# Why does the electric company advertise on TV?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-electric-company-advertise-on-tv/58854>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2001, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-electric-company-advertise-on-tv/58854 "2001-03-21T13:57:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-electric-company-advertise-on-tv/58854/21 "2001-03-22T17:40:11Z")

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Since union advertisements were just mentioned and the nature of the string is Why xxxx advertises on TV, I’ll throw this into the mix: When there is a local labor dispute that affects a large portion of the population (telephone co., transportation union, etc.), does anyone else think the unions look ridiculous when they plead their case through TV advertising? I’m not anti-union, but my reaction to this ALWAYS is that the union in question sure doesn’t need concessions if they can afford to throw money away on TV ads.

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