Could it be? Do we FINALLY have leadership that gets the job situation around here?

**coracle** · February-13-14, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley Mouch

Of course they won't. Nor should they. It is their job to maximize employment. They have the force of law behind them. We designed labor law badly and as a result, it is often the case that management cannot modernize a workforce because doing so involves changes to 'terms of employment' that can only be made through 'bargaining in good faith'.

I'm OK with good pay and benefits. But I'm not OK with labor unions & laws determining job duties / work rules, except as regards safety.

Citizens should change the laws to encourage modernization of unionized work. Then you may see amazing increases in government productivity [[and quite likely in pay too).

Therein lies the problem. When Orr is gone and things gravitate back to business as usual the Unions will reembark on destroying the hand that feeds them again, just as they destroyed the auto industry in Detroit by demanding higher pay and conditions than the jobs were worth. So the principals, Detroit, GM., Chrysler went bankrupt. I don't know what the answer is; but it ain't Unions.

**Detroit Stylin** · February-13-14, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by coracle

Therein lies the problem. When Orr is gone and things gravitate back to business as usual the Unions will reembark on destroying the hand that feeds them again, just as they destroyed the auto industry in Detroit by demanding higher pay and conditions than the jobs were worth. So the principals, Detroit, GM., Chrysler went bankrupt. I don't know what the answer is; but it ain't Unions.

Ummmmmm......yeaaaaaah......clearly you have worked in a plant before.....

smmfh