Union Edit Meaning

1.

an association that uses thuggery, hooliganism, bribery and blackmail to get the wage level raised above its true value for lazy workers

those dumb union workers at the printers drove all the print shops out of business and then had no jobs at all

2.

1. Workers unite to fight the man; the man is so damn powerful individuals have no chance, but if we all stick together, maybe we've got a chance to earn a decent wage.

2. The same organization gets people "taken off the schedule" because they won't give up 20% of their paycheck. See irony.

1. Thanks to the union for the 40 hour work week, health insurance, sick days...

2. This union extortion could turn a democrat into a republican

See disillusionment

3.

A democratic worker organization that enables employees to join together with one another in order to negotiate compensation, benefits, working conditions, and other terms of employment with their employer. Unions ensure that employers are 1) fair, 2) accountable and 3) responsive to employee concerns. Unions establish a process by which to deal with workplace issues and ensure that said process is applied evenly to employees.

By joining together with my coworkers to form a union, we fought for and won better benefits and a voice at work.

See union, labor union, worker, fair, respect, justice, power

4.

group of people who take breaks and several lunches throughout the day.

the union told me i work to hard..

See op

5.

Outdated social construct perverted from a once noble mission into socioeconomic virus destined to usher in the next great depression.

In the 1920's, unions protected people from slave wages and conditions. Over time, they won the war and the American middle class boomed. Today, having fulfilled their mission, rather than fading away, they continue to fight in a kind of sad, desperate grasp at hanging on to their own existence. They are not unlike the ACLU. Having gained the major victories and won all the good fights, they seek out the most petty, trivial, and even downright morally reprehensible battles in effort to justify their continued existence.

How come Japanese cars perform better, get better mileage, and are safer?

Well, maybe it's because the Japanese don't have cut $2000 of features out of every car to fulfill rich union retiree obligations. Or perhaps it's because they have more money to hire the best engineers because they don't pay uneducated, unskilled workers $25-35/hr to do manual labor.

Wait. Wait. I got. Perhaps it's because they're workers haven't been poisoned by American unions and feel like a craftsman trading equally with their company rather than leeches trying only to suck out as much as possible while exerting the minimal amount of effort... hmmm?

See labor, politics, leech, parasites

6.

Also known as Trade Union or Labour Union.

Workers bind together to form Unions so that they together can fight for better work conditions. Without the power of the Union workers would completely be at the mercy of the employers. But sticking together they got a better change to fight for their interests.

Thanks to the Unions we got a 40 hour work week.

See union, labour, work

7.

Lazy American workers who, through their association with the mafia and south american drug cartels, claim they have "the right not to work."

Mike: "Hey Jeff I jost got word GM is laying me off!"

Jeff: "Have fun sitting around in the breakroom for 9 months on company time. Remember, the Teamsters Union afforded you the right to be a lazy ass."

Mike: "Oh great Jeff! By the way, hows that Indian call center job going?"

See union, hoffa, gm, ford, unemployed, lazy ass