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When I was doing the auto mechanic gig, I was required to join
a union if the shop where I was working had a union. All the new car dealers in Mpls/St. Paul had either a Machinists &Mechanics or Teamsters Union. I went to a union meeting one night. At that time, there were over 150 members. There were about 20 members at this meeting. Being a good union member, I raised my hand to ask a question about some minor financial matter. I was ignored. After the meeting, my shop steward pulled me aside and told me I was not supposed to ask questions, especially financial questions
Everybody knows what the Teamsters union was when Jimmy Hoffa
ran things. There's a rumor out there that Hoffa was offed, not
by the Mafia, but by members of his own union.
It's not that I'm anti-union, I'm just anti-corruption.
