I recently read in a history book a quote of William Jennings Bryan that stated that "the brow of labor must not be passed down by a crown of thorns, and mankind should not be crucified upon a cross of gold." This was his sentiment in 1896, and I can’t see but what that is exactly what is happening now.
Labor unions are obviously necessary, but they too get out of line in some demands. An example of this was told to me by a union member "that if he worked on this birthday, he got double time, and if it coincided with a holiday, he got triple time."
This is an example of the "bones" union leaders throw to members who grumble about dues.
There should be some restructuring on this kind of foolishness.
We can see, however, that without unions the workers would be victimized more by management than they are now.
Management would do well to follow Henry Ford’s thinking. He wanted workers to be well paid, so they could afford to buy his products.
The auto workers union recently came under fire because they had a clause in their contract that laid-off workers were to be paid for several months. I have been told that the reasoning behind that was so management would not lay them off and outsource work overseas.
Of course, that brings up the problem our great country is being destroyed by. Outsourcing has destroyed jobs that our college grads should be having and a great many more workers. This begins in monopolizing a long time ago.
This is a large leak that has destroyed labor and consequently is lowering the standard of living in the United States. Importation of illegal aliens to cheapen labor is also contributing to it.
Mankind (especially United States citizens) are being "crucified on a cross of gold."
Don’t look to Congress to do anything about it. They sold out to management and the capitalists’ way back in the 1800s and things haven’t changed.
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