Speaking broadly and generally, are you pro or anti unions?

[Stinky The Clown]

[Brickbat]

1. Beyond pro. Some people have religion; I've got union.

[Robb]

39. Can I just say

...fuck yeah. :toast:

[Brickbat]

70. Backatcha.

:toast:

[OHdem10]

2. Pro-Union

[Oceansaway]

3. pro....nt

[stray cat]

4. Meaning is everything associated with them perfect or imperfect?

[Caliman73]

91. Broadly and generally

I think it means do you support the concept and idea of unions and approve of their purpose. That is my guess. Nothing is perfect. Every union is different and every one flawed in some way because they are run by people. Do you support Unions in a broad and general sense is a pretty straightforward question.

[onehandle]

5. Pro. nt

[MadMaddie]

6. Absolutely Pro!

[Grey]

7. What Brickbat said.

[Ernesto]

8. Are kidding? nt

[unhappycamper]

9. Very much pro-union heah. n/t

[Maru Kitteh]

10. Very pro! I live in an area where there are no unions to speak of

And I see how it affects the lives of family, neighbors and friends.

[supernova]

11. Pro union

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Pro.

Beyond a doubt.

[TommyO]

13. Pro-union! They gave us the middle class

So many people are blind to this simple fact, and are attacking unions when they need our support.

[Individualist]

14. Pro

[emulatorloo]

15. Pro, of course.

[Touchdown]

16. Pro-union, and a union member.

CWA Local 7750.

[Angry Dragon]

17. PRO

[abluelady]

18. Pro. n/t

[Subdivisions]

19. Pro-union journeyman here. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

20. Pro

[benddem]

21. pro pro pro

how could you be anything else?

[MineralMan]

22. Pro Union,

broadly and generally.

[yellerpup]

23. Pro.

Never been a member, tho.

[neverforget]

24. Pro-union!

[Morning Dew]

25. pro

[burnsei sensei]

26. Unions-- the historically proven solution

to American social problems.
Study U.S. history from 1877 to 1955-- Unions were the most visible and powerful players in the economy.
They asked for regulation, and after much struggle got it.
The eight hour day? Thank unions.
The undermining of the eight-hour day? Thank Ronald Reagan and every administration since.
Social Security-- if unions had not been breathing down the necks of the comfortable it would never have come to pass.

[Jim__]

27. Pro-union. - n/t

[w8liftinglady]

28. VERY pro-union.I live in an area that is "right-to-work"(anti-union)

and have seen what happens to the employees....used until they drop,no benefits,fired if they have to take their kid to the doc(and admit them to the hospital-with no benefits).This is texas business,y'all-we NEED more unions.

[DJ13]

29. ProProPro

!

[Warpy]

30. I've had union jobs and non union jobs

and even a bad union is a hell of a lot better than no union.

Hell yes, I'm pro union.

[tavalon]

45. Yes, it is.

[cloudbase]

31. Pro.

Thirty year member, now retired, but still active at the local labor council.

[mdmc]

32. pro

[Lucky 13]

33. Pro

[joe black]

34. Pro.

It's like having your own lobbyist only it's for us little people.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

35. pro

[Ozymanithrax]

36. I think unions have had a positiv historical influenc of worker's rights...and should continue that

influence in the future.

[NeedleCast]

37. Broadly Speaking...Pro

But I think unions are often their own worst enemies.

[JHB]

38. pro

[old guy]

40. Pro.

Steward for 25+ years and am now drawing a pension in retirement. Very pro even with the warts and pimples they have.

[Mojambo]

41. Heavily pro-union. And I'm not even in one. n/t

[madmom]

42. Very pro union,,,,,,but I'm sorry I have to disagree with Warpy, bad unions are worse than non union

they take your money in the way of dues and make lots of empty promises/threats and you get nothing in return. I've been a player of all the aforementioned.If they are going to do nothing then don't do it, don't take dues a go through the motions and pretend.

[myrna minx]

43. Pro!

[tavalon]

44. Very, very pro union

I'm one of the very few Americans who is in a union. It's a weak as shit union, but it's still a union.

[mike_c]

46. my union has my back, utterly....

One need only read the list of bargaining positions my employer brings to the table at the beginning of each contract negotiation to understand how valuable my union is for my continued job safety and security. My job probably would not exist in its present form if not for my union-- the system administrators would LOVE to replace all us tenured professors with itinerant academic labor. Too many of my friends are caught in that trap already!

[Flubadubya]

47. Ultro Pro... Dad was lifetime member of Pipefitters Union Local 211

He was the epitome of the "Union Man"... member for over 60 years. The Union gave him his opportunities and our family its bread and butter.

You betcha, Union all the way!

[no limit]

48. I'm pro whatever the workers in the company decide on

[jp11]

49. Pro

Who else is on the side of the 'people' against the corporation? The corporation has its CEO, board of directors, President, VP, etc who pretty much all are united in their goals of furthering the company's profits, workers are each on their own without a union.

[Dinger]

50. Generally, Completely, And Forever PRO-UNION!

:patriot:

[EstimatedProphet]

51. Pro, all the way

[whathehell]

52. Pro....Absolutely. n/t

[rock]

53. Pro n/t

[slackmaster]

54. Pro-union, although I've never had the opportunity to join one

They've done a lot of good for workers in general.

Like all other large organizations, they are also prone to corruption and abuse of power.

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. Pro

with all their problems they still lead to better working conditions for most workers.

Suffice it to say that the book on the history of labor I am working on should tell you just how pro I am.

[Greyhound]

56. Pro! n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

57. Pro workers rights and pro union. nt

[ohtransplant]

58. Pro

The reasons in favor are well stated above.

Nothing is perfect and unions aren't - but they are what the members make them. On the whole they are a positive force in the workplace.

I think more people would be pro-union if they understood the upside and weren't in fear for their jobs.

[snot]

59. Pro.

[JitterbugPerfume]

60. extremely Pro

[BuelahWitch]

61. ProUnion all the way!

[eleny]

77. Kuklapolitans rock the house - and so do unions!

[Oregone]

62. Depends on what our chosen leader tells me to be

Please don't ask me to think for myself.

[Wounded Bear]

63. Pro

They have their problems, as do all organizations, but they have a very important role to play.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

64. Pro Union. 100%

[Sebastian Doyle]

65. If you oppose unions, you are not a Democrat.

I don't care what they call themselves, it's just a factual statement.

[Whisp]

66. pro union, of course.

but I know where this is going and what you are going to arrive at by all the pro answers here.

[Unvanguard]

67. Pro! Workers need a voice. n/t

[Bigmack]

68. Of course not...

I want American workers to join the race to the bottom of the wage scale. Maybe someday we can beat out Bangla-fucking-desh!

Why don't people understand that the prosperous 1950's and 60's had the highest marginal income tax rates on the top earners, and high union memberships? The free-market assholes cut taxes for the rich and are in the act of killing the unions.. and the economy is in the shitter. 2+2=5 to those dumbshits.

Even Henry Ford knew you had to pay your workers well enough to buy your product.

[Dragonfli]

69. Pro /nt

[Soylent Brice]

71. PRO

[dana_b]

72. Pro

I can't imagine someone here at DU saying that they were anti. Even those people who think there are many problems with unions aren't silly enough to say that unions haven't done any good.

[FiveGoodMen]

73. Pro.

Now more than ever.

[mopinko]

74. i have been a member of a few

2 things wrong with SOME unions

1- unions that protect bad workers. some unions have a credo of 'our members can do no wrong', which leads to all manner of bad things.

2- unions that become an end unto themselves. i was once a member of the mob controlled chicago restaurant workers union, which fought for the right to have their members paid minimum wages. seriously.

imho much of the current disfavor around unions stems from mob infiltration and the attendant violence and thievery. (although which came first is a point for debate.)

i am in favor of good, representative, responsible unions. i would rather, tho, that all workers have a stronger protection in federal law. after all, it isn't the unions that need protection, it is the workers.

:hide:

[Bettie]

75. Pro, rabidly pro-union

I am not currently a union worker (being a SAHM), but I'm from a long line of Union people.

[asdjrocky]

76. Here's my answer-

Careful, it's loud-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTafZRecy2k

[LeftishBrit]

78. Very pro.

If anyone isn't, they should read a bit of history about the horrific working conditions and pay in the 19th century, and give thanks that unions now exist.

While you can certainly be critical of specific actions by specific unions, why would anyone who was *generally* anti-unions be posting on a left-of-centre board?

[Romulox]

79. How many of our "pro-union" posters drive Toyotas and Hyundais?

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[ThomWV]

80. Pro

[closeupready]

81. Very strong pro.

n/t

[Mudoria]

82. Ambivalent

[TheKentuckian]

83. Very pro. I'd like to see as near 100% of workers unionized as possible.

[onestepforward]

84. Strongly Pro! n/t

[mzmolly]

85. Very much pro-union.

:hi:

[Starry Messenger]

86. Pro.

I doubt you'll get any anti-union posters responding. They think they are "pro-union" but with all those "pragmatic" twists we've all come to know and love. :sarcasm:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

89. A variation of the "I am a lifelong Democrat but" canard.

You won't have to look that far, if you catch my drift.

[Starry Messenger]

97. I know who they all are.

Sadly many of them *are* actually Dems. The party is moving rightward. Arguments exist that these people cannot truly be Dems or liberals if they are anti-union, but I think that falls under the No True Scotsman fallacy.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

98. True dat. (For Dems. For liberals, it's false dat, IMHO.) -nt

[izzybeans]

87. Pro

[The_Commonist]

88. I was once a member...

...of a store bought, mob run New Jersey union.
It did nothing for us but party on the dues we paid.
However, broadly and generally speaking, I am very pro-union.

[Caliman73]

90. I am Pro-Union

Broadly and generally and every other way. I think that workers should always have the ability to bargain collectively. I don't think that every manager is out to screw people over, but businesses, especially for profit businesses are charged with making the most profit possible. That means 2 things, increasing production by any means, and lowering costs by any means. That motivation inevitable pits the owners and management of the business against the needs and desires of the workers. Unions, with their numbers can counteract some of what the capitalist does with their monetary might.

[safeinOhio]

92. I'm retired

and volunteered to keep paying dues.

[Bluenorthwest]

93. 30 year member, so pro here!

[HughMoran]

94. pro-union

[Scout]

95. broadly and generally, definitely YES! n/t

[petersjo02]

96. Pro n/t

[scarletlib]

99. Totally 100%+ pro union

[fishwax]

100. Pro

:patriot: