Comments on: Labor Unions http://www.thrapfamily.com/2008/06/12/labot-unions/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:28:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.thrapfamily.com/2008/06/12/labot-unions/comment-page-1/#comment-22309 Josh Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:19:57 +0000 http://www.thrapfamily.com/2008/06/12/labot-unions/#comment-22309 Our Company is non union. Our Carpenters working is a non Union Situation, but in part we are also the employer. Is biting the hand that feeds you an effective way to get more food? Our Company is non union. Our Carpenters working is a non Union Situation, but in part we are also the employer. Is biting the hand that feeds you an effective way to get more food?

]]> By: Daniel G. Clark http://www.thrapfamily.com/2008/06/12/labot-unions/comment-page-1/#comment-22297 Daniel G. Clark Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:50:12 +0000 http://www.thrapfamily.com/2008/06/12/labot-unions/#comment-22297 But why shouldn't a union picket a job site to call attention to practices by an owner whose headquarters is somewhere else? So, the real question is: Why are parts of your company using non-union contractors? Dan But why shouldn’t a union picket a job site to call attention to practices by an owner whose headquarters is somewhere else? So, the real question is: Why are parts of your company using non-union contractors?

Dan

]]> By: Daniel G. Clark http://www.thrapfamily.com/2008/06/12/labot-unions/comment-page-1/#comment-22295 Daniel G. Clark Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:51:12 +0000 http://www.thrapfamily.com/2008/06/12/labot-unions/#comment-22295 Actually, win-win bargaining is always preferable to win-lose--for everyone involved. But at least one party has to be willing to try or it's impossible. I don't agree that unions have "run their course." But I'm always disappointed whenever they're not smart, because that costs their members and worsens the reputation of their cause. Dan Actually, win-win bargaining is always preferable to win-lose–for everyone involved. But at least one party has to be willing to try or it’s impossible. I don’t agree that unions have “run their course.” But I’m always disappointed whenever they’re not smart, because that costs their members and worsens the reputation of their cause.

Dan

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