Labor Unions - are you for or against it and why?

[A Theist]

I cannot vote.
I support labour unions where the workers have chosen to join them freely, and have the right to eject them freely.

I do not support "closed-shop" laws where you cannot work unless you belong to a labour union; I do not see the difference in a monopoly in industry to a monopoly in labour, except that industry is forced to use the union and workers are forced through extortion to pay union dues for the privilege of a job.
James.

Yes you can vote. In this situation you would vote "I support them".

You also seem to need some education of unions as well, which is a common thing. Closed Shops are illegal in practically every country on this planet.. yet people STILL bring them up and complain about them as if they are thriving strong as of this day. Closed Shop concept has lost MUCH support, and has basically been drop for the last 30 years or so...yet that never stops anti-union voices (Im not saying that this is you, just giving out examples here) from bringing up "Closed Shops" as soon as the topic is brought up. There are so much anti-union ferver in the world, especially in America.

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And people think that redneck is an insult.

I dont really think so...well, it is and it isnt. Even Rednecks will use the word to describe themselves. Sort of like the word "nigger". Ive seen plenty black AND white people use it to describe themselves in a good way. Its all in the context. Its all about how you use it.

I'm a Redneck..know what Im sayin' my Nigger?!

Interestingly, the term Redneck was used to identify union coalminers in the 1910's,(the History Channel had an interesting segment about this). Workers wore red bandanas around their necks to signify that they belonged to a union, hence the term redneck. The West Virginia coalminers who marched through Blair Mountain after the assassination of pro-union sherriff, Sid Hatfield, wore the red bandanas around their necks to identify themselves with the coal miners union, UMW.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck#Coal_miners