Omphalos wrote:
> Does anyone besides me think that labor unions have run their course
> and are no longer needed? 

Yes.

> With child labor laws, OSHA, minimum wage,
> workman's comp, etc., labor unions are largely obsolete.

Check out this gem:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93214,00.html

-- 
Kevin Gowen
"His final words to me were: 'This time I think the Americans are
serious. Bush is not like Clinton. I think this is the end.' " 
 - Ala'a Makki, the former director of Uday Hussein's television
station, on the Ace of Hearts