Charles

18 Mar 03 21:33, Charles Angelich wrote to David Drummond:

 DD>>  TW>  In UNION Country actualy NOT. In fact some states even have 
 DD>>  TW> LAWS making an Open Shop, Mixture of Union and Non Union 
 DD>>  TW> Labor basicly ILLEGAL.
 DD>>  TW> You have NO RIGHT TO WORK at a facility if you are Non Union.
 DD>> 
 DD>> WOW!!!!!!!!

 CA> It's not a wow.  If the company is under contract to the union it 
 CA> must first make every attempt to hire union members.  If none are 
 CA> available the company can hire any person they choose to and that
person has a
 CA> 'grace period' to prove they are qualified for the work and then must
 CA> join the union.

Why on earth would a company enter into such an oppressive contract?
[...]
 DD>> So much for the land of the free. 

 CA> The 'land of the free' does not mean legal binding contracts can
 CA> be ignored nor does it mean we give away our trade to anyone who
 CA> has the guts to claim journeyman status.  I doubt your country is
 CA> any different in that regard.

In this country our companies are not obliged to enter into such contracts...

 DD>> I haven't belonged to a union for nearly 20 years (and I 
 DD>> have been still working nearly all of that time (I had a 6 
 DD>> week "break" in '88).

 CA> Don't get too sick too often, don't suffer a disabling injury, 
 CA> don't ever slow down, and definitely don't get too old.  Can
 CA> you manage all of that?

I don't need a union to cover me for that. I am legally entitled to so much
sick leave per year (accruing), and our anti discrimination laws disallow
dimissal on the grounds of age (supposing I can still do the work).

Regards,
David

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