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Populist_Prole

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21. I chuckled, but really, it is frustrating.
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:16 PM
Jan 2012

I work in a union shop and I just can't get over how many of my co-workers damn near worship Wal-Mart. It's like they couldn't live without it. Try as I might to get them to connect the dots between them supporting an entity whose business plan is to marginalize people like them, they just can't seem to connect the dots...or don't want to. True to form, too many seem fixated on making their Toyota payments. Hell, we even have an Atlas Shrugged fanatic here

A few Google caches, since DU2's on the blink: Robb Jan 2012 #1
I appreciate the list of endorsements from union leaders, but as an educator yurbud Jan 2012 #2
Are you a member of your union? Robb Jan 2012 #4
The majority of DU thinks "Solidarity!" means "support MY union so I can make my Toyota payment." Romulox Jan 2012 #3
That's another great point. Robb Jan 2012 #8
I chuckled, but really, it is frustrating. Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #21
Blue-collar unions - blue-collar workers of ALL sorts, really - get no respect here. Codeine Jan 2012 #22
As long as the CtW coalition agrees zipplewrath Jan 2012 #5
Fair enough. Robb Jan 2012 #9
LOL! It won't last long Gman Jan 2012 #6
We always have - minus a few trolls FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #7
That's not true pintobean Jan 2012 #11
What do you mean 'again'? I'm Union since I started working. Who are these fair Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #10
how does "withdraw my support" = solidarity lol You are standing w/Obama not your union then nt msongs Jan 2012 #12
withdraw support of Obama pintobean Jan 2012 #13
A thousand recs. No, ten thousand. No, a hundred million Zalatix Jan 2012 #14
I stand with Labor, I will never stand with the TSA. Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #15
OK, you lost me. Robb Jan 2012 #16
TSA is union. Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #18
I'll put you down as "I stand with labor, except when I think I know better," then. Robb Jan 2012 #20
I put you down as, "its only a little fascist so... Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #25
Any other unions you don't approve of? Robb Jan 2012 #27
So when Maricopa Co Police Union endorses Arpaio JonLP24 Jan 2012 #32
NAPO and IUPA are both AFL-CIO affiliates. Robb Jan 2012 #33
This thread JonLP24 Jan 2012 #34
TSA employees recently voted to join AFGE. Robb Jan 2012 #36
All I was asking JonLP24 Jan 2012 #38
so solidarity means that I obediently follow Trumpka hfojvt Jan 2012 #17
fuck unions when they riot against hippies. provis99 Jan 2012 #19
I'm in AFT, an AFL-CIO affiliate. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #23
Robb, I'm an officer in my union... mike_c Jan 2012 #24
Not a union member myself - TBF Jan 2012 #26
just back from a afscme union conference.... madrchsod Jan 2012 #28
I support unions because they support the issues that I do. mzmolly Jan 2012 #29
AFSCME Endorses President Obama for Reelection Omaha Steve Jan 2012 #30
I support unions bigtree Jan 2012 #31
Our own unions do not demand our political "obediance" bread_and_roses Jan 2012 #35
Actually, they have. And will again. Robb Jan 2012 #37
To exhort is not to demand bread_and_roses Jan 2012 #42
You said ask. They asked. Robb Jan 2012 #45
Like all loyalty oaths, this one is deeply stupid jpgray Jan 2012 #39
Solidarity is a wise principle. Still, there are corrupt unions just like there is corruption Zalatix Jan 2012 #40
"deeply stupid" is putting it mildly fascisthunter Jan 2012 #41
If unions do those things, they aren't unions. Robb Jan 2012 #43
No "true" union, right? jpgray Jan 2012 #44
You're describing a hypothetical. Paving the way to stand against labor. Robb Jan 2012 #47
That person is not describing a hypothetical, the Screen Actors Guild supported SOPA stevenleser Jan 2012 #50
Two posts up he is, Steven. Robb Jan 2012 #51
The big unions and I will be supporting the same guy in 2012 jpgray Jan 2012 #52
the AFL-CIO was always going to endorse Obama in 2012 WI_DEM Jan 2012 #46
Well said YoungDemCA Jan 2012 #48
I stand with Unions _ed_ Jan 2012 #49
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