Hi Ryan, as you were just saying about Re: STREET PEOPLE....
RB> BR>    COMPANIES are responsible to STOCKHOLDERS.  When a product is no 
RB> BR> longer in  demand, SOME segment of the workforce is faced wither with 
RB> BR> learning something  new or with being visibly obsolete - witness 
RB> BR> blacksmiths, wagon makers, buggy  whip manufacturers, etc. Unions 
RB> 
RB> Okay, Bob, blah blah blah. Right, unions are bad for profit, and
RB> so that  justifies any action against them, right? First of all,
RB> there is an excellent  argument to be made that the higher cost of
RB> union labor is justified by the  increase in productivity, a fact
RB> that cannot be denied. However, again, this  logic is blurred by the
RB> profit-at-any-cost mentality.
Wrong again.  Yes, there are union shops that are more productive than
non-union shops and produce a better product.  There are also non-union
shops that are more productive and produce a better product.  There is
no one simple answer.
 
RD 
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