Unions are the average man, not the enemy.

In one of Danny's comment to me, he demonized the unions and leaves the impression that they are the enemies of America. Nothing could be further from actuality and truth. The unions, I will agree, have in some issues gone too far. Some of the leader became corrupt and misused funds that were meant for the workers. The point to remember is that at their core, unions use the strength of many for the betterment of all workers. In history they are the group that made things such as, the forty hour work week and overtime available for people. They promoted the idea of insurance through the workplace. The safety of working men, women and children. The child labor laws. Fair wages and fairness in the treatment and promotion of the average person. As I stated before there are incidences where unions went too far, but can anyone fairly say that the pendulum has not swung too far toward the companies now. I have worked in two union jobs in my lifetime, once on the railroad for a summer and once for several years in the construction trades in Pittsburgh. Both times were, for the most part, positive experiences, and I made excellent wages and had job protection. I worked hard and was rewarded by never facing a lay-off. The companies I worked for wanted to keep me working for them so during slow periods they would have me do work, at union wages, around their other businesses. The idea that unions control everything and that companies could not fire someone is completely false. They did not fire you, they laid you off and then you had to hope that there were other jobs available at the union hall. The same people that are attacking unions are silent in their complaints against corporate abuses. In Florida we have the right to work laws. Sounds great, huh? The problem is this gives companies the right to fire anyone for any reason. I wonder who this laws helps and who it hurts. Hint, the corporations were the ones that supported it and lobbied and lied about the intent of the law. Unions did and still do protect the rights and dignity of the average American worker. Let me repeat this, unions did and do now protect the rights and dignity of the average American worker. Corporations have one and only one job and that is to make obscene profits. Not just a fair return, they want it all. Why do you think they are willing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to get their agendas passed and make the laws in this country favor the companies and the elite. It pays off quite well for them. Watch the documentary, "Inside Job", to see this. Unions are everyday people and Danny, you talk about the sheep of this country, blindly following our politicians, you need to take off the blinders and realize that corporate America is the real evil behind the collapse of our country. It is not my imagination that since  Reagan the difference between the average American and the top one percent, is the greatest in our history and growing further apart. The elite want people, that think like you, to continue to swallow their swill, that the problems today are caused by American heroes, the men and women that serve and protect us each and every day.  The problem in America is greed. The type of greed displayed by the huge corporate interests. I have seen the enemy and it is not my fellow middle class folks, it is the people that are sworn to take every last penny they can from Americans so they can have it all. Wake up Danny, and all of you that think, the solution is to give more to the rich so they can create jobs. They are not and will not work to help us. Unions and union workers are the last bastion of economic freedom left for us.  Let's protect and assist them, because they are, like you and me, regular people.