Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Daily Kos: Rethinking Unions

Daily Kos: Rethinking Unions:

"We may have forgotten the historical reasons why collective bargaining became law: companies made huge profits on the backs of the employees and did nothing to provide safe work conditions, reasonable hours or any benefits. When employees organized to protest, they were beaten and even killed, sometimes at the hand of government militia.

I may not always like what unions achieve, but I’ve realized that I’ll fight to keep collective bargaining rights on the table for all employees. I don’t want history repeating itself – not in Wisconsin and not in New Hampshire."

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