Unions to the Rescue
Give me a friggin' break.
I have to admit my bias: I think that unions should go. When they were first instituted back in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century, they served a purpose. They don't serve a purpose anymore. They organize strikes that the workers don't want. They "negotiate" and make threats against businesses, and then when the businesses relent, they demand more. Unions tend to have unscrupulous bedfellows, and they have a political agenda that, quite frankly, doesn't match the philosophy of their membership.
This story is a prime example of their unscrupulous dealings. By claiming that there are security issues, they're trying to get these guards unionized. Do you really expect the quality of guarding to go up? Of course not. The union leaders will get additional income from more guys paying union dues, but aside from that, there would be no change; in fact, considering that it's basically impossible to fire or discipline someone who's in a union, it's likely that the quality of guarding would decrease.
If there's one group I want far away from American military bases, it's al Qaeda. If there are two groups I want far away from American military bases, it's al Qaeda and the SEIU.
WASHINGTON — A labor union is reporting significant security problems at seven Army bases where federal contractors are guarding the gates, freeing up soldiers to serve in Iraq.
Based on interviews with 15 current and former guards, the Service Employees International Union says job screening is often inadequate and that security checks at the gates are frequently cursory because staffing levels are too low.
The Wackenhut security company says the union is leveling false allegations in a national campaign aimed at signing up the firm's 35,000 guards as SEIU members.
I have to admit my bias: I think that unions should go. When they were first instituted back in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century, they served a purpose. They don't serve a purpose anymore. They organize strikes that the workers don't want. They "negotiate" and make threats against businesses, and then when the businesses relent, they demand more. Unions tend to have unscrupulous bedfellows, and they have a political agenda that, quite frankly, doesn't match the philosophy of their membership.
This story is a prime example of their unscrupulous dealings. By claiming that there are security issues, they're trying to get these guards unionized. Do you really expect the quality of guarding to go up? Of course not. The union leaders will get additional income from more guys paying union dues, but aside from that, there would be no change; in fact, considering that it's basically impossible to fire or discipline someone who's in a union, it's likely that the quality of guarding would decrease.
If there's one group I want far away from American military bases, it's al Qaeda. If there are two groups I want far away from American military bases, it's al Qaeda and the SEIU.
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