It is wrong of the republicans to threaten severe changes directed towards the blue collar workers. This is not a proper way to move forward in 2011 with pay freeze, furlough and layoffs. We here in why did you join the union have seen that similar pattern from our boss with his severe service cuts which inflicted hardship for the average New Yorkers who rely on mass public transportation.
Blue collar workers have a paycheck to rely on and that is a limited income that is being assailed by the skyrocket prices, uncontrollable and unadjusted cost of living thus making the livelihood of the blue collar workers difficult. However we do not see the executives slashing their own salaries, taking pay freezes or giving themselves a worse retirement deal however they shove those down on the blue collar workers while they rely on luxurious retirement packages.
Since the republicans have revealed their intentions before even getting sworn in and even taking their seats in the house, we believe the founding fathers did not envision what the republicans have in mind. The founding fathers vision was the house has to legislate in the benefit and well being of society for the common good of the citizenry. However the republicans are clearly on the side of the executives and against the blue collar workers. We here in why did you join the union reject in whole this rhetoric of financial difficulties to be only directed towards the blue collar while sparing the white collar and providing them with the luxurious pay and retirement deals. It is either we are in the same ship where the pain must spread across from the top to the bottom not the pain solely directed towards the blue collar who are already at the bottom of the earning pyramid.
If the republicans want to return to the adversarial days of labor conflict the blue collar workers of the 21st century will not be pushed around. We remember a company with a considerable amount of labor conflict such as Eastern Airlines. Other examples also include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) where strikes were broken by president Ronald Reagan, signaling his favoritism towards business and union busting rather than the blue collar workers. However we have learned our lesson this time around and the blue collar workers will have the last laugh and the republicans victory will not last long.
The founding fathers vision was the house has to legislate in the benefit and well being of society for the common good of the citizenry. However the republicans are clearly on the side of the executives and against the blue collar workers.
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