Narwhal
Member
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2010
- Messages
- 261
I'm union and I voted for Obama in '08, huge mistake. Although really, how much better would McCain have been in the grand scheme of things? I actually liked Romney and voted for him in '12. I can't see myself ever voting for another Democrat after Obama has come after the second amendment after saying that he wouldn't.
In reality, Democrats pay lip service to unions but they do nothing meaningful to help us. I realize that now. I wish more union members would recognize that. Money drives politics and the unions are small potatoes compared to the corporate interests and their lobbyists.
I like how a union cuts down on brown nosing and favoritism but dislike how it makes obvious losers sometimes tough to get rid of. In my profession everyone is unionized and if you aren't in, you still have to pay the same amount of money in "shop fees", only it goes to the company instead of the union and you don't get any of the union benefits.
In reality, Democrats pay lip service to unions but they do nothing meaningful to help us. I realize that now. I wish more union members would recognize that. Money drives politics and the unions are small potatoes compared to the corporate interests and their lobbyists.
I like how a union cuts down on brown nosing and favoritism but dislike how it makes obvious losers sometimes tough to get rid of. In my profession everyone is unionized and if you aren't in, you still have to pay the same amount of money in "shop fees", only it goes to the company instead of the union and you don't get any of the union benefits.