He hinted the Steelworkers preach that better plant conditions and increased wages and benefits will automatically improve once TFC goes under union representation, and everything will come out as pretty as a tulip after a spring shower. Maybe and maybe not, said this drop cable jacket-line operator. TFC has presented such a scenario, Hunt said. The coaxial cable manufacturer could move the entire operation to where it can meet customer demand and operate at a profit without paying union wages. Union supporters aren't buying that rationale, nor the one that a union stifles economic development of a region.
Unions do good things for people.
I've been supporting a union coming into the county in general. It's my personal belief that the union is the one vehicle whereby the people working in a place can have some input into policies. Places that do have strong union membership are usually characterized by a better quality of industry. Patterson said management at TFC shows favoritism toward certain employees. What's a rule for one may not be a rule for another, and the rules change daily.