# Shift Worthy News Story **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 10, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-worthy-news-story/265716 "2012-12-10T14:49:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-worthy-news-story/265716/6 "2012-12-10T16:23:46Z")
> [@new Z28 dead?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-z28-dead/51222/19): > > Normally I don’t even respond to your ignorant comments. As a working person, I guess I’ll have to comment on this. > > If Unionism is at it’s lowest point since 1935, less than 10% of workers per this graph from the conservative Heritage Foundation: > [ATTACH]5328[/ATTACH] I consider them destroying America because due to the Unions’ strength, it is impossible to get rid of some employees who should no longer work for the company. It’s very apparent in teaching especially. UAW is just the tip of the iceberg. They protect the good AND the bad workers. In my opinion, unions have had their time and place. > **[Unions -- Good or Bad for Education?](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teacher-unions_b_1937032)** > > If we, as a society, valued teachers and what they do, they would be compensated justly for their value. Administrators would treat their teachers as a valued commodity in their community. Just one article of many. How is it possible that Unions are destroying America? > [@Callout: Mindless or any 11sec or better cars. slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-mindless-or-any-11sec-or-better-cars/48316/1558): > > HOW IS THIS A UNION’S FAULT??? > [@VOIP or Time Warner](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/voip-or-time-warner/51244/3): > > Also a good question. The arbitrator told Chrysler they had to take them back. Not the labor union. The arbitrator is a neutral party, but their decision is not final, and chances are the lawyers for the “other guys” were representing them because they were being paid for by the UAW. If there wasn’t a union, chances are these workers would still be unemployed for their actions. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-worthy-news-story/265716)._