Re:That has got to be the funniest thing I've read (Score 1)

"We've given the unions far too much power." Oh my God you have no idea what a union is there for do you? A union is a body of people who work in a particular field who band together to make sure their rights are not trodden on by corporations. You know you've got a minimum wage yeah? If it wasn't for unions you'd still be working for a pittance. If it wasn't for unions YOU would have precisely NO protection from whatever the company wants to do to your rights. There are only labour laws because of unions. I don't expect you americans to understand this- it's not like it's taught in your history classes! If you think you'd be paid a fair wage or given basic holiday rights and sickness protection without unionisation you are VERY VERY wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_and_employment _law Basically, the union embodies more of "living, breathing human citizens" than any corporate or political body presently existing. They're there to protect your rights as a worker, and the only reason you think otherwise is because you've been fed a lot of negative publicity over there. I mean, is it the union that causes you to lose your job because you took part in a picket, or is it the company being unreasonable? I would be inclined to think it's the latter.