Put unions at wheel
The following letter to the editor of the Scranton Times appeared December 19, 2008:
Put unions at wheel
Editor:
I have been following the articles concerning the failure of our automobile industry. I have followed the talks in Washington, D.C., to determine the losses the unions must endure in order to get funding to save the industry from going under.
Why are Wall Street, AIG insurance and other non-unionized companies being helped with no hesitation? It appears this country is looking for a way to dissolve unions. We are fighting them in this city. A bishop walked in one day and ended the teachers’ union. Now, senators and representatives are saying that no help should be given to those whose tax money has kept Washington alive for years.
The plan for the auto industry should be to fire all of the CEOs and let the union presidents take over. They are excellent at putting plans together and showing support to their employees.
Force the CEOs and company presidents to give back the raises and bonuses received the past three years and let them see what a true recession is all about.
Leave the unions alone and stop trying to end the only hope employees have. Long live John Mitchell.
THE REV. KATHRYN SIMMONS
SCRANTON
Put unions at wheel
Editor:
I have been following the articles concerning the failure of our automobile industry. I have followed the talks in Washington, D.C., to determine the losses the unions must endure in order to get funding to save the industry from going under.
Why are Wall Street, AIG insurance and other non-unionized companies being helped with no hesitation? It appears this country is looking for a way to dissolve unions. We are fighting them in this city. A bishop walked in one day and ended the teachers’ union. Now, senators and representatives are saying that no help should be given to those whose tax money has kept Washington alive for years.
The plan for the auto industry should be to fire all of the CEOs and let the union presidents take over. They are excellent at putting plans together and showing support to their employees.
Force the CEOs and company presidents to give back the raises and bonuses received the past three years and let them see what a true recession is all about.
Leave the unions alone and stop trying to end the only hope employees have. Long live John Mitchell.
THE REV. KATHRYN SIMMONS
SCRANTON
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