Oh good grief......gNads first time.

[Skul]

So new it squeaks.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021961625

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 02:24 PM
nadinbrzezinski (112,836 posts)

Yesterday was a first for me
I know many reporters use their phones to take photos and tweet them. I did that last night. I also tweeted some from the event. It is a battery killer, but got a solar charger in the backpack and have considered getting a battery extender. It's crazy, but at times you need that ability from the field. Then I had to remember to switch back to the paper's twitter stream

What I found hard was not hefting the photos, but getting the tweets. Car chases are easy under 140 characters, labor actions...not so much.  

No, gNads, they use a camera.  The phone thing is for amateurs like you.

She's a busy little gNome today.
Another new OP without a reply.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021961580

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 02:15 PM
nadinbrzezinski (112,836 posts)

Local Labor Stands Up for the Safety Net, Keeps Pressure on ‘Friendly’ Congresspeople
The Central Labor Council called for a candle light vigil in front of Senator Diane Feinstein’s (D) office at 750 B Street Monday evening. This action was part of a national call to arms; there were about one hundred of them today nationwide called by the AFL-CIO.

Why is this labor action significant? With the attacks on labor across the nation, including the about to pass Right to Work (for less) legislation in Michigan, and the attacks by Governor Walker in Wisconsin last year, it seems labor is waking up. Labor is fighting back in a way like it has not done for two generations. Yo, scrunt, people have the right to work without some yewnyun staeling their wages.

Despite sparse coverage by the local media, this vigil is one of many labor actions this year. Most notably were the walk outs and protests at at Walmart on Black Friday. The Nation live blog of the Walmart actions gives a good sense of just how widespread they were. Local coverage in East County Magazine highlighted union activity in an area where labor has seemed invisible in the past.

http://sandiegofreepress.org/2012/12/local-labor-stands-up-for-the-safety-net-keeps-pressure-on-friendly-congresspeople/ 

Those pesky "freepress" things are always unbiased, right?

[formerlurker]

Did anyone tell her about Michigan?

[NHSparky]

Did anyone tell her about Michigan?

Shhhhh...don't.  If you say something you'll get an hours-long diatribe about how she's an "ex-spurt" on all things Michigan.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Why is this labor action significant? With the attacks on labor across the nation, including the about to pass Right to Work (for less) legislation in Michigan, and the attacks by Governor Walker in Wisconsin last year, it seems labor is waking up

Well, nads, that's exactly why RTW is in the ascendancy...labor is waking up.  Oh, wait, you meant unions, not labor, didn't you...?

 

[NHSparky]

Nads, you dear deluded scrunt--why don't you do a little nadin search on UAW membership and see what the numbers have been doing over the past 30-50 years, mkay?

Now tell me how pricing yourself out of a job is a good thing?  Sure, I could quit my job tomorrow and come back as a contractor, but guess what?  They ain't paying me $200/hour plus per diem.

[franksolich]

I'm confused.

Most notably were the walk outs and protests at at Walmart on Black Friday. The Nation live blog of the Walmart actions gives a good sense of just how widespread they were.

Weren't there less than half a dozen of them, and some involved only one person?

Sure, maybe one was in Virginia and another was in Maine and another was in Colorado and another was in Idaho and another was in Alaska, but I hardly call that "widespread," other than simply geographically.

[Bad Dog]

Based on the title, I almost treated this thread like the "for girls only" ones.  The only unions that are booming are the federal employee ones.  Every thing will be great when O'dumboe unionizes the military.

[Tess Anderson]

That's what I thought when I saw this title here, that it was a thread where Nads was talking about losing her virginity . . . whew

[franksolich]

That's what I thought when I saw this title here, that it was a thread where Nads was talking about losing her virginity . . . whew

Ooops, if you don't like that sort of thing, I'll have to re-write my preliminary award for the oblate spheroid.

<<been working on awards for DUmmies I speculate will be in the top DUmmies.

[Ogre]

That's what I thought when I saw this title here, that it was a thread where Nads was talking about losing her virginity . . . whew

Same here, yet just like going past an accident I had to "rubber neck". 

[GOBUCKS]

That's what I thought when I saw this title here, that it was a thread where Nads was talking about losing her virginity . . . whew

Eeeww...but I find it hard to believe she ever did.

[marv]

That's what I thought when I saw this title here, that it was a thread where Nads was talking about losing her virginity . . . whew

Which time....?

[DumbAss Tanker]

Based on the title, I almost treated this thread like the "for girls only" ones.  The only unions that are booming are the federal employee ones. 

And that's a whole different kettle of fish than the private sector or state/municipal unions -

Federal employee unions cannot bargain on wages;

Federal employee unions cannot bargain on hours; and

Federal employees and their unions cannot go on strike.

They're more of a nuisance than a threat; a Federal employee has so much due process protection with or without a union, which does not cost them money to pursue and for which the government has to give them time for on the clock, that the unions are just along for the ride.  Even in closed shop states, though, Federal employees don't have to pay the dues and very, very few do.  The union has to represent any 'covered employee' in the bargaining unit they represent, so the only point in actually paying the dues is to either follow their moonbat hearts or vote/run in union officer elections.