Labor Day...Bah Humbug!!!!
So, it's Labor Day. We honor labor by taking the day off? What's with that? Are we honoring labor or are we honoring labor unions? I'm a staunch capitalist and not a fan of union thugs, er, a, labor unions. When you are a union member, you are not an individual, you are a part of the 'greater group'. You give up your individuality for the 'greater good'. Like so many other left-wing special interest groups, individual rights take a backseat to 'group rights'.
If you are an energetic, hard working, ambitious individual who wants to excel at your job and be the very best you can be, and you happen to be a member of a union, watch out! Don't you know that you are making the rest of the grunts look bad? If you don't shape up and fit in REAL SOON, then you may not have a future in your current position.
Unions and individuality are like oil and water. Comply to the way things work or get the hell out. Individuals who seek to make a difference need not apply!
There was a time and place when unions were needed. Working conditions in the late 1800's and early 1900's were abysmal. Unions were formed for the laborers and some needed changes took place. That was a good thing.
Early on, unions became an ipso facto mafioso operation (no offense to my mafioso friends!).
Thankfully, in recent years, unions in many sectors have become more and more impotent, especially in right to work states, which are the bane of labor unions. But they maintain massive power in Gov't funded institutions such as the field of education. Any wonder why our education system sucks big time? If you're a lousy teacher, don't worry, the union will go to bat for you. And if you are a truly exceptional teacher, you're going to get paid the same as the lousy teacher because, remember, you are not an individual, you are a proud member of the union!
Ever wonder why the postal workers are never in a big hurry? (I will make a huge exception here for some of the neighborhood mail carriers, who like my regular carrier busts her butt daily...) From what I understand, it's virtually impossible to get fired from the Post Office for being a lousy employee...why? The labor union.
Labor Day? Puhleeeaaaase! I make it a point to work every Labor Day because I really do honor the hard working people of America. How better to honor them than by working? They/we are the ones who make this economy work. It's not the special interest union thugs who contribute to society. It's the hard working, rugged individuals (some of whom, unfortunately, happen to be caught up in the union folderol) who make this country work. Keep working hard, America and tell your local union thug you want no part of him and his corrupt institutional collectivism.
Happy Labor Day!
If you are an energetic, hard working, ambitious individual who wants to excel at your job and be the very best you can be, and you happen to be a member of a union, watch out! Don't you know that you are making the rest of the grunts look bad? If you don't shape up and fit in REAL SOON, then you may not have a future in your current position.
Unions and individuality are like oil and water. Comply to the way things work or get the hell out. Individuals who seek to make a difference need not apply!
There was a time and place when unions were needed. Working conditions in the late 1800's and early 1900's were abysmal. Unions were formed for the laborers and some needed changes took place. That was a good thing.
Early on, unions became an ipso facto mafioso operation (no offense to my mafioso friends!).
Thankfully, in recent years, unions in many sectors have become more and more impotent, especially in right to work states, which are the bane of labor unions. But they maintain massive power in Gov't funded institutions such as the field of education. Any wonder why our education system sucks big time? If you're a lousy teacher, don't worry, the union will go to bat for you. And if you are a truly exceptional teacher, you're going to get paid the same as the lousy teacher because, remember, you are not an individual, you are a proud member of the union!
Ever wonder why the postal workers are never in a big hurry? (I will make a huge exception here for some of the neighborhood mail carriers, who like my regular carrier busts her butt daily...) From what I understand, it's virtually impossible to get fired from the Post Office for being a lousy employee...why? The labor union.
Labor Day? Puhleeeaaaase! I make it a point to work every Labor Day because I really do honor the hard working people of America. How better to honor them than by working? They/we are the ones who make this economy work. It's not the special interest union thugs who contribute to society. It's the hard working, rugged individuals (some of whom, unfortunately, happen to be caught up in the union folderol) who make this country work. Keep working hard, America and tell your local union thug you want no part of him and his corrupt institutional collectivism.
Happy Labor Day!
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