Comments on: Good Advice for Younger Employees from Albert Crenshaw http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JDK http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-8117 JDK Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:44:55 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/#comment-8117 Unions are aweful and a relic of the coal mine age where mistreatment could mean death. They are pseudo communist as all union members must be treated alike despite skill level. America was founded on meritocracy and those opposing it (UAW of US auto for example) are finding out once again that communist policies don't work. Add to it low growth opportunities and globalization and it's a bad idea to join one today. Unions are aweful and a relic of the coal mine age where mistreatment could mean death. They are pseudo communist as all union members must be treated alike despite skill level. America was founded on meritocracy and those opposing it (UAW of US auto for example) are finding out once again that communist policies don’t work. Add to it low growth opportunities and globalization and it’s a bad idea to join one today.

]]> By: Henry Phish http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-5905 Henry Phish Mon, 29 May 2006 17:59:50 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/#comment-5905 Collective bargaining is a two way street. The company gets trained individuals and the union provides protection for employees. Unions typically form when a company is taking advantage of its employees. Collective bargaining is a two way street. The company gets trained individuals and the union provides protection for employees. Unions typically form when a company is taking advantage of its employees.

]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-5896 JLP Mon, 29 May 2006 02:51:59 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/#comment-5896 BD, Fair enough. But I do think that unions as a whole make the work environment too much of a safe haven for employees, giving them less incentive to strive to do a good job. Some unions make it virtually impossible to fire someone. BD,

Fair enough. But I do think that unions as a whole make the work environment too much of a safe haven for employees, giving them less incentive to strive to do a good job. Some unions make it virtually impossible to fire someone.

]]> By: BD http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/comment-page-1/#comment-5895 BD Mon, 29 May 2006 02:41:12 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/05/28/good-advice-for-younger-employees-from-albert-crenshaw/#comment-5895 The fact that some lazy people joined a union does not mean union members are lazy. The ones your wife worked with may have been, but you can't assume that they all are. The fact that some lazy people joined a union does not mean union members are lazy. The ones your wife worked with may have been, but you can’t assume that they all are.

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