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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (7182)	1/20/2012 9:33:41 PM
From: koan	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 85487

REad a little history dude, and see how badly the workers were abused before unions. They were treated like slaves. Unions gave us a 40 hour work week and weekends off and an end to the company store and safety rules. Right now the number of injuries in union coal mines is way below the number of injuries in non union coal mines. The 50's were are best time and we had 35% unionization and a stong middle class and everyone made money. The top tax rate under Ike was 90%!!! You need to read more history. Read about the workers in the 1800's and early 1900's or a little Charles Dickens! workers were treated horribly in those days. Like farm workers are treated today. Now if you are a business owner I can understand your postion. The rich just want cheap labor--geeeze it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that.