Comments on: Labor faces new reality with little help from Obama

By: Jeffrey King

Jeffrey King — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:03:59 +0000

In what fairy tale did anyone ever start a business to hire people? Labor is always an inconvenient necessity.

The race to the bottom is still underway. Technology and automation are in direct conflict with increasing population. Why would any business expand when they are already have excess capacity?

Congratulations to the lean and mean corporations. Too bad they forgot what Henry Ford figured out in order to grow his business. Workers are consumers and they might even buy stuff if they are paid enough to do more than exist as servants.

That cash on the sidelines is how wealth is distributed (or not). I guess nobody has noticed the Walmart economy is just a different version of labor camps of old. Company towns in coal, textiles, timber.

Yeah, let’s do that again.

By: Danny Adams

Danny Adams — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:01:18 +0000

Union membership last year was only 12% of the total work force. Exactly how much clout could they have? And on the flip side, how much blame for the bad economy is on their shoulders versus them being a favorite punching bag for the real culprits?

By: griff

griff — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:26:35 +0000

Unions have far outlived their usefulness and their necessity, in particular the public variety. They’re as corrupt as the politicans they buy. They either need to be reformed themselves, or go the way of the dinosaur.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:39:41 +0000

Every person working out there is “labor” no matter how you slice it. People like to blame the unions but the country is in such a mind set it wants to blame workers everywhere for all of its’ problems people love to take management’s side on every economic issue. The only “workers” out there making any gains right now are the two faced politicians people still consider to be their “representatives”.

By: woody188

woody188 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:37:24 +0000

I’m afraid the public employee gravy train has come to a grinding halt. Maybe they should have bought American when it mattered those many years ago.

I’m really interested to see how the vote goes on repealing Senate Bill 5 (ended collective bargaining for public employees) in Ohio this November. It’s going to be close either way.

By: bmclellan

bmclellan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:27:27 +0000

Have yourself a fine day also Sandra, the longer we are in tooth the more precious they be..

As for the Unions Sandra, they have rested on their laurels long enough and need to make some real noise these next 14 months starting now.

Their real message should be to the private sector that when and if we fall by the wayside no one will be spared in the rape and ongoing planned pillaging of our fiscal and economic security..

To simplify, they should be screaming, you will be next !!

By: Sandune

Sandune — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:16:40 +0000

Many members of my family are Union members but only because the Movie Studios demanded it. They are not union voters.

Could it be that the Unions in their push for better wages and benefits have caused our corporations to move off shore? Was there no compromise debated?

Today at noon Pacific Time, there is a discussion of several Republican Candidates being aired. I will try to watch it if I can remember to get out of the pool in time to get home. Memory slips!!!

Enjoy your day

By: bmclellan

bmclellan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:53:12 +0000

If the unions want to shake things up they need to present a vetted and viable candidate to run against Obama as a write-in candidate.
Or better yet, demand a democrat primary runoff to challenge the neocon currently occupying the office of President.

It’s not too late to stick a pin in this deflated balloon called the Obama presidency as we virtually have nothing left to lose..

By: Sandune

Sandune — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:03:16 +0000

Since when does Labor hire anyone?