Good god i could find a thousand points of ignorance in each of your posts,1st off these pension funds that you claim is taking payroll $ away from police & fire dept are a smoke screen,who do you think collects these big ass pensions ? Police & fire thats who,now after risking their lives for 30 yrs some anti union goon wants to take away their pension,if you were truly educated about Detroit city pensions you'd know the average pension is less than $3,000 a month,i couldnt live on $3k a month but police & firemen do & you begrudge them that pittance of a pension they do collect ? FYI AFSCME workers pensions are directly in line with Ford Motors pensions which equals roughly $100 for each yr of service,not much more than social security .
You bash unions for using members dues to further the unions interests but thats exactly what union dues are for,to lobby against MEGA anti union lobby groups such as the ABC,the ABC spends BILLIONS of $ each yr lobbying for anti union legaslation & to repeal prevailing wage laws,the money funding the ABC group is 100% from non union corporations,if they have billions to donate to lobby groups why not give liveable wages to their employees ?
Its normal for underpaid & overworked workers to lash out in times of high unemployment & point the finger at unions but you miss the big picture,unions are fighting tooth n nail to keep jobs in the USA & lobbying on non union workers behalf as well,to keep prevailing wage laws in place so your city cant fund public jobs where workers are paid minimum wage,so even a non union worker can make union wages while working on government jobs.
What do you have against making a good living anyway ? Do you enjoy working overtime every week instead of spending time with your family ? Do you enjoy banking hours worked,or donating any hours past 40 so you can look good to the boss ? Do you enjoy having an IRA that YOU have to fund & if you put too much $ per hour in your IRA having your employer lay you off because they dont want to match your contribution ? If so then non union is perfect for you.
Me personally i dont want to be financially forced to work overtime in order to make ends meet,i love my family & want to spend time with them,i want a nice home without a 30 year mortgage,i want new cars for me & the wife every year,i want to take vacations each year,i want enough money in the bank i wont loose everything if im out of work for a few months,i want a boat & motorcycles,all the nice things the anti union corporate big shots lavish on thier families,are you worth less than your boss ? Is your contribution to the company you work for so insignificant you wont stand up & demand a FAIR slice of the pie ?
The anti union lobbiests have done a great job of brainwashing an entire generation to blame unions for our shit economy,all the while the Bernie Maddoff types get golden parachutes,non union elected officials are making record breaking salaries & the banks bailed out with our tax dollars gave away 25% of our tax dollars to theirselves as bonuses,must of been for the great job all these non union guys have done with our economy.
Instead of being pissed at the union workers in Detroit write your congressmen & complain about the enormous pay raises just given to the Director & assistant director of DIA detroit institute of arts,the museaum is currently forced to sell off much of its art collections to keep the doors open yet the NON UNION management finds money to pay the directors over a half million $ salaries each,where i come from if the business your controlling is loosing money management dont get raises,the non union management of DIA gets 33% pay increases & you blame unions for Detroits cash crisis,
You really need to read more about the non union leadership of detroit & the salaries they collect which add up in the hundreds of millions.
