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Old 09-02-2012, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bobabode View Post
Read this in the WaPo today.
"Why the right to form a union should be a civil right"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...y.html?hpid=z3
Interesting article and I believe the issue is not a new one. I believe at one point in the New Deal era, it was proposed that freedom to form a union be gauranteed as a constitutional right. But, there was insufficient support to warrant a constitutional amendment. There hasn't been since, and I doubt there ever will be. Although I, personally, would support it.

As with other things, I believe it's a question of balance. Organized labor run amuck is not good a good thing. Organized labor completely eviscerated is just as bad. Not just for the workers but for the nation as a whole, as I believe future generations will surely discover.

I've said it before; We've already been there, I see no reason why the past couldn't revisit us. Basic human nature has not changed.

Dave
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