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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:12 PM Original message |
IWW Member Laid Off By Starbucks After Confronting CEO and Blogging About It |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. An employee was fired while attempting to publicly embarrass his employer? |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Wow. I'm shocked. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. This is more or less the reaction he was looking for. |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Sorry, I should have used the "sarcasm smiley". Thank you for your thoughtful reply. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Rosa Parks was an activist |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
25. His employer acted like a giant jackass |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I don't see why I have to support either. Neither seem particularly worthy of it. nt |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 01:49 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Yes, a union organizer... |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Delete. |
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Artie Bucco (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wobblies |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Damn you! |
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Artie Bucco (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. A friend of mine went to a few wobbly meetings. |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Like the Teamsters or not |
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Oak2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Do you know what an "industrial" union is, as opposed to a trade union? |
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Artie Bucco (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I like the fact you are using a PSOE logo. The Spanish Civil War is an area of interest of mine |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. WIth jobs going away every day, why would a person who has one |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It's called a UNION. |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. really...did I just step into Bizarro DU, in which union members speaking out are RIDICULED for |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. This guy went waaayyy over the line from exercising his right to |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. why don't you try exercising your right to READ what actually happened? |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Sure you can have some more. He went looking for trouble and found it. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Deleted sub-thread |
Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
30. A union issue, written on a union web site - no bias there. nt |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Seriously. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 02:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
28. No, that's the regular DU. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. It's the New & Improved DU with More Centrism! n/t |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Answer: Because he's a DUMB-ASS |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Deleted sub-thread |
DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. I assume you aren't a Union supporter? |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. You assume wrong |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Well, your penchant for simpleminded answers leads us to believe otherwise. |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Glad I could set you straight on that. |
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No.23 (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. I love the Wobblies. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. Howard and Me... |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. So, I imagine that the union is representing Tessone over his wrongful discharge, right? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. They say that he is "laid off" because they cannot fire union workers for no reason. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. wow ..thx ...excellent info .. nt |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. Howard, the coward, heed this warning: the internets always wins. k+r, n/t |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
31. LOL Welcome To Reality Bub. |
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