05-24-2007, 02:52 PM
white_2kgt Wrote:No offense to your father, but why does he need a 1,000lb gorilla to protect his job? If he's stilled he can get another job. If lockheed wanted to fire me and everyone else here that I work with there's nothing to stop them, why should dominion be any different? The union's fly in the face of what a free market economy is and do nothing but undermine it.
Why would he want his benefits cut so upper management can have a fatter paycheck? The union allowed him to retain his benefits through their negotiations with Dominion. Also if he is "let go", he gets compensation from the union. And last i checked its hard for a guy who has been doing the same thing for 30 years and got fired to find another job that provides the same benefits and pay. Your coming from a total different background, this is a specialized job unique to the industry, not some office job sitting in a cubicle, what other job openings do you know of that are available for a Power Plant Control Room Operator, with no college education?