in power is pushing for that. Huh? Corporate governance laws, Enron, WorldCon, option expensing, etc. I've seen many headlines regarding corporate reform, but few when it comes to union leadership, save for the AFL/CIO troubles. So if the union leaders don't stand their ground, the the members would in fact lose a hell of a lot. Union membership is down like 66% from its peak. Maybe we'll see more "white collar unions" in the future, but the political structure of those unions will look a LOT different than the traditional blue collar unions and the "mob bosses" which run them. Tenchusatsu