tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post516215076148937695..comments2023-04-12T08:12:17.855-05:00Comments on yellowarmadillos: Stewart, Pensions, Bonuses and BailoutsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-63010001443200816772011-03-08T10:29:35.840-06:002011-03-08T10:29:35.840-06:00I agree with everything Wayne said above with one ...I agree with everything Wayne said above with one additional nuance concerning the concept that pushing for benefit is something workers should do. If an enterprise is successful (government or private) then I would agree with the logic that all workers have been part of the success and should share in the benefits of success. Unfortunately, the same logic would apply if an enterprise is unsuccessful. All must share responsibility for failure.<br /><br />How this applies to this discussion is that workers should push for benefits, but not to the point of being counterproductive to the success/viability of the enterprise. If they do that then they are part of the problem.<br /><br />I once heard a Union official state that it is the Union’s responsibility to ask for everything possible and if management accepts an unreasonable demand it is a management failure. In my opinion a preposterous position to take, still I have to agree that his statement is correct, but with the caveat that it is also a Union failure.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669679191229234850noreply@blogger.com