• Please be sure to read the rules and adhere to them. Some banned members have complained that they are not spammers. But they spammed us. Some even tried to redirect our members to other forums. Duh. Be smart. Read the rules and adhere to them and we will all get along just fine. Cheers. :beer: Link to the rules: https://www.forumsforums.com/threads/forum-rules-info.2974/

Biden, Solis Tell Workers: ‘We Need Collective Bargaining’

Doc

Bottoms Up
Staff member
GOLD Site Supporter
There was a day when Unions were needed. That day has past. The unions took and took and in a sense cut their own throat.

Can anyone explain to me why collective bargaining is so important? I only see a down side to it. It gives better pay to those who do not do the job. I have no problem with the workers getting paid a fair wage for actually doing work. All collective bargaining does is insures you have slackers that can get by with anything they want to pull.


Biden, Solis Tell Workers: ‘We Need Collective Bargaining’

Tens of thousands of working people under attack from Republican governors in 12 states received some high-level support and encouragement today. In a virtual town hall meeting this evening, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told the workers the Obama administration will stand with them and will stay with them to make sure their rights are protected.

Joined by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in the call, the Vice President opened with a quote from President Obama saying that “We can’t have a strong middle class without unions.” Then Vice President Biden added:

You built the middle class. This fight is not about wages or benefits; it’s about trying to break unions. We absolutely, positively need collective bargaining.

Solis also said our leaders should be focused on creating good jobs and helping working families get back to work.

That’s important to remember now that as states and cities grapple with enormous fiscal challenges and everyone we know is making sacrifices and meeting those challenges. But some states’ leaders have gone too far. Budget sacrifices are one thing, but having union members give up their rights is another.

As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said:

I truly believe this moment will be what we make of it. The teachers and firefighters and nurses and EMTs and snowplow drivers on the ground in a dozen states have provided the inspiration and shown us the way. Now we need to carry it forward – the attacks on workers’ rights are huge, but the courage and activism we’re seeing are even bigger. Together we can build a movement for real change.
 

SShepherd

New member
collective barganing isn't a constitutional right, which some actually think it is.

Trumka is a parasitic thug.
 
Top