I have spoken about the Unions on several occasions and believe them to be a big part of our problem. They have literally broken our City, our auto industry and contribute to labor costs that have forced companies to outsource everything but the kitchen sink.Today Parade Magazine had an article entitled “Does America Still need Labor Unions?” 60% of those taking the poll said, “Yes.” Obama won by 52% of the vote and you can see where his mandate is heading.
There is an Employee Free Choice Act in the works originally initiated by leftist liberal Ted Kennedy which essentially says that if people want a union, employers can’t really stop it and if the company balks in any way, it would be subjected to all sorts of ungodly monetary damages.
It used to be that when you were hired by a company you played by THEIR rules, not yours. You were giving them an honest day’s effort for an honest day’s pay. Now the employee has learned that he can have the whole enchilada without living up to that bargain—just negotiate your contract where you don’t even have to show up for work.
The government keeps intruding into our lives. Our country is so dependent upon government handouts today. We are becoming more and more socialistic and the more they clamp down on businesses, the more these companies will go off shore. Instead of relying on business to help stimulate our economy by providing jobs, the opposite would occur. Hersey's York Mints is closing and moving to Mexico. More will follow.
Let’s get less government, not more. Find ways to keep jobs in America without all the red tape of government putting a choke hold on American businesses.
