Lori: Good point. Beside involuntarily having to hand over part of
your paycheck, a union can create an adversarial relationship where
none existed previously. I want no part of that.
JH
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>I was a reporter at the Detroit Free Press during the newspaper
>strikes. We were part of the union and expected to mindlessly follow
>the direction of our union leaders. If you disagreed, you were
>yelled at and shunned. You weren't supposed to speak your mind. You
>were supposed to become angry, disgruntled and stand beside your
>Teamster "brothers and sisters" throwing star nails if asked to.
>Most of us completely and totally disagreed with the union's belief
>we should go on strike. It was a joke. And the newspapers totally
>out-played the union. And now the newspapers are DEAD. And all those
>jobs were LOST! And many of us lost friends, forever....
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>It was the worst experience of my life. Even if a union was
>instituted here, I would do everything in my power to fight it as an
>individual...I would not pay dues. I REFUSE to join!!
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>Lori Anne Dickerson
>School of Journalism
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