You have a point re union power

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dtb — 7/14/2005 1:34:58 PM (archived)

It is perhaps not a coincidence that unions in the US were at their strongest in the 1930s through 1970s, which is a period in which immigration was at its lowest level ever, when tariffs were quite high, and after 1940, in which most of our industrial competitors were ruined by war and many other countries were off-limits for foreign investment due to being part of the Soviet bloc. Major US manufacturers didn't have much choice but to deal with the UAW and AFL-CIO.

I'd blame technology and the ability to move production overseas more than illegal immigration per se, but sympathetic as I am to MaryAnne in this debate, SDAI is quite right that there are big structural reasons why unions have it tough these days.

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From the National "Education" Association - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 7:04:46 PM
- The NEA's Representative Assembly (RA) addresses labor concerns. The "Captain" linked to *their* action items. - Mary Anne - 7/13/2005 10:30:15 PM
  - If truth in advertising laws applied to organization names... - Larry J - 7/14/2005 1:52:31 PM
    - I pointed out that the highlighted section is concerned with labor issues. - Mary Anne - 7/14/2005 2:35:06 PM
  - re: The NEA's Representative Assembly - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 1:01:27 AM
    - Yes, I read them. - Mary Anne - 7/14/2005 2:55:09 AM
      - NEA budget - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 7:26:52 AM
        
        PS re: NEA budget - Mary Anne - 7/14/2005 1:15:31 PM
        
        The NEA is not obliged to use their funds for improvements to institutions funded by taxes. - Mary Anne - 7/14/2005 1:07:16 PM
    - Thanks Tom... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/14/2005 2:33:48 AM
      - I see you didn't read anything else the NEA does, either. - Mary Anne - 7/14/2005 2:58:22 AM
        
        That wasn't my point. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/14/2005 3:57:57 AM
        
        You have a point re union power - dtb - 7/14/2005 1:34:58 PM
        
        I don't care. - Mary Anne - 7/14/2005 4:29:37 AM
        
        re: I don't care. - gbaikie - 7/15/2005 8:41:53 AM
        
        You're still in River Rouge in 1941. Time to move on. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/14/2005 5:48:45 AM
        
        You're still in the Guilded Era of the late 1800s. Time to wake up. - Mary Anne - 7/14/2005 1:01:27 PM
        
        Actually it's more likely the Reagan/Thatcher era of the 1980s - Daniel - 7/16/2005 5:01:16 AM
        
        Love the unbiased source (n/t) - Sam F. - 7/16/2005 10:50:16 AM
        
        so do I (n/t) - Daniel - 7/16/2005 1:14:02 PM
      - It goes without saying... - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 2:36:54 AM

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