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Offline thundley4

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Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« on: February 03, 2011, 03:29:49 PM »
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marmar   (1000+ posts)             Thu Feb-03-11 03:53 PM
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Building Trades in NY Cuts Everyone Else's Throats   
   
from the Working Life blog:




Building Trades in NY Cuts Everyone Else's Throats

by Jonathan Tasini
Thursday 03 of February, 2011


Thanks a lot and here's to labor solidarity:

As fans and foes of Walmart geared up for a City Council hearing Thursday, the retail giant cut a deal with the powerful construction unions to build its city stores.

The agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council to use union labor gives Walmart a boost as it campaigns for its first city store - facing off against other unions representing retail workers.


If the labor movement is buried in New York City, I guess Gary La Barbera, the head of the Construction Trades Council, will be holding the shovel that tosses on the last bit of dirt. A real shame.


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Jakes Progress   (1000+ posts)           Thu Feb-03-11 03:59 PM
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1. Solidarity Never
   
Or "Me First - Screw You" seem to be their motto. With "leaders" like this, we would still be working 7 day weeks and begging for gruel.
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fairfaxvadem (1000+ posts)           Thu Feb-03-11 04:12 PM
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2. this is too bad
   
I know that unemployment in the construction trades unions is between 20-30% and has been for a good 2 years, so obviously, they're coming at this from a "we gotta get our guys back to work" angle - but still, Wal-Mart...not exactly the employer unions want to be squabbling over, but I'm sure the screaming matches will be furious.

That's it so far.  Unions have always been it for themselves when push comes to shove. Look at how many will often settle on tiered pay scales when it comes to old timers taking cuts.

My own union refused to honor picket lines on several companies here a few years ago.
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2011, 03:36:15 PM »
No work, no wages, NO DUES = no votes bought for Great Leader and no money to keep up the union fat cats golf course..
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2011, 05:33:18 PM »
"Me First - Screw You"

The union motto.

I smell a bumper sticker:

Me First - Screw You - Work Union
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2011, 05:37:27 PM »
The DUmmies think the thugs who run labor unions care about them! DUmmies are always thinking and hoping that someone cares about them. Once again, they prove that we don't call them DUmmies for nothing.
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2011, 05:43:06 PM »
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Or "Me First - Screw You" seem to be their motto. With "leaders" like this, we would still be working 7 day weeks and begging for gruel.

Throw in gainful productive employment and a stack of hard-tack for lunch and I am down with that, loser DUmmy.
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2011, 05:56:07 PM »
I'd imagine an awful lot of the guys IN the building trades union are at least moderately interested in checking out some of them low, low prices for themselves.
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2011, 06:33:07 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 03, 2011, 05:37:27 PM
DUmmies are always thinking and hoping that someone cares about them.

Awesomely accurate perspective, sir.

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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2011, 06:51:01 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 03, 2011, 05:37:27 PM
The DUmmies think the thugs who run labor unions care about them! DUmmies are always thinking and hoping that someone cares about them. Once again, they prove that we don't call them DUmmies for nothing.

Back in the early 60's Dusty Springfield had a hit record called "Just Wish'n and Hope'N" went something like...

"Just wish'n and hope'n and pray'n...blah ...blah...blah...."

Hey, the DUmmies could make it their theme song at the 2012 democrat convention....which bye the way is going to held just 40 miles up the road from me. I'm planning a vacation that week... BTW, anybody know the dates for that "Dirty Hippie Riot"?
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2011, 12:00:21 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 03, 2011, 06:51:01 PM
Back in the early 60's Dusty Springfield had a hit record called "Just Wish'n and Hope'N" went something like...

"Just wish'n and hope'n and pray'n...blah ...blah...blah...."

Hey, the DUmmies could make it their theme song at the 2012 democrat convention....which bye the way is going to held just 40 miles up the road from me. I'm planning a vacation that week... BTW, anybody know the dates for that "Dirty Hippie Riot"?

And runnin' head first into a brick wall, over, and over, and over, and over.........
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Re: Obmaconomy causes union to cave to Walmart.
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2011, 12:15:24 PM »
The Democrats in NY are terrified of Walmart coming in, the majority of people want Walmart in NY. My cousin and his family come up here once a month to visit his Mom and they do a lot of their shopping here, and they always go to Walmart because they don't have a Walmart in any of the 5 boro's in NY.
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