The Union

We call it "The Union" because it is anything but. It's fitting simply because vulnerability to the irony vindicates your membership.

Here's the thing...people sign up for a group and that's when problems start. Sign up for the labor union and you pay dues, earn less money, and then work more to make up for it. They raise dues, you work harder and the cycle continues. You pay to work more.

Here are some general things we found...Relinquish your time, money, or love to any third party and its name will stay the same, but its actions evolve. Over time you are busy and lose touch with its actions, but remember its name. So, you are partially accountable for its actions even though you have no idea what the hell it actually does. You inevitability allow it to do to things on your behalf that you do not approve of. That is how folks become "Numbers," and assumptions are made about how these Numbers care to exist.

I personally prefer the Numbers to live in a way that makes my life more convenient, especially if it makes no difference to them. The person who knows this runs for office and starts messing with anything the Numbers don't seem to care about. This cycle continues and the group, whatever it is, continues to grow and change according to what it can get away with.

We decided that doesn't make much sense and put our thinking caps on, and thought of The Union...The Union is basically an anti-union. By joining you promise not to take accountability for other's mistakes or credit for their accomplishments...that's all. If a group you are a part of starts to violate this simple rule, you drop out.

You prove that you are a member of the union not by carrying a card or paying a membership fee, but by living by this rule. If you believe this stuff, that you want to enjoy the fruits of your labor and no one else's, proving it works is easy. Just say you are a member of The Union, and people will trust you, that's all. Other folks have done the hard part, and proven The Union works. So, now you get to benefit...that's how it works down here anyway.

The best thing about The Union? People enjoy what they do because they are rewarded for it fairly. The worst thing about The Union? Beer is still not free.