union, we dont need no stinking union...

alright, so i realize that "them's fightin' words" but unions are not what they once were. when my grandfather was still working, and part of a union, the union was strong. when the union spoke out about something, employers had to listen, or be crippled by strikes and sick outs and work slow downs. does my union do any of that? is it a strong union? no!! its a worthless union that just makes us clericals look like complete and total morons!! i wish they didnt even exist! i wish i didnt have a union at all, at this point, and that is honestly how i feel.

i mean, get this... the union spends more time discussing which color the button they want to hand out at the next poor excuse for a rally they have than they spend discussing the important issues, like how to get us a raise, or how to get our health insurance costs decreased, or how to get the university to pay us for the time we have to take off when they close the campus over winter break. it infuriates me to no end! that and the few times they do try to talk about anything remotely serious, they refuse to accept that the university isn't going to give a rats behind about their whining. all the university cares about is the bottom line, how much what costs, and why they should shell out that kind of cash. instead, the union thinks that they can remind the university to treat its employees with respect, dignity, and a little bit of morality. come ON people. not only are we talking about a govt funded institution, but we're talking about an academic corporation!! they dont HAVE morals, and they dont give a flying fuk about respect and dignity, unless its in regards to how people treat THEM!

not to mention, the union insists on involving itself in the political agendas of every ultra liberal special interest group that it happens to come across... to the point that when you list the organizations union management is affiliated with, you find things like "liberal lesbian communist coalition" (!!!!!!! WHAT!!!!!!) and "socialist gay men unite to save the whales" (!!!!!r u shitting me?!!!!) and other ridiculous bull crap like that. you think i'm joking?? oh believe me, i wish i was.

oh yeah, and then of course theres the union trying to tell you which presidential or gubernatorial or local govt candidates to vote for. just because i happen to work in an organization which requires me to pay dues even if i wasnt a member of the union does NOT mean that i agree with the union in any way shape or form about politics. in fact, i quite feel the opposite on most topics. i am a political conservative, a registered republican (although, yes, i have issues with the current prez, and probably wont be voting for him... i think i'm gonna write in my son... he'd make a much better prez, and at 5 yrs old has a larger vocabulary too :P). my union, as most unions are, is intensely on the liberal side of the line, to the degree that they endorse (get this) GREEN PARTY candidates! can you believe it?? well... this is berkeley after all... i shouldnt be too surprised, i mean, judging by the organizations (see previous examples above) that these people are associated with, i shouldn't be surprised if they wanted to endorse someone stalin-esque! yes... lets turn america into the fallen USSR. oh THATS productive! gimme a break.

i just want a raise, and better working conditions. other than that, my job is pretty damned cush. and actually, i've heard people tell me to stop complaining about my pay scale too cuz i make more than a fair number of my friends... so maybe if the union just did something about this fukt up workload, i'd be pretty content. but no... i have a stack of emails (somewhere around 15 or 20) in my inbox from the union discussing the stupid pins for the next rally. do we have any on hand? does statewide have any on hand? can we get more? what color are they? do we want a different color? should we get a variety of colors, so people can match them to their shirts?... well you know what?

I DONT CARE WHAT COLOR THE DAMNED PIN IS BECAUSE I WONT WEAR THE FUKKER!!!