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To: suanny who wrote (91405)	12/10/2008 9:01:37 PM
From: koan	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

>> I would agree unions were out of control at one point causing prices to rise,American business to be uncompetitive and investors to keep their money in 15% tresuries rather than invest in new tech.<< Koan: "I think when the subject of unions is discussed, it is imperative to also discuss early 19th sweatshops and the fact almost all of industry in the early 20th century e.g. steel mills, clothing factories and coal mines were very very hard on workers. And certainly no tfair to them. Fairness is a right. Unions are the counter balance to despotic industry bosses. Just look at any third world country (where there are no unions) and their factories. Heck, they are all sweat shops.