But more and more, people in the USA are asking, "When will we have time to devote to what really matters?"

guess I'm European

We should all become that way!

and what did I hear at lunch today? How, those evil unions are destroying America....

so little time, so many idiots...

Amen, Bobby, amen.

Wonder how many thousands of union members could be paid for a year out of one golden parachute?
Wonder how many union members chose the auto designs that plunged the US auto industry into obsolescence?
Wonder how many union members defrauded thousands of our pensions by marketing risky investments?
Wonder how competitive the better US autos would be if union members hadn't had to drag healthcare out of their employers, unlike their competitors in Japan, who had it for free?
Heap scorn on that Republican anti-union baloney. Just another trick to blame to worker and excuse the boss (ie, to say "unrestricted business is the answer).

Right you are Masbury. A lot of hard working people have struggled and even died to get decent wages and decent working conditions here in the US. If you want to play the blame game target the outsourcing a**holes who are outsourcing in China and Mexico to get it done cheaply for larger profits. When I hear someone bemoan immigrants for the loss of their jobs, I remind them that if there was a union around they would have been protected.

thanks, dm!