Honestly, I really do not know what this here is all about. However, I will say this, most Neoconservatives hate unions, which is why Google is getting poo-poo’ed by the so-called right. On the other hand, Pat Buchanan has always written pieces that defended the American and Detroit auto workers; and yes, Unions. The UFW …
Please note: When I write this here, I am not doing it to bad mouth anyone at all. Least of all the UAW or the General Motors or Chrysler workers. It simply is not their fault that the companies that they work for were horribly mismanaged for many years and are now not doing so …
There is a good reason for this, it is economic related, but there is another problem as well. But first, the story: WASHINGTON (AP) — Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had difficulty organizing new members in the private sector despite …
Honestly, what does Barack Obama have against the working class in this Country? Quite a bit, it seems: With President Obama poised to tap current chief of staff Jack Lew as his next treasury secretary, Republicans are already attacking Lew for supposed slights during budget talks. Some progressives may bring renewed scrutiny to his time …
Needless to say, I feel like a chump. I trusted that those that I linked to, might be have actually telling the truth about this incident. Well, it turns out, they, of course, were lying about that as well. Go figure. Anyhow, Chris Savage, much to his credit flushes out the spin and hype about …
Now this is very interesting: The Photo: The story: The washed up child actor is apparently to stupid to realize just what he was admitting in that interview. He is apparently too stupid to understand that the video they showed last night includes proof that he sucker punched the demonstrator before he himself was hit …
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This one breaks my heart. It appears that someone was caught in the middle of the protest in Lansing. The Photo: Here is the part that breaks my heart, it comes Ironic Surrealism: The woman (Lorilea Susanne) who set up the fundraising page for Clint has spoken to his wife. Apparently Clint was hired to provide …
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This could be some very good news, hopefully, the unions and the Democrats can pull this one off and quickly: Today, Governor Rick Snyder is expected to sign “right to work” legislation in Michigan. Obviously, this will constitute a hard blow to organized labor, for a host of reasons, symbolic and practical alike. But NBC’s …
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Go read it and follow the links The real funny part is, the tent thing was staged and the AFP group incited the violence against them all. Such whiners. Cue the tape:
But truthfully, he incited the whole thing himself.
Serves them right for being idiots. UPDATE: emptywheel reports that the AFP people provoked the entire thing and loosened the ropes on the tent. So typical. Update #2: Eclectablog has proof as well, that the entire thing was staged. Blogger Round up here
This is very good: To understand why the impending transformation of Michigan into a right-to-work state is so mortifying to labor and its supporters—far worse, even, than what happened in Wisconsin and Ohio—one must consider the totemic status of the United Auto Workers (UAW). Although there are, despite all you have heard, many good reasons …
I find this to be very encouraging, perhaps Governor Snyder did not realize what he was getting into, or maybe he did. The Story via Greg Sargent at Washington Post: The “right to work” battle in Michigan may not be over quite yet. Top Democrats in the Michigan Congressional delegation just wrapped up their meeting with Governor …
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Look, I am all for unions fighting for their right to organize; but this, is just plain stupid: They looked jolly in red scarves and reindeer antler headbands, but the carolers outside of Troy’s Oakland Mall today were actually protestors conveying a serious message: No to right-to-work legislation in Michigan. And they delivered their feelings …
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I have updated my header photo to show my feelings about Michigan Governor Snyder’s war on my Father. In case anyone wonders: The left photo is the logo for UAW local 22 in Detroit, which is my Father’s local. The center is a 1950′s Cadillac which was taken in the plant at the Clark street plant in southwest Detroit …
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