I'm sure you are correct. the problem I see with them now is corruption and power in several of them. as I said before....Bell Helicopter's union is crooked as can be

Oh, many are, don't get me wrong...

When something gets too big, if often becomes infested with corruption.

Apparently i had it good....

I worked at Thomas & Betts for 10 years, never had a union and got good paychecks. They worked with the employees to make sure the plant was safe and our pay was reasonable.

I ended my time there making $14 an hour doing a job that was probly worth less than that. We had a safety committee that worked hard on making sure that the plant was safe.

We did all that without a union and none of us wanted a union. So I gotta say that I had it pretty good.

My dad did not have a similar experience...the factory he worked at many years ago, had a union. Rather than deal with the union the factory simply closed it doors and fired all its employees.

Some people may have fond memories on unions but my dad does not.

I started at G M with the U A W in April 1953 at $1.62 per hr. I also have a with drawl car from the Teamsters when I was with Colonial Bakery. The union was one of the best things that happened to
America, unfortunately they have lost there way. I think the union should have to be recertified every four years. This would make the bosses stop thinking, how to put the company out of business and think about keeping the rank and fill happy.