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15. yes indeed
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 01:37 AM
Feb 2013

but the trouble began much earlier with the commie witch hunts that robbed our movement of it's best organizers and most dedicated activists. George Meany was no great shakes either and I shutter to think what role he played in the Cold War with our dues money. That was not about protecting Free Trade Unionism, but rather to keep the world safe for our Capitalist Masters. Now we are on the verge of serfdom in a police state and need to recall the mistakes that were made way back when that brought us to this point.

If they endorse the Pipeline, they have lost my and rosesaylavee Feb 2013 #1
Neither the AFL-CIO nor the Allied Building Trades are environmental organizations Gman Feb 2013 #2
yes I do think the AFL CIO should reject the pipeline. Proletariatprincess Feb 2013 #5
Well then explain that to the Building Trades at a meeting when Gman Feb 2013 #11
you are correct, gman... Proletariatprincess Feb 2013 #12
When Laine Kirkland did virtually nothing Gman Feb 2013 #14
yes indeed Proletariatprincess Feb 2013 #15
I'd take George Meany back in heartbeat RedstDem Mar 2013 #29
I agree with you, Proletarianprincess Pat Riot Mar 2013 #27
take the politics out of it RedstDem Mar 2013 #30
The A.F.L.-C.I.O. leadership is still tied to the notion that "brown jobs" are the key Ken Burch Feb 2013 #3
Indeed it is... Proletariatprincess Feb 2013 #8
This is like how the media unions were for SOPA. joshcryer Feb 2013 #4
The AFL-CIO's virtual endorsement should give Obama the political leverage to OK the pipeline. Selatius Feb 2013 #6
Obama's backed the pipeline from day one. joshcryer Feb 2013 #10
the new sec of state does not support it JI7 Feb 2013 #13
He signed on knowing Obama was for it. joshcryer Feb 2013 #16
Some in the Canadian oil industry are worried about just that. pampango Feb 2013 #18
And not to mention their reaction to delays. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #22
Pipeline jobs don't last long daleo Feb 2013 #7
It's not just Keystone, though. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #23
Sure, but problems like this have to be tackled one bite at a time daleo Mar 2013 #31
From Cornell University's Global Labor Institute octoberlib Feb 2013 #9
I've been against the XL from day one Omaha Steve Feb 2013 #17
The AFL has zero power to stop the pipeline RedstDem Feb 2013 #19
With no political leadership or funding for Green Jobs bread_and_roses Feb 2013 #20
It's unfortunate, but I don't think that will change much, either. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #21
This pipeline isn't going forward, anyway. Still shocked at the greed of the AFL-CIO however. n/t SylviaD Feb 2013 #24
wells fargo announced they are doing the mortgages annm4peace Feb 2013 #25
Amalgamated! RedstDem Mar 2013 #28
OP has been shown the door for disruption. No doubt this post was a deliberate attempt to stevenleser Mar 2013 #26
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