unions killing jobs...

[richard]

Public unions should be outlawed. They just protect the incompetent, politically connected, lazy, abusive, etc. They are a waste of taxpayer money and they are obsolete.

[clyde]

Richard....shut up.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by clyde

Richard....shut up.

...or the union goons will be knocking on your door.

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by richard

Public unions should be outlawed. They just protect the incompetent, politically connected, lazy, abusive, etc. They are a waste of taxpayer money and they are obsolete.

you're just jealous cause you have no connections and don't have a nice cushy good paying job. peasant.

[Cannon Shell]

http://news.yahoo.com/afl-cio-seeks-...183549227.html



"Many union leaders are frustrated that their money has not bought more meaningful support for the union agenda in Congress"

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://news.yahoo.com/afl-cio-seeks-...183549227.html



"Many union leaders are frustrated that their money has not bought more meaningful support for the union agenda in Congress"

They're crooks, but they're honest!

[dino]

I'm a non union worker at a union shop and before anyone judges unions they need to walk a day in my shoes at work. I'm surrounded by overpaid union workers that expect the world in salary and benefits yet haven't done an honest days work in years. On the average I would say your typical worker where I work makes 90K, has the best benefits I have ever seen, can retire at 78% pay at 55 and does maybe 5 hours of actual work a week. Not a bad gig if you can get it.
But these are the type of people that voted for Obama because he is the king of the "Free Ride Party" and I can tell you first hand that just about every union worker at my work voted for him and plan to do the same next election.

[Antitrust32]

damn dino. you got me wanting to join a union!

[jms62]

Originally Posted by dino

I'm a non union worker at a union shop and before anyone judges unions they need to walk a day in my shoes at work. I'm surrounded by overpaid union workers that expect the world in salary and benefits yet haven't done an honest days work in years. On the average I would say your typical worker where I work makes 90K, has the best benefits I have ever seen, can retire at 78% pay at 55 and does maybe 5 hours of actual work a week. Not a bad gig if you can get it.
But these are the type of people that voted for Obama because he is the king of the "Free Ride Party" and I can tell you first hand that just about every union worker at my work voted for him and plan to do the same next election.

I would expect eventually you may be asked if you'd like to join this union. Would you turn it down?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dino

I'm a non union worker at a union shop and before anyone judges unions they need to walk a day in my shoes at work. I'm surrounded by overpaid union workers that expect the world in salary and benefits yet haven't done an honest days work in years. On the average I would say your typical worker where I work makes 90K, has the best benefits I have ever seen, can retire at 78% pay at 55 and does maybe 5 hours of actual work a week. Not a bad gig if you can get it.

Funny, in many other first world countries, every worker gets benefits like that.

It's called, "normal".

I laugh at the demonization of unions, by people that hardly mentioned them a year ago <g>

Oh, well, when the demonization of the Muslim Kenyan Non-Citizen Black President has been disproved, and the demonization of "death panel health care" has been disproved, you have to go with something new. Last year the Koch Brothers and the RGA and ALEC decided it would be unions, and passed out the talking points sheets at the annual convention for the governors to initiate at the state level. Politics power grabs. So it goes. GOP-TV (Faux News) got the memo, too, and started in training their listeners that unions are filled with "evil thugs". Those kindergarten teachers and 9-11 NY firefighters, yeah, those thugs! <g>

The GOP has always been good at messaging. Hell, Rupert Murdoch supported Obama, but Roger Ailes had a hissy fit of hate, and was making so much money for Rupert, he let Ailes run with the Obama-hate on Faux. The Tea Party is causing the regular GOP no end of pain, as the TP (formed by GOP operatives) got out of control and talk the talk, but fail to vote the vote the right way in Congress, but the GOP is taking them down one by one and regaining control (Rove against Perry and Bachmann, for example). You need compliance in the underlings to survive in the current GOP theocracy. The power elite aren't giving up any of it, especially to a bunch of fools who don't believe in climate change or evolution.

[Calzone Lord]

Is there a union for people who post on horse racing boards?

If so, what are the benefits you get?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

Funny, in many other first world countries, every worker gets benefits like that.

It's called, "normal".

I laugh at the demonization of unions, by people that hardly mentioned them a year ago <g>

Oh, well, when the demonization of the Muslim Kenyan Non-Citizen Black President has been disproved, and the demonization of "death panel health care" has been disproved, you have to go with something new. Last year the Koch Brothers and the RGA and ALEC decided it would be unions, and passed out the talking points sheets at the annual convention for the governors to initiate at the state level. Politics power grabs. So it goes. GOP-TV (Faux News) got the memo, too, and started in training their listeners that unions are filled with "evil thugs". Those kindergarten teachers and 9-11 NY firefighters, yeah, those thugs! <g>

The GOP has always been good at messaging. Hell, Rupert Murdoch supported Obama, but Roger Ailes had a hissy fit of hate, and was making so much money for Rupert, he let Ailes run with the Obama-hate on Faux. The Tea Party is causing the regular GOP no end of pain, as the TP (formed by GOP operatives) got out of control and talk the talk, but fail to vote the vote the right way in Congress, but the GOP is taking them down one by one and regaining control (Rove against Perry and Bachmann, for example). You need compliance in the underlings to survive in the current GOP theocracy. The power elite aren't giving up any of it, especially to a bunch of fools who don't believe in climate change or evolution.

most workers get high pay for not much work? i'm sure that's not what you meant.
thing is, although unions aren't 'killing jobs' in the case that chuck cited, they are most definitely in the wrong. the tack they are taking that boeing is in the wrong for starting up another plant is absolutely ridiculous. but, their position is that if it's non union, it's bad is ridiculous.
a non-union job isn't necessarily a bad job, or underpaid, or where people get abused. nor are all union jobs good, high paying jobs.
btw, koch owns a company (perhaps several?) with both union and non union sites. the unionized plant here has been thru several contract negotiations since koch bought them, with no problems at all. no attempts to crush unions, altho that was all the gossip back when they made the purchase.


as for dino's post, he probably makes the same money as his union brothers. but he doesn't mention that!

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by Riot

Funny, in many other first world countries, every worker gets benefits like that.

It's called, "normal".

I laugh at the demonization of unions, by people that hardly mentioned them a year ago <g>

Oh, well, when the demonization of the Muslim Kenyan Non-Citizen Black President has been disproved, and the demonization of "death panel health care" has been disproved, you have to go with something new. Last year the Koch Brothers and the RGA and ALEC decided it would be unions, and passed out the talking points sheets at the annual convention for the governors to initiate at the state level. Politics power grabs. So it goes. GOP-TV (Faux News) got the memo, too, and started in training their listeners that unions are filled with "evil thugs". Those kindergarten teachers and 9-11 NY firefighters, yeah, those thugs! <g>

The GOP has always been good at messaging. Hell, Rupert Murdoch supported Obama, but Roger Ailes had a hissy fit of hate, and was making so much money for Rupert, he let Ailes run with the Obama-hate on Faux. The Tea Party is causing the regular GOP no end of pain, as the TP (formed by GOP operatives) got out of control and talk the talk, but fail to vote the vote the right way in Congress, but the GOP is taking them down one by one and regaining control (Rove against Perry and Bachmann, for example). You need compliance in the underlings to survive in the current GOP theocracy. The power elite aren't giving up any of it, especially to a bunch of fools who don't believe in climate change or evolution.

Kind of a double standard no? Unions are firefighters, police and kidy-garden teachers, but Corporations are evil and are not made up of workers and investors. The reason people are anti-union is they have seen them destroy the automobile industry and the majority of public schools in this country and are concerned about the rest.

[zippyneedsawin]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://news.yahoo.com/afl-cio-seeks-...183549227.html



"Many union leaders are frustrated that their money has not bought more meaningful support for the union agenda in Congress"

Just like every other lobbying group in DC, right?

[Clip-Clop]

Who pays more than the United States, in straight unadjusted teachers salary after 15 years experience?

Countries with viable futures in Bold.

Luxemburg Yeah I know but..
Korea
Switzerland
Germany
Ireland
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Scotland
England
Netherlands
Australia
United States