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I was a member of IUPAT at a Naval Shipyard.I've been to more than my fair share of Union meetings and was involved with a few issues, I understand the beast.I also worked non-union for 12 years, for a GM supplier and I know the difference between the two worlds.I suggest that maybe your knowlege on this issue is the one lacking.Union shops are ,by nature, riddled with hacks, and kronies and relatives and friends and many positions filled that add no value to the finished product.Insiders are protected and the politicians who do the Unions bidding get thier support,that is how people like Blago get to power in the first place.The UAW is just one part of a larger organization and anything we can do to minimize thier influence on our manufacturing the better off we will be.John Lennon years ago spoke of how the left was fooling the masses saying they would give power to the people,but in truth we always have had it and the intention was only for them to gain power.The UAW a long time ago quit being for the blue collar man and more for the agenda of a few.Power to the People!!
