Buck Knives were being made and sold in the U.S. and everyone had a great feeling about the knife in their sheeth.
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A Union moved in and tried to set up shop with the workers at Buck Knives. They eventually got a foothold and ran the wages through the roof in order to grow the Union; NOT because there was genuine interest in the living conditions of the Buck Knife worker, which was fine before they moved in, but because the Union machine is a machine which must continually be fed in order for the managers at the top to continue to be latent, rich executives.
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The age-old Buck Knife company drew a line between management and union worker, and a rift was caused.
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The Union's contract expired and they wanted to negotiate: Higher wages, Grand Retirement with full bennies, etc., etc.
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In order to stay in business as a brand, Buck took their manufacturing overseas...
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The price of Buck Knives stabilized and management prospers because actually the price of production went DOWN.
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We now have to purchase a foreign-made knife in order to own a knife with the Buck brand name attached to it.
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Everyone lives happily ever after except that worker who lost the job and was abandoned by the Union when he no longer could pay his "dues".
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That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it...
Taylor
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