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Strikes rarely of benefit

In Reply to: Workers decide what's useful and what isn't posted by Ted on August 23, 1997 at 20:52:40:

Unfortunately, once a company has actually gone on strike, that leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of commerce, geniuses or not. The bottom line is it still hurts the company THEY work for! So far as the other 25%, so now the minority get to control the majority and THAT's all right with you? To hell with THOSE people, wives who perhaps needed part-time income to supplement their husbands in order to make ends meet? Are you concerned about THEM feeding THEIR families? You can't have it both ways. We all are responsible for making our way in this world, not companies. Ours is the only generation to have life so easy and still bitch endlessly about how hard it is. Workers have their place in deciding what is useful. I believe strikes, very rarely, are to benefit anything but worker greed anymore.

By the way, since you choose to make an example of remarks made by McD workers on this board, according to them their relationships with their boyfriends are not getting enough consideration, and it shouldn't be such a big deal when they come in to work hung over and "can't do their jobs properly". I'd be careful who you cite for your support. Most complaints on this board are levelled at individual managers, NOT McD corporate policy. There are individuals in EVERY company who make life hard, welcome to the world. If these managers were FOLLOWING corporate policy, most of these gripes wouldn't be here.

Follow Ups:

• Rarely of benefit to the boss, and who else matters? Ted T R U Madison , WI, USA August 29 1997 (2)
  • Many departments at my employer have switched. Mike Bacon Bedford, TX USA August 31 1997 (1)
    • Don't cry for UPS, Inc. Ted T R U Madison, WI, USA September 01 1997 (0)