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	Name:	lotowner -
	Subject:	Martini
	Date:	1/18/2010 10:19:03 PM

So, any person who did not belong to a union or walk a picket line did nothing to deserve their benefits. Please tell me who kept the plants running and while the unions were on the picket line. Do you believe that union members only are responsible for technological advances that reduced mfg. cost, increased yields, and increased market share.

Does the UAW's union have any responsibility for the demise of GM and Chrysler? Conservative should kneel at the union hall and be thankful that Jimmy Hoffa, John L. Lewis, and Walter Reuther carried the banner so that the poor conservatives could be paid.

I know a little bit about unions since I was raised in Tennessee where the UMW reigned. Because of union corruption, the miners in that area went non union and worked for years without labor interruptions and earned good pay.

During the early years, the UAW's main thrust was the royalty paid by the company on every ton of coal. Hospitals were built and miner welfare was a priority.

Then, greed took over. The welfare of the miners was secondary. I suspect that a similar attitude existed within the UAW, ICWU, and the Teamsters. Is this why membership is at an all time low?

A similar movement today is in progress to remove the corruption in our government. Zero transparency, closed door meetings, and a one party system is not healthy for this country. Change is coming.