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Title: "The Union Myth of Representing Working People" Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on September 13, 2011, 04:10:01 PM http://biggovernment.com/cgregor/2011/09/13/the-union-myth-of-representing-working-people/
Quote Unions and their mouthpieces continually bombard us with the catch phrases about standing for “working people,” “working families,” and the poor, oppressed and exploited “working” classes. Truth is, unions represent a privileged minority, a politically connected class, the aristocrats of middle-class workers. And the mainstream of American workers, the real working people agree; it’s why only 6.9% of private sector workers are in unions and union membership overall has decreased from nearly one-third of all workers in the 1940s. (http://biggovernment.com/files/2011/09/20_2-sm1.jpg) Unions and Crony Capitalists: Joined at the Hip It is particularly galling to hear union leaders like Hoffa and Trumka berating the so-called “Tea Party,” as enemies of the working class. As far as I understand the goals of people who call themselves Tea Party supporters are lower taxes, less government spending, less regulation and less government overall. How are these principles anti-middle class and anti-worker? There is also a rhetorical theme in the blustering of these union leaders that the Tea Party is somehow joined at the hip with Wall Street and corporate interests. |