Unions and the Wisconsin Governor

[Teatownclown]

The Republicans have finally learned from the Democrats how elections are won.

The low tech version of the Diebold Factor. Good old fashioned cheating and lying.  And where, pray, did she find those neglected votes? In her rear end? Yes, it worked for bushwa and his dick twice, it may work once again. Let's lie us to victory, repubies. Keep on lying. A lie, when repeated often...shades of Florida 2000.

[guido911]

That sure sounds like a bad movie.  "oh wait, we forgot these ballots over here."

Oh good grief, you cannot be not on the DU side of this. Should I bust out the industrial strength bond pic?

[Teatownclown]

Oh good grief, you cannot be not on the DU side of this. Should I bust out the industrial strength bond pic?

Wow, an entire town went uncounted and now Prosser is 7k votes up, after trading back and forth a couple hundred all day. Hope someone saved those spreadsheets.

[Gaspar]

Union thugs keep losing ballot boxes.

They're in the trunk next to the Chicago typewriter.

[heironymouspasparagus]

RA,
Sure they did - gave me plenty!!  A good work ethic, sense of personal responsibility, respect for rule of law, an unspoiled character (as in W; spoiled little alcoholic, coke addict rich brat), respect for others and tolerance for people's differences.

As far as deeper pockets, well there are "rules" that apply to some but not others.  One of those relates to gift taxes.  The gift of $600,000 to 'buy' a baseball team (gifted by another person - not daddy) would not necessarily trigger.  Maybe.  How wonderful this country is that lets the spoiled little alcoholic, coke addict rich brat be given that gift and then have the opportunity to sell that gift for hundreds of millions of dollars!  Like Yakoff Smirnoff says..."is this a great country, or what"??

I guess I was just accidentally born into the wrong family....NOT!

[Townsend]

Oh good grief, you cannot be not on the DU side of this. Should I bust out the industrial strength bond pic?

Easy now killer.  I was just pointing out the feeling of Taylor Machine = Koch Machine with the surprise.

[Townsend]

Uh oh

http://thislandpress.com/04/08/2011/union-busting/

The days may be numbered for Tulsa's Union Public School system.  In the wake of recent anti-union sentiment that is sweeping through the upper midwest, Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma are hoping to take dead aim at any entity identifying itself as a union.

A State House Committee has started work on legislation that could dismantle Union High School by this summer.  In a narrow vote earlier this week, the House General Government Committee voted to repeal the Municipal Employees Collective Bargaining Act in an effort to weaken and disband unions in Oklahoma.  Although the legislation is aimed at labor unions, some representatives are hopeful that Union High School will also be affected. The author of the bill, Republican Representative Mel Stetson of Bartlesville, commented on Thursday that the timing of this legislation has nothing to do with the political turmoil caused by similar lawmaking in Wisconsin.

"Truth be told, I've been thinking about dismantling unions since late last year, when Union High School beat the Bruins for the 10th year in a row," said Stetson. "It's time we stood up to the Unions of the world."

[Gaspar]

I remember when I was a kid and heard mention of Union High School, I always envisioned a bunch of kids smoking cigarettes and screwing in bolts on an assembly line.

Turns out, it's a pretty good school.

[guido911]

Perhaps another reason why unions are in the cross hairs (oops, sorry about my incivility)

http://blog.eyeblast.tv/2011/04/union-threatens-16-year-old-grocery-worker/

[Teatownclown]

Perhaps another reason why unions are in the cross hairs (oops, sorry about my incivility)

http://blog.eyeblast.tv/2011/04/union-threatens-16-year-old-grocery-worker/

Never quite get why you are always defending corporations. We are definitely wired differently.

Conservatives, What the Heck is Wrong With You?
" That's a lot of chaos and many of us react more profoundly to it. One explanation: researchers say conservatives and liberals have physically different brains."
http://omnipotentpoobah.com/2011/04/09/conservatives-what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-you/

[Cats Cats Cats]

I'm not commenting on the 16 year old bring threatened.  I fo find it interesting that employers cab threaten you to not join/create a union but if a union does the opposite it's horrific.  They are both threats for your job.

[guido911]

More union dooshbaggery on display.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/119434564.html?tab=video

"This is our House" Blah blah blah.

[Red Arrow]

Never quite get why you are always defending corporations. We are definitely wired differently.

Who signs the paycheck?  I don't belong to a Union so for all I know, the Union signs the paychecks. (But I doubt it.)

[heironymouspasparagus]

RA,
The remaining unions are the only thing that keep your non-union paycheck as big as it is.  And your vacation time.  And your insurance program.  Otherwise, you would be working for $2.75 per hour like all the illegals with NO leverage.

You know its true!  So you ARE getting the benefit riding on the back of.  All of us are except Guido.  He gets to ride.

[Red Arrow]

RA,
The remaining unions are the only thing that keep your non-union paycheck as big as it is.  And your vacation time.  And your insurance program.  Otherwise, you would be working for $2.75 per hour like all the illegals with NO leverage.
You know its true!  So you ARE getting the benefit riding on the back of.  All of us are except Guido.  He gets to ride.

I freely admit that Unions in the past have enabled such things as the (nominal) 40 hr work week, vacations, insurance etc.  I have even said that 100 years ago, I would have been a union guy.  But not now. 

The workforce is a lot more mobile than it used to be.  Companies had better pay reasonable compensation packages or they won't have good employees.  There will always be some companies that try to treat their employees like slaves and they deserve the unions they get.  Better yet, let them pay what they want and the employees will go elsewhere.