Small-Business Owners Shouldn't Wait For Employee Free Choice Act To Think About Unions And Strikes

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RE: Small-Business Owners Shouldn't Wait For Employee Free Choice Act To Think About Unions And Strikes

Every employee should have the right to unionize if they choose but it's always better to have harmonious relationship between the employer and the employees.

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rivotrilrivorivo of AL @ Dec 08, 2009 23:09:28 PM

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I have worked with Union help in many contracts. I had only one bad exsperience. I never gave or witnessed three breaks in one day. They start 6:30 AM every morning and go home every night at 3:00 PM,. They receive one break in the moring and get 1 hour lunch. They come to work fully trained for the work at hand. You do not need to train them. There are many rules. However, in the end, I found them equal to non-union labor. Plus the mark-up on their wage is better than non-union. It is higher. Exsample, non-union wage of say $15.00 to 18.00 per hour where the mark-up on the hour of work is less than on a wage of say $30.00 or $40.00 per hour worker. However, unions will not work in gas stations, fast food or other low mark-up companies. Here is why, the business margins are less and this is how you get low cost food. Most unions understand this. Also, what makes a man a slaker if he sweeps a floor? Further, if you follow union rules he do's a lot more in a day than that. Employers have a very bad time when relations between them are bad to start with. They do not fit all business models. However, they have given this country a better on the job safety rules, with less accidents. High wages, which in turn give the employee more money to spend in low margin stores. Better retirements and health benefits and pay higher taxes for better schools. Meny companies with good standings with the unions do very well.

Owner of NJ @ Oct 23, 2009 07:48:45 AM

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no america wasnt built by slackers but buisness owners who mistreated the workers thats why there are unions but buisness has 2 weapons under there belts go to a forein sic country or hire the mexicans to do the blue collar jobs lets face it small buisness suck to work for there always looking to cut this or that while maintaining there way of life not the employee lets face facts its much easier to hire a mexican than to give to a citezen no benefits no workmans comp no anything the american worker needs these things to just survive unions are not tearing this country apart its the buisness owners and ceo's that are for example did you check out the new and improved dial soap it looks like it got a chunk taken out of it smaller but more money hey if thats all it takes why not to be in any buisness means being a cheap ass plain and simple forget buisness school all ya gotta be is cheap period forgive the spelling

joe of NY @ Sep 12, 2009 21:39:13 PM

To Mile Cochran

Maybe if you learned to write a comprehendible sentence you'd have better luck. I had to read your post three times just to understand what you were asking for. Now if you actually speak like you write I think you need to forget about operating your own business. IMHO.

Len of NJ @ Sep 08, 2009 08:15:19 AM

Business owner

The only thing that i have to say about unions is that they are tearing our country apart. America was not built by slackers with three breaks in a 8 hour shift, or the slacker that sweeps the floors at a factory for $30.00 an hour. This country was built by hard working individuals that have vision and drive to get things done, not just get by doing as little as possible.

Brent Overway of MI @ Aug 27, 2009 20:55:46 PM

small business co ouner

an i need halp to get it up on running i have been in this business for a long time an my invester walk out on me on a need halp to conplet the shop my partners family an my family is depending on it in now out of hope so if you can halp i would graetly be thankful ps.mike cochran

mike cochran of CA @ Jul 15, 2009 17:21:43 PM

employee free choice act

Let's keep America free. This act is another step in lessening our freedoms. Every employee should have the right to unionize if they chose, but it should be with a secret ballot and they should not be intimidated by unions or employers.

Dolores Ball of NY @ Jul 09, 2009 08:14:39 AM

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