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Old 06-14-2011, 02:00 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by Cowboy89 View Post
I think the real problem here is that the world changed from 30 years ago and those who joined up with Air Canada at that time thought they could be entitled to a middle class existance in perpetuity without having to put in any effort outside of work hours to upgrade their skills or become more productive.
In those 30 years, have all managers and owners stopped being greedy and now refuse to exploit/abuse workers if they are able to do so?

Unions are neither perfect nor useless.

Btw, I strongly agree with you that some people have very wrong ideas when it comes to career/wage entitlement.
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