In These Times

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• • 10 Oct 09
  • 4:02 pm

  I agree with everything stated here concerning Anything Goes capitalism. I believe Michael Moore's new movie makes that point, although I have not personally seen it as yet. The reason picnics and parties have stopped at most companies, however, may be more related to the fear of lawsuits over issues such as drunk driving and sexual harassment. The unfortunate byproduct of the harassment crackdowns has been a more adversarial attitude toward one's fellow employees. Let's face it: office holiday parties in particular have become fair game for both types of suits as there is nearly always liquor consumption involved, and many …

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• • 10 Oct 09
  • 3:52 pm

  Going over these comments proved to be very interesting. When the whole "right to work" thing began, I believe its mission was only to make it illegal for one to be forced to join a union as a condition of employment. At one point in my life I was quite anti-union but changed my mind after learning of how many lives were destroyed following the union-busting tactics employed during the Reagan years. Now many feel that the only way to really get ahead is to buy a lottery ticked and hope to win the big jackpot. Maybe some people who had …

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• • 09 Jul 07
  • 10:31 am

  On the issue of vacation time, there is a petition on this issue located at www.petitiononline.com. I believe it provides a minimum of three weeks paid leave annually, which is like at least meeting the Europeans halfway. The big labor unions of the past do share some of the blame for our vacation drought, as they continually pushed for more money instead of more time. Although some of them did successfully bargain for a couple of additional holidays, much of which was "given back" when the Robin Hood in Reverse policies kicked in during the Reagan years. I am all for …

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