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In the discussion thread: Do we even give a shit about unions any more? [View all]

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Fri Nov 16, 2012, 02:29 PM

HiPointDem (17,210 posts)

28. yeah, so much easier to feed talking points to the media. why did they get massive

labor concessions out of their bankruptcies?

because they wanted them.

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
Do we even give a shit about unions any more? [View all]	Hugabear	Nov 2012	OP
Fuck the TSA.	Arctic Dave	Nov 2012	#1
Exactly!	arthritisR_US	Nov 2012	#3
Actually, the big 3 CEO's avoided criticizing/blaming the union in 2008-2009	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#10
yeah, so much easier to feed talking points to the media. why did they get massive	HiPointDem	Nov 2012	#28
it's easy to be magnanimous when you've essentially won eom	amborin	Nov 2012	#62
Are you against government workers having collective bargaining rights?	Hugabear	Nov 2012	#25
Not against government employees workers collective bargaining,	Arctic Dave	Nov 2012	#48
The majority of members here support labor. A few freaks don't n/t	leftstreet	Nov 2012	#2
Unions are great, but the fact that a company that makes harmful products uses union labor...	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#4
Maybe the cops should carry Twinkies instead of pistols.	Bake	Nov 2012	#7
...	leftstreet	Nov 2012	#8
Now don't go pissing off the Police Union	JustABozoOnThisBus	Nov 2012	#13
We are talking about labor here. Not the actual product itself.	Hugabear	Nov 2012	#11
Actually it's a bit of both...	Sekhmets Daughter	Nov 2012	#35
So---you don't want weaponry produced? 'Cause if THAT ain't harmful, ain't NOTHIN' harmful.	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#14
Weaponry has a multitude of uses, some harmful but many not harmful	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#30
In moderation, neither is particularly harmful	Hippo_Tron	Nov 2012	#52
And yet again, define 'Harmful'. The FDA disagrees with you.	Ikonoklast	Nov 2012	#18
The bottom line is that the owners of a privately-owned company decided to shut down and cash in	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#31
Your concern for the workers is touching	Hugabear	Nov 2012	#33
All of the sudden, there's a whole bunch of "concern," isn't there? n/t	backscatter712	Nov 2012	#43
You ignore the Vulture Capitalism that deliberately destroyed an on-going concern.	Ikonoklast	Nov 2012	#37
You're in favor of Bain-style fraud. Got it.	backscatter712	Nov 2012	#42
So what? Let people decide for themselves what to eat.	backscatter712	Nov 2012	#40
Just FYI, but you work wherever you can find jobs, and these days jobs are not easy....	OldDem2012	Nov 2012	#55
Welcome to the DU labor wars.	Robb	Nov 2012	#5
i'm new here	discharge	Nov 2012	#6
As a society we've by and large forgotten what Labor has done for us.	Barack_America	Nov 2012	#49
I'm with the both of you. If Democrats won't support labor, who does? Where did I just hear	We People	Nov 2012	#50
I've heard FAR more people refer to Republicans as "elitists" as opposed to Democrats....	OldDem2012	Nov 2012	#56
K&R	forestpath	Nov 2012	#9
Organized labor is great for those fortunate enough to live near it...	Comrade_McKenzie	Nov 2012	#12
So I can safely put you in the 'dont give a shit about organized labor' category	Hugabear	Nov 2012	#15
I think poster was talking about unorganized labor	leftstreet	Nov 2012	#26
"Organized labor"? Like union members never had a struggle BEFORE there were unions?	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#17
Please tell me who lobbies for raises in minimum pay standards and raises in this country	Ikonoklast	Nov 2012	#19
ROFLMAO.	Brickbat	Nov 2012	#23
Ah	LadyHawkAZ	Nov 2012	#27
The more unions get busted, the more people there are in that situation	gollygee	Nov 2012	#32
I don't understand why more people don't grasp that concept	Hugabear	Nov 2012	#34
And the converse is also true...	99Forever	Nov 2012	#41
You just stated exactly why people form unions....for protection against business owners who....	OldDem2012	Nov 2012	#57
This message was self-deleted by its author	discharge	Nov 2012	#16
I think people have gotten lost in the product	Arcanetrance	Nov 2012	#20
Welcome to DU	Hugabear	Nov 2012	#24
Apparently it's much more important that people eat brown rice & cabbage than	HiPointDem	Nov 2012	#21
I do because it's my firm belief that..	ProfessionalLeftist	Nov 2012	#22
I stand with the unions	PD Turk	Nov 2012	#29
Apparently not if it interferes with being a self-righteous, sanctimonious douche nozzle	Bad_Ronald	Nov 2012	#36
That's a huge problem	Spike89	Nov 2012	#39
We do, but it can get frustrating	Spike89	Nov 2012	#38
Labor Unions Were a Product of Industrialization	mckara	Nov 2012	#44
DU does tolerate a small number of very loud anti-union scabs.	backscatter712	Nov 2012	#45
WE stand in SOLIDARITY with Organized LABOR...	bvar22	Nov 2012	#46
I give a shit.	RebelOne	Nov 2012	#47
I worked for the Postal Service for almost 33 years in Employee & Labor Relations.	summerschild	Nov 2012	#51
AMEN! and YES!	k8conant	Nov 2012	#54
job creators want a revolving door	Mothdust	Nov 2012	#53
I guess my support does have some limits then	brokechris	Nov 2012	#58
Any more?	NNN0LHI	Nov 2012	#59
It depends on who you think "we" are.	LWolf	Nov 2012	#60
^^^^^THIS!^^^^^^	99Forever	Nov 2012	#63
The only union many here support is the teachers' union.	Codeine	Nov 2012	#61
Heart & soul	upi402	Nov 2012	#64

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