tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697268.post3952640560956437946..comments2017-03-28T12:09:38.437-04:00Comments on Michael Suddard: YRT/VIVA Strike: The Rest of Mr. Doyle's StoryMichael Suddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17922794404701194134noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697268.post-50936429418861081292011-12-20T01:09:17.327-05:002011-12-20T01:09:17.327-05:00I agree that union leaders distort information to ...I agree that union leaders distort information to their benefit often leaving out essential information which result in members not seeing the full picture. This is all to garner support of members to justify their existence! <br /><br />At the end of the day, it is the unions that are hurting their members, the company, the government, the country. Labour is usually one of the largest cost element for any organization. How reasonable is it to expect government and companies not to try to rein in costs under the current economic environment? Most people not in the unions and other countries worry about keeping their jobs whereas for us, the unions continue to demand increases in pay, benefits. It is the unions that is causing tax increases, increases in transit, medical costs, governments to be in deficit, high electricity prices, etc... Do employees who are in the unions understand the consequences? When companies cannot make ends meet, have to shut down or when Canada becomes less competitive and attractive to investors with higher labour costs and taxes,these union employees may be many of those people without jobs or for that matter, there will be no benefits or pension plans when the government or companies go bankrupt. There is no bottomless pocket these days. Just like your personal financial situation, you have to stay within budget or risk being out on the street. Think of what is happening with the government in Greece or when Ford has to cut cost and choose to produce in other countries and not in Canadian plants because we are expensive!<br /><br />If these union employees are smart, they should just overthrow their union leaders who are compromising their future, the future of the country, our children for short term gain and their political career.Yeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159383067361872021noreply@blogger.com