Bravo, Corndog! I agree wholeheartedly about unions. Not only that, but they seem to be the "bad guys" more often than the institutions are. My father is in construction and refuses to work in Northern states, where unions are common. He and his employees have actually had attempts made on their lives, b/c the unions were irate that his company philosophy was to just get the job done in the quickest time possible. The unions often demand that their membrs only do a certain amount of work each day, so as to ensure that the workers will always have more work left to do. They then protect this philosophy by forming monopolies and making others look like the unprincipled ones for daring to attack the workers' right to work as slowly as possible for a maximum amount of pay.
And the other posts are indeed correct: "crossing the picket line" does ONLY refer to other workers, not to consumers.
If I were so concerned about making sure others get fair pay for their jobs, my first priority would be to worry about the teachers, not the hotel workers. Already, there is a dramatic teacher shortage, b/c of the long hours, tiring work, and poor compensation. Perhaps some of you who are e-mailing the S/D every day might want to consider putting a word in for those who are teaching your children, or take a look at what state salary rates are for teachers in your area. They are probably dramatically low for skilled laborers, as opposed to the mainly unskilled labor pool of the S/D workers. Priorities!!!
Cheers!
Heather P
And the other posts are indeed correct: "crossing the picket line" does ONLY refer to other workers, not to consumers.
If I were so concerned about making sure others get fair pay for their jobs, my first priority would be to worry about the teachers, not the hotel workers. Already, there is a dramatic teacher shortage, b/c of the long hours, tiring work, and poor compensation. Perhaps some of you who are e-mailing the S/D every day might want to consider putting a word in for those who are teaching your children, or take a look at what state salary rates are for teachers in your area. They are probably dramatically low for skilled laborers, as opposed to the mainly unskilled labor pool of the S/D workers. Priorities!!!
Cheers!
Heather P
we only noticed the picket lines yesterday--aparently they were much louder and bigger than they had been earlier in the week. we had no choice but to cross the line after going to breakfast and return to the hotel for our things. 
