Reply #5: These are the same tired old divide and conquer [View All]

[sulphurdunn]

tactics that pitted union against non-union labor in the 70's and 80's. The result was that a lot of non-union labor voted Republican, union wages declined, non-union wages also declined since they were tied to union wages and benefits. Then outsourcing began and million of union and non-union workers lost their jobs because the unions lacked the political power to stop it. As a result, the last group of working people to make a decent collective living are public employees, under attack by working people who think they make too much money. Of course, these folks are less concerned about improving their lot than with seeing that other working people are as bad off as they are. Just like they were in the past. Go figure.