Thank a Union Representative
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Mitch Daniels has said that two-thirds of Hoosiers are in favor of the Right to Work legislation he’s trying to pass. I wonder where he came up with that number. He never asked me. He never asked anyone I know. Did he ask you? I didn’t think so.
I know that a lot of people are against unions. I know some might even hate unions. Let’s face it, union workers are labeled as being overpaid and lazy.
My husband is a union worker. He works harder in eight hours than most people work in a week, harder than some work in a month. He and his fellow workers know what it’s like to really earn their wages. If you think union workers are lazy and overpaid, step in their shoes and see if you can do what they do just for one day.
In all things you will have good and bad. Unions are no different. But before you write off all unions as being the enemy, I thought I would share some interesting facts all workers should know.
If you receive overtime pay, you should thank a union representative. If you receive family/medical leave, a retirement pension, Social Security or even unemployment, you should thank a union representative.
Unions are responsible for protecting workers’ safety and health. They helped create minimum wage. They helped to end child labor. Strong unions set a pay standard that even nonunion employers follow which means higher wages for you. If you’ve ever received a raise at any job, thank a union representative. Unions gave us all the eight-hour work day and weekends free with our families.
These are just a few of the benefits we all have thanks to unions. Whether you like them or not, they deserve a thank you.
Our Republican reps are trying to pass a law allowing workers to choose whether or not they pay union dues. Unions, like anything else, cannot operate without funding from its members.
Let’s put this in perspective. Let’s say Comcast, for example, decided to give all of their customers a choice in paying for their cable. If you want to pay, great. If you don’t, no problem. How long do you think Comcast would be in business? That’s what will happen to our unions if the Right to Work bill passes. Without funding from its members unions will weaken, maybe even disappear altogether.
You cannot deny the facts. Without unions, wages will be lower and jobs will be lost. This is not Right to Work at all. We all have a right to work. And if a person doesn’t want to work for a union, they don’t have to apply for a union job. Right to Work is just fancy wording to make everyone think they are getting something they don’t already have. Don’t let that fancy wording confuse you. Save jobs and save the competitive wages. Tell our representatives we don’t want Right to Work to pass. Please call or email them now. Thank you.
Tambi Manns
North Manchester, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
Mitch Daniels has said that two-thirds of Hoosiers are in favor of the Right to Work legislation he’s trying to pass. I wonder where he came up with that number. He never asked me. He never asked anyone I know. Did he ask you? I didn’t think so.
I know that a lot of people are against unions. I know some might even hate unions. Let’s face it, union workers are labeled as being overpaid and lazy.
My husband is a union worker. He works harder in eight hours than most people work in a week, harder than some work in a month. He and his fellow workers know what it’s like to really earn their wages. If you think union workers are lazy and overpaid, step in their shoes and see if you can do what they do just for one day.
In all things you will have good and bad. Unions are no different. But before you write off all unions as being the enemy, I thought I would share some interesting facts all workers should know.
If you receive overtime pay, you should thank a union representative. If you receive family/medical leave, a retirement pension, Social Security or even unemployment, you should thank a union representative.
Unions are responsible for protecting workers’ safety and health. They helped create minimum wage. They helped to end child labor. Strong unions set a pay standard that even nonunion employers follow which means higher wages for you. If you’ve ever received a raise at any job, thank a union representative. Unions gave us all the eight-hour work day and weekends free with our families.
These are just a few of the benefits we all have thanks to unions. Whether you like them or not, they deserve a thank you.
Our Republican reps are trying to pass a law allowing workers to choose whether or not they pay union dues. Unions, like anything else, cannot operate without funding from its members.
Let’s put this in perspective. Let’s say Comcast, for example, decided to give all of their customers a choice in paying for their cable. If you want to pay, great. If you don’t, no problem. How long do you think Comcast would be in business? That’s what will happen to our unions if the Right to Work bill passes. Without funding from its members unions will weaken, maybe even disappear altogether.
You cannot deny the facts. Without unions, wages will be lower and jobs will be lost. This is not Right to Work at all. We all have a right to work. And if a person doesn’t want to work for a union, they don’t have to apply for a union job. Right to Work is just fancy wording to make everyone think they are getting something they don’t already have. Don’t let that fancy wording confuse you. Save jobs and save the competitive wages. Tell our representatives we don’t want Right to Work to pass. Please call or email them now. Thank you.
Tambi Manns
North Manchester, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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