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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (111688)	5/17/2010 1:21:25 PM
From: Steve Lokness	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

Crimson Ghost; but unions have played a positive role in our society on balance by putting some limits on the increasingly unequal distribution of income The following is a true story; A guy I know fairly well worked for the local mill for years - first under the union and then in the early 80's the union was busted and all employees switched with the promises of incentive pay. He started out of high school when he was 18 and worked until he was fired at which point he was 56 - not sure of his exact age but that is close. So he after working for almost 40 years he not awarded not with some appreciation placard, not with incentive pay, but instead a pink slip. As to the incentive pay? Bet you can guess what happened to that? Instead of incentive pay, workers now fear for their jobs. Can you find evils of unions - absolutely - but in a capitalistic economy that should be self-correcting. Do we really want to go back to............. I hear somethin' sayin' (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang All day long they're singin' (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) (hooh! aah!) (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang All day long they work so hard Till the sun is goin' down Working on the highways and byways And wearing, wearing a frown You hear them moanin' their lives away Then you hear somebody sa-ay That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang Can't ya hear them singin' Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days I'm goin' home see my woman Whom I love so dear But meanwhile I got to work right he-ere (Well, don't you know) That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang All day long they're singin', mm My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard Give me water, I'm thirsty FADE My work is so hard risa.co.uk