Never was one to cross a picket line, myself. The unions may have gotten greedy and made it hard to compete with Japan, but it was the Chamber of Commerce that sold out America to Communist China.
My first job in high school was at a place somewhat like Walmart called Gemco, when we lived in San Diego CA. The summer after my junior year, 1975, I got a job there as a courtesy clerk. ( Bagging groceries and other purchases and chasing shopping carts around the parking lot.) They were akin to a Walmart Supercenter, before Walmart had the idea. Sold everything from groceries to appliances.
Started at $2.05/hr and after two weeks was offered a .15 cent hourly raise, but I had to join the union. I was all excited about the raise and rushed home to tell my Mom and Dad the good news. Dad said, "You aren't joining no damn union and besides, you can quit that job, we're moving to Western North Carolina, Cullowhee, to be exact.
The UAW is despised by many other unions' membership for being 'pigs.' UAW is the reason that Japanese cars are permanent fixtures here.
That said..........it is NOT the "cost of labor" which moves jobs overseas. It is the cost of FLSA, EPA, EEOC, SocSec, and the various State/Local copy-cat regs and laws.
Yes, the Chamber of Commerce, who are the most dedicated to lying about 'labor cost.'
My first job in high school was at a place somewhat like Walmart called Gemco, when we lived in San Diego CA. The summer after my junior year, 1975, I got a job there as a courtesy clerk. ( Bagging groceries and other purchases and chasing shopping carts around the parking lot.) They were akin to a Walmart Supercenter, before Walmart had the idea. Sold everything from groceries to appliances.
ReplyDeleteStarted at $2.05/hr and after two weeks was offered a .15 cent hourly raise, but I had to join the union. I was all excited about the raise and rushed home to tell my Mom and Dad the good news. Dad said, "You aren't joining no damn union and besides, you can quit that job, we're moving to Western North Carolina, Cullowhee, to be exact.
The UAW is despised by many other unions' membership for being 'pigs.' UAW is the reason that Japanese cars are permanent fixtures here.
ReplyDeleteThat said..........it is NOT the "cost of labor" which moves jobs overseas. It is the cost of FLSA, EPA, EEOC, SocSec, and the various State/Local copy-cat regs and laws.
Yes, the Chamber of Commerce, who are the most dedicated to lying about 'labor cost.'
Related: my post Labor Day Thoughts
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