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So, because of one incident you lost all respect for all union activities? That's like losing respect for all Chinese because one wasn't acting rationally.

• pricechild 10y ago
  There are a dozen examples of similar incidents in this thread alone. I've not witnessed such an incident first hand, but as soon as I do I'll likely think "wow, they weren't kidding" and lose all respect for union activities from one incident.
  • bigtimeidiot 10y ago
    >There are a dozen examples of similar incidents in this thread alone By anonymous posters, most likely who have never actually worked a union job and are just repeating something they've read in threads like these. Yes, unions have dumb rules. Do you think those rules were developed before or after corporations dictated onerous policy? So who are the good guys?
• Johnny555 10y ago
  That's not the only incident of inane situations due to blind adherence to union rules that I saw, just the most egregious. Even among union workers the rules were sometimes unpalatable like the strict seniority rules that make it impossible to hire the best person for the job since the most senior person gets his/her pick of new jobs -- they supported the rules only because they knew that one day they would be the senior one. I don't think "losing respect for all Chinese because one wasn't acting rationally" is a fair analogy, more like "losing respect for all Chinese because they not only follow arbitrary and counter-productive rules, but they actively support them and will fight to keep them"