Wendy takes on...
...the blopic of the day and wins! (or just muses)
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
...unions
If you've ever read one word of anything I've written, you've probably already assumed (or would've, had you given it any thought), that I do not like unions.
Because I'm an elitist, disdainful of the worker? Yeah, right!
Because I'm an individual who abhors bullies.
Had I any doubts that unions were no different from gangs in the schoolyard who bully little kids into giving up their lunch money, they certainly would have been alleviated by this article about the Bullies of Beaver County, PA, who are demanding that their neighbors pay them (via the County) for the volunteer efforts of the local high school! At least unions are finally beginning to show their true colors.
How totally appropriate! After writing all of the above, I decided to get some background information. In looking for this article in the local newspaper about the cleanup, I came across this article about bully-prevention education at an elementary school in Beaver County.
Everybody knows what bullying is, the presenter, Doc Dixon, said: when you hit or threaten to hit someone, when you're pushy, bossy or call somebody names.
"If you're doing it, you need to stop," he told the kids.
Unions aren't gangs of bullies, you say? Hmm, threatening someone? Give us what we want or we will shut down your factory! Calling somebody names? Scabs?
You may deny that unions are gangs of bullies, and I will respect your opinion. I am hard-pressed to accept anything other than the fact that unions are opposed to individual rights and responsibilities.
If more people were willing to donate their time and energy to making their communities a better place to live and work, I think the world would be a much better place. I want a world with greener parks and happier, more productive people and kids who feel important. I want a world where people are guaranteed the right to volunteer and cooperate with one another.
Unions, obviously, want a different kind of world.
Wendy 1:09 PM
I'm a little bit country, I'm a little bit R&B, I'm a little bit of everywhere I've lived, I'm a lot of Don't Mess With Me, Don't know if you'll understand, But I know it's clear to me, I'm a little bit hip-hop, But it's ALL about Liberty. (Thank you, Tracey Ullman and Donny & Marie).
