Unions and the Wisconsin Governor

[RecycleMichael]

Stephen Colbert's take...

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393972/august-04-2011/wisconsin-s-senator-recall-election

[AquaMan]

I thought Lousiana was the king of crawfish. Might actually be up in Wisconsin. But, if you believe that Nixon's secretary could accidentally erase tapes with her foot...... Well maybe it was just a typo, just supposed to go to republicans, the recordings were just misunderstandings of true patriot's discussions in searching out criminal college students, and that this happening before is just well, coincidence, then yeah, could have been just a little mistake. Mailing is so difficult you know.

[nathanm]

Oh dear, the unions have cost us jobs once again:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/08/honda-building-new-800-million-auto-plant-in-mexico/1

[AquaMan]

Oh dear, the unions have cost us jobs once again:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/08/honda-building-new-800-million-auto-plant-in-mexico/1

Apparently the answer to our economic problems is to eliminate unions and regulations so that we can take on third world status, let crime infiltrate our police, export or expedite huge amounts of narcotics and provide tax havens for the super rich. Then Honda will build more cars here. Its a plan.

[Red Arrow]

Apparently the answer to our economic problems is to eliminate unions and regulations so that we can take on third world status, let crime infiltrate our police, export or expedite huge amounts of narcotics and provide tax havens for the super rich. Then Honda will build more cars here. Its a plan.

Might be as good a plan as any lately proposed, by BOTH sides of center.

[AquaMan]

It seems to me that Honda is hedging their bets. Putting plants in different countries builds brand loyalty in each one and balances out any potential negatives so that no one country can decimate them. A real globalist strategy and practically nothing to do with unions, regulations or quality of workforce.

[Townsend]

http://tinyurl.com/3tn8pet

Wisconsin Town Bars Republicans From Labor Day Parade

Wisconsin politics — which hasn't been pretty of late — has made its way into a local Labor Day parade. The organizers of the Wausau Labor Day parade announced they would not let Republican lawmakers take part in the Sept. 5 display. The parade is organized by 30 local unions.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:

In a statement, [Randy Radtke, president of the council,] added that the parade is intended to celebrate working men and women and what the labor movement has given them: weekends, a 40-hour workweek, child labor protection and a safe working environment.

"It should come as no surprise that organizers choose not to invite elected officials who have openly attacked worker's rights or stood idly by while their political party fought to strip public workers of their right to collectively bargain," Radtke said.

The background, if you don't remember, is that after a protracted fight in which Democratic lawmakers fled the state, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, managed to pass a law that stripped public employees of their collective bargaining rights. Since the law passed, the state has been embroiled in bitter recall campaigns.

WSAW, a local TV station in central Wisconsin, talked to Republicans:

The Republican Party of Lincoln County says the tradition of a shared event will now end over "petty and short sighted anger toward legally elected officials."

Republicans are hoping to work with Wausau city officials to resolve the conflict before Labor Day.

Update at 11:31 p.m. ET. Response From A Congressman:

Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) represents Wausau in Washington. The congressman has participated in the parade before and sent a statement to local station WAOW.

"Having walked in this parade in past years," the statement read, "Congressman Duffy was hoping that for a moment, we could set our differences aside and simply have some fun in a family-friendly event."

[Conan71]

http://tinyurl.com/3tn8pet

Wisconsin Town Bars Republicans From Labor Day Parade

"Rah rah, who cares about riding around on some pile of tissue paper?"

[Townsend]

"Rah rah, who cares about riding around on some pile of tissue paper?"

That was the movie I immediately thought of.

[Conan71]

I was hoping someone would catch that.  Not sure if the quote is 100% accurate, but a close facsimile...

[RecycleMichael]

Walker is back in the news...

http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=248237

[guido911]

Looks like two teachers' unions in Wisconsin have wised up.

In Yorkville, teachers voted by mail in late September to disband their union. Of 34 members, 29 returned the paper ballots and all voted to disband, according to Becky Seitz, the former union president.

"In the 30-some years we were part of the (American Federation of Teachers union), we never had to use their services. There were never any grievances that warranted that," Seitz said, explaining teachers found it unnecessary to keep paying monthly dues of about $50 when they weren't using union services anyway. "We really - and I'm going to be honest - never really got much out of it. We've always had a good relationship with our administrators and our board."

Read more: http://m.journaltimes.com/news/local/two-teachers-unions-in-racine-county-disband/article_ec48afa0-22c0-11e1-82c7-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1gLhtrKOD

http://m.journaltimes.com/news/local/two-teachers-unions-in-racine-county-disband/article_ec48afa0-22c0-11e1-82c7-0019bb2963f4.html

[AquaMan]

Unions are never necessary when employers are fair and just. That is no surprise.

[guido911]

Unions are never necessary when employers are fair and just. That is no surprise.

What if the union is unfair and unjust?

[Red Arrow]

What if the union is unfair and unjust?

I believe they are legally protected to allow that.