We'd have to be crazy to have high-tech workers to go union. Even though the job market isn't good now, you can still try and find a job and bargain with your salary. With a union *they* negotiate it for you. Look no further than the teachers union....To be a teacher in Oregon you are required to get a freakin *masters* degree and with that masters degree you'll start out at less than $30,000 a year. After 20 or so years you might make $55K. Older teachers had PERS but that's gone now. What is worse is that you may be a really good teacher but you'll still make less than some worthless teacher that's got in more years than you do. Oh yeah, how many of you want to fork over $60 a month to the Union so they can buy political ads for causes you A) don't support or B) don't care about? From: sugahara@privateat_private on 10/06/2002 06:53 PM Sent by: owner-crime@private To: crime@private cc: bcc: Subject: CRIME Dockworker lockout- OT First off, thanks for everyone's feedback and discussion on the issue of technology in the state. It was a great discussion and it was great to see some new posters out here. This is a little off topic in terms of crime, but it does have specific implications for the technology industry. It seems to me that the entire problem with the lockout hinges with the potential elimination of union jobs (data entry) through the use of technology. The issue is for the union is the loss of those jobs. However, they want to ensure that any technology jobs that are created are included in the union. This brings up the question: would a union be good and/or necessary for jobs in the technology field? =========================================================================== IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature.
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