On 5/28/2012 9:19 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
> (Snip)
Hi Mickey.
>
> Although you hear many evils about unions, organizations like the steel
> workers, electrical workers and others have done a lot to make things
> safer
> for all of us by providing standardized certification and training for
> their members.
I agree with what you've said, but frankly these are words (standardized
certification and training) that aren't brought to the forefront, often
enough. They don't seem to be the focus.
Much of the pissing and moaning about unions has little to do with their
record for making whatever trade they're involved in, safer. It has
more to do with their politics and peoples own political point of view
as to whether unions are evil or not. Like 'em or not, unions are
constituency groups and they're money spends, too.
>
> I am a management employee and have been one most of my career, but
> trained
> and safe blue collar workers have made America safe for several
> generations. If you simply disparage unions, you're really missing the
> point and have a misunderstanding about the role of unionized workers in
> the safety and consistency of work and workplaces in America.
>
> 73,
>
> Mickey N4MB
I've been in the fire service for more than twenty-eight years and a
union member for that entire time. We lose more than one hundred
brothers and sisters every year to heart attack, stroke, cancer,
building collapse, vehicle accident, etc... and constantly preach safety
through the use of better gear and safer practices - both to our
employer and to each and every one of our members. My entire job
revolves around the saving of life and property by taking calculated
risks that are thankfully overseen by NIOSH, the NFPA and a host of
others. Sadly, though, sometimes the physics of fire or the physiology
of our own bodies fail us but I'm still glad there are SOP's to be
followed. Some days, it becomes all about slowing down and thinking
things through so that you can go home safely at the end of your 24 hour
shift.
73,
Jon Pearl - W4ABC
www.w4abc.com
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