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Union leaders strike me as being in the union business because it’s better than what they were doing before they were elected to their often-better paying union jobs.
Throughout history, unions have been dominated by corrupt, power-hungry people who seldom have the best interests of their members or consumers in mind.
Today, they are trying to get Congress to rig union elections in their favor by making those elections undemocratic.
They control government workers and the Democratic Party, which means that when you vote Dem, you are voting to put government employees in charge of the government—the fox in charge of the hen house.
Nothing but bad things can come from giving unions more power in the workplace or in government.
..nice sweeping generalizations there, AS.
Please post the names or individuals of any unions under investigation by the DOJ.
You act like there’s something wrong with power. Surely, the power of CEO’s like Nacchio must be OK, right?
I presume you’ve never had the benefits of a 40 hour work week, overtime pay, a safe work environment, family medical leave benefits, or a host of other ways average working people have benefited from unions.
Yes, Dems TEND to be pro-union. Case in point, have you already forgotten Ritter’s veto of that labor bill?
Unions aren’t perfect, and neither are corporations or governments. If capital can organize, why not labor?
Over the past half-year or so nearly every post from AS reads like he’s trying out for the position of blowhard columnist along the lines of Michele Malkin – all sweeping generalization, no interest in open discussion. It’s probably why few people even bother responding any longer.
BTW, are you still leaving Colorado?
…but sometimes I can’t resist grabbing that tar baby.
Yes, barring an emergency, I’ll be leaving towards the end of September.
Unions are not dominated by anybody. The leaders are elected. Who elected your boss? We control government workers? That is just absurd.
Attacks on collective bargaining have been unprecedented in modern history and serve as a shining example of American hypocrisy home and abroad. The United States is a country where corporations are legally defined as people and starting a labor union is about an easy as organ donation
Unions are needed in this country now as much as ever.
Most employees can be fired can be fired “at will”, ie, with or without justification. Clever euphemisms like, “right to work”, “free market” and “limited government” translate into unregulated corporate control.
It is critical to understand that this emerging conflict is not just about fair compensation, it is about understanding that those people who attack unions in the name of competitiveness, efficiency and national security do so at the sacrifice of equal justice, due process of law, and separation of powers. In a a just society democracy does not end in the workplace.
because they support enforcement of Union dues on non Union members, attempt to restrict free trade, place burdens on businesses, and are harmful to the majority (consumers) over the minority (their members).
They certainly have a right to exist, push their own special interest agendas and support legislators that support their positions; and I certainly wouldn’t deny positive historical changes brought about by Labor, but my scales currently tip against them.
with rotten rudy getting profiteering rates on his contracts for the NAFTA superhighway?
Giuliani, is a major profiteer off of a proposed NAFTA Superhighway plans
http://www.sierratim…
and after finding out that Prescott Bush nearly had Roosevelt overthrown because of his Union/labor/New Deal policies, it really concerns me that we have been on a 27 year stretch of union busting presidents. And the R’s are hoping to find a new “Reagan” to support – Remember him busting the FAA Union strike for better hours – That’s right, bust a union that is trying to ensure safe working conditions for the people navigating your airplane…
A BBC Radio 4 investigation sheds new light on a major subject that has received little historical attention, the conspiracy on behalf of a group of influential powerbrokers, led by Prescott Bush, to overthrow FDR and implement a fascist dictatorship in the U.S. based around the ideology of Mussolini and Hitler.
In 1933, Marine Corps Maj.-Gen. Smedley Butler was approached by a wealthy and secretive group of industrialists and bankers, including Prescott Bush the current President’s grandfather, who asked him to command a 500,000 strong rogue army of veterans that would help stage a coup to topple then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
According to the BBC, the plotters intended to impose a fascist takeover and “Adopt the policies of Hitler and Mussolini to beat the great depression.”
The conspirators were operating under the umbrella of a front group called the American Liberty League, which included many families that are still household names today, including Heinz, Colgate, Birds Eye and General Motors.
Butler played along with the clique to determine who was involved but later blew the whistle and identified the ringleaders in testimony given to the House Committee on un-American Activities.
However, the Committee refused to even question any of the individuals named by Butler and his testimony was omitted from the record, leading to charges that they were involved in covering the matter up, and the majority of the media blackballed the story.
In 1936, William Dodd, the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, wrote a letter to President Roosevelt in which he stated,
“A clique of U.S. industrialists is hell-bent to bring a fascist state to supplant our democratic government and is working closely with the fascist regime in Germany and Italy. I have had plenty of opportunity in my post in Berlin to witness how close some of our American ruling families are to the Nazi regime…. A prominent executive of one of the largest corporations, told me point blank that he would be ready to take definite action to bring fascism into America if President Roosevelt continued his progressive policies. Certain American industrialists had a great deal to do with bringing fascist regimes into being in both Germany and Italy. They extended aid to help Fascism occupy the seat of power, and they are helping to keep it there. Propagandists for fascist groups try to dismiss the fascist scare. We should be aware of the symptoms. When industrialists ignore laws designed for social and economic progress they will seek recourse to a fascist state when the institutions of our government compel them to comply with the provisions.”
The proven record of Prescott Bush’s involvement in financing the Nazi war machine dovetails with the fact that he was part of a criminal cabal that actively sought to impose a fascist coup in America.
Prescott did not succeed but many would argue that two generations down the line the mission has all but been accomplished.
The webpage for the BBC Radio 4 programme’s site, where you may be able to listen to the programme is here… http://tinyurl.com/…..
Unions have a slate of pro Labor candidates they are vigorously supporting with Union dues in the current Presidential race. If their support pays off, they will have a Dem Senate, Congress, and President, and they can force their Union dues on non Union workers, cut off trade, increase cost and burden to business and increase costs to consumers. That is Democracy. If you win, you get to have it your way.
to have a job, than have the least cost, and no jobs left in this country due to the outsourcing in the name of “free trade”
if the unemployment rate wasn’t so low.
but only because people are barristas a starbucks and waitstaff instead of finding the job they went to school for….
and don’t be knocking barrista’s, Toodles will go off on you:)
Are the majority of barrista’s and waiters college grads? Most college grads I know are working professionals. I know one waitress who quit the job she went to school for, but it was because she wanted to work in a job she considered less stressful. That’s her choice, but she sure didn’t have to quit and she could return to that type of job anytime.
Completely anecdotal, but I know lots (and by lots I mean 10-20) starbucks baristas who have at least a college degree. Theirs is not a choice. Also, I know a few baristas who are near retirement age and work there part-time for benefits. Theirs is.
…can be traced right along with the rise and fall of organized labor.
Why are you forced to pay taxes? Homeowners dues? Because you are accepting service under a law that you chosen to live under. There is no such thing as a totally “free market”. The market is regulated by government which is an elected body. Some regulations are needed, badly needed.
Unions have a right to exist? Glad to hear you say that. Your sense of fairness should be entended to the American workplace. According to national labor data, workers are illegally fired in one-quarter of all union organizing campaigns, including 1 in 5 active union supporters. So much for any attempt at fair collective bargaining for employees. Business owners and executives however, are free too bargain among themselves.
The phrase “special interest” is used by people in all parties to discredit their opponents. Every single person involved in politics is a member of some organization. This term is misleading and needs to be retired. The real question is where is the balance of interest? It is sure not with labor these days. I know we have discussed this Lauren, but I think Hillary is right on this. And I need to help cover Wade’s back. He is right on.
Union workers earn 30% more than their non-unionized counterparts, are 62% more likely to have employer-provided health coverage, and are an astounding 400% more likely to have pensions. It is critical to understand that this emerging conflict is not just about fair compensation, it is about understanding that those who discredit unions in the name of competitiveness, efficiency and national security do so at the sacrifice of equal justice, due process of law, and separation of powers. We intend to keep fighting back.
Sort of an aside of the main issue, but interesting all the same.
http://www.mcclatchy…