The hypocricy of union organizing

[Ozarks Tom]

They want Walmart employees to unionize, can you imagine the dues flowing into the UFCW coffers?  But, when their paid non-union protesters wanted to unionize, well, not so much.

Perhaps OurWalmart needs to remove the log from their own eye before checking out the vision of anyone else. In one of the more hilarious ironies coming out of this “movement” of late, it turns out that some of the members of OurWalmart wanted to unionize themselves. Of course, they were promptly dismissed for it. (New York Post)

The union trying for years to organize Walmart workers employs non-union staffers — and fired several of them 15 months ago when they attempted to organize, one former insider claims.

The United Food & Commercial Workers International employed the non-union workers as part of its national OUR Walmart campaign. Those fired were Seattle-based organizers who said the dismissals came several months after they reached out to the union that represents UFCW employees, the insider told The Post.
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[whereiwant2b]

When working people have found that the conditions they have are too bad to tolerate any longer so they unite and do something about it- well that's a wonderful thing.

However, once they have carved a place at the power table for themselves and formalized their hierarchy, they turn out to be as corrupt and self seeking as the worst of the people they fought, becoming a burden on the public.

Once a union official gets 100% paid time for union duties, he seems to lose the basic idea that he is not supposed to be a boss.

[Ozarks Tom]

When I first started in the construction business I was drywall superintendent at a union interior finish company. I used to have so much fun pulling the union bosses' chains whenever I could. If the "operating engineer" didn't show up on time, I'd unload trucks with the forklift myself. If I had a union steward on the jobsite who was a pain in the butt, I'd promote him to foreman (couldn't be both), then fire him at the end of the day for lack of production. One union boss called the company owner, demanding I be fired. The boss told him to talk to the guy who does the hiring and firing in the department, Tom.

[gibbsgirl]

A few relatives have been in unions here, and were unhappy with being part of them.

Forced to participate in things, and had very little to show for it.