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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 09:06 AM

Star Member kpete (38,895 posts)

Non-UNION Cleaning company hired by Walker Admin. is fired for damaging state Capitol

SUN DEC 23, 2012 AT 03:45 PM PST
Cleaning company hired by Walker Admin. is fired for damaging state Capitol
by Giles Goat Boy

The Wisconsin State Journal reported over the weekend that a private company hired by the Scott Walker administration to provide janitorial services in the state capitol building has been fired - for damaging the expensive marble floors in the building.
http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cleaning-company-fired-after-allegedly-damaging-or-staining-marble-floors/article_490de2f4-4bc5-11e2-a699-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz2Fv1ab2fX

State officials have fired a cleaning company they believe may have damaged or stained marble floors in the Capitol, said Wisconsin Department of Administration spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis.

The damage appears to have occurred when a cleaning solution or other liquid leaked from a floor-scrubbing machine operated by the contractor, Marquis said.


Prior to the Walker administration, cleaning of the capitol facilities was performed by unionized state employees with years of expertise in cleaning and maintaining the unusual and delicate stones.

and more interesting stuff about WHO this company was here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/23/1173448/-Cleaning-company-hired-by-Walker-Admin-is-fired-for-damaging-state-Capitol

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Reply Non-UNION Cleaning company hired by Walker Admin. is fired for damaging state Capitol (Original post)
 kpete Dec 2012 OP
LineReply This message was self-deleted by its author
 ann--- Dec 2012 #1
LineReply A victory for unions
 loyalkydem Dec 2012 #2
LineReply Perfect
 ornotna Dec 2012 #3
LineReply And Walker's damage to Wisconsin extends to the floors of the capitol.
 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #4
LineReply Will Walker pay from his salary the extra costs the government incurred for repairs?
 UCmeNdc Dec 2012 #5
LineReply dumbass
 unionthug777 Dec 2012 #6
LineReply Perfect,...Walker is a stain.
 Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2012 #7
LineReply This message was hidden by jury decision.
 mgraveman Dec 2012 #8
LineReply Is "Neener neener" too childish?
 nolabear Dec 2012 #9
LineReply Rockford is not exactly
 PatrynXX Dec 2012 #10
LineReply Hmmm, hire the cheapest employees, give them no training, lousy cheap equipment
 mbperrin Dec 2012 #11
LineReply Corrupt little weasel
 mokawanis Dec 2012 #12
LineLineReply You are much too kind to him !!!
 warrant46 Dec 2012 #14
LineReply walker got his legacy; a stain on the floor. nt
 Javaman Dec 2012 #13
LineReply ROTFL!!! Serves the asshole right!
 Third Doctor Dec 2012 #15
LineReply Wait, you mean having skilled workers makes a difference in the quality of work???
 Recursion Dec 2012 #16
LineNew Reply I tell people all the time
 EC Dec 2012 #17
LineNew Reply One of those things that make me regret not having gone to law school.
 MindPilot Dec 2012 #18
LineNew Reply When the people occupied the Capitol
 postulater Dec 2012 #19
LineLineNew Reply That is exactly what I was thinking
 Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #20
LineLineLineNew Reply when does the govenor job come up for election?
 dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #21
LineLineLineLineNew Reply In 2014. The new bumper sticker is
 Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #23
LineLineLineNew Reply HA! the article reports damage assessment IN the capital by protestors:
 dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #22
LineLineLineLineNew Reply I know, it was all propaganda to make us
 Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #25
LineNew Reply Bookmarking for the next poster who runs up to tell us that union labor is inefficient.
 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #24
LineNew Reply A microcosm of Walker's mal-governance? What a
 indepat Dec 2012 #26

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 09:41 AM

loyalkydem (1,678 posts)

2. A victory for unions

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 09:43 AM

Star Member ornotna (4,119 posts)

3. Perfect

Not only non-union but they're from out of state. Could this guy be a bigger knucklehead.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 09:43 AM

Star Member proud2BlibKansan (96,376 posts)

4. And Walker's damage to Wisconsin extends to the floors of the capitol.

Please keep this man out of national politics.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 09:50 AM

UCmeNdc (865 posts)

5. Will Walker pay from his salary the extra costs the government incurred for repairs?

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:00 AM

unionthug777 (105 posts)

6. dumbass

what a stupid pathetic useless worm walker is. he should lose his job also !!!!

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:09 AM

Star Member Spitfire of ATJ (7,378 posts)

7. Perfect,...Walker is a stain.

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mgraveman This message was hidden by Jury decision.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:28 AM

Star Member nolabear (14,719 posts)

9. Is "Neener neener" too childish?

*snort!*

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:30 AM

PatrynXX (2,561 posts)

10. Rockford is not exactly

a tourist destination. even when we lived in Freeport in the mid 80's.. when IL sucked. I'm not a big fan of IL in certain parts. although western IL.. mostly along the river.. love the area.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:31 AM

mbperrin (6,788 posts)

11. Hmmm, hire the cheapest employees, give them no training, lousy cheap equipment

and then be surprised when it goes badly? Not me.

Yep, turns out all that "featherbedding" and "malingering" by unions is actually "specialization", "job knowledge" and actual "doing the job right." Who knew???

Well, okay, millions of union members like me knew, but I mean, who else? No one could have...

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:33 AM

Star Member mokawanis (2,665 posts)

12. Corrupt little weasel

Walker is nothing but bad news. He's a hero to right-wing assholes across the land because he's a lying corrupt tea-bagger bastard. His ambitions far exceed his skills.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:49 AM

warrant46 (35 posts)

14. You are much too kind to him !!!

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:40 AM

Star Member Javaman (40,628 posts)

13. walker got his legacy; a stain on the floor. nt

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:52 AM

Third Doctor (1,025 posts)

15. ROTFL!!! Serves the asshole right!

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:53 AM

Star Member Recursion (25,513 posts)

16. Wait, you mean having skilled workers makes a difference in the quality of work???

Unheard of, sir!

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 11:56 AM

Star Member EC (11,420 posts)

17. I tell people all the time

you get what you pay for. When you hire non-union to do a job where expertise and education is needed, you will end up paying more in the long run because of the mess they make of the job. I know many who have hired non-union electricians and plumbers to work on their homes and ended up with really expensive consequences.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 12:02 PM

MindPilot (10,807 posts)

18. One of those things that make me regret not having gone to law school.

I wish there were a vehicle by which class-action lawsuits could be filed in situations like this to compensate the people for the destruction of their property. That floor belongs to the citizens of Wisconsin, not Scott Walker. It was damaged as a result of his willful neglect or unprofessional judgement; is it too much to ask that a State's Governor be held to the same standard of competence as an auto mechanic or a barber?

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 12:04 PM

postulater (3,354 posts)

19. When the people occupied the Capitol

The repubs complained about the $7 million in damage done by the tape holding the signs to the walls. Turns out they were using residue-free tape made for walls like that. The total cost of repair was minimal.

Along comes this jerk and wrecks our beautiful building.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 12:43 PM

Star Member Lifelong Protester (4,781 posts)

20. That is exactly what I was thinking

Last edited Mon Dec 24, 2012, 03:44 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

I was there and saw all the 'blue tape' (painter's tape) used to put up signs. No damage. The main damage was from us 'on the lawn', even though it was snow-covered.


What an ass. This should (and probably won't) get coverage. But the Repubs don't want to hear about the misdeeds of their Snotty.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 01:13 PM

Star Member dixiegrrrrl (30,818 posts)

21. when does the govenor job come up for election?

I do hope every able bodied Dem in the state is organizing now and up to the next voting day.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 03:41 PM

Star Member Lifelong Protester (4,781 posts)

23. In 2014. The new bumper sticker is

"Remove Walker".

As long as he keeps on doing what he's doing, that will probably happen.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 01:17 PM

Star Member dixiegrrrrl (30,818 posts)

22. HA! the article reports damage assessment IN the capital by protestors:

The only significant damage to the floors was from electrical tape used by television crews to tape down their cables.

Damage to floors caused by Fox News? Yes.
Damage to floors caused by cheap, non-union cleaning service? Yes.
Damage to floors caused by tens of thousands of pro-Labor demonstrators? Nope.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 03:44 PM

Star Member Lifelong Protester (4,781 posts)

25. I know, it was all propaganda to make us

look like 'uncouth thugs'. So little does Walker know about his 'home' state, he didn't realize that some of us RESPECT the capitol building, and would never befoul it, like he does.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 03:43 PM

Star Member Starry Messenger (21,462 posts)

24. Bookmarking for the next poster who runs up to tell us that union labor is inefficient.

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Mon Dec 24, 2012, 07:16 PM

indepat (18,909 posts)

26. A microcosm of Walker's mal-governance? What a

swell-headed fella.

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