Question for those against unions: "What is the Chamber of Commerce"?

[whathehell]

Answer: It's a UNION of Business Owners.

Next Question: If the Owners of businesses can unionize, why can't the Workers?


Just heard this from Norman Goldman on his show on WCPT. Chicago AM Progressive Station.

As he said, it's a great way to get them thinking.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Let's please not broadbrush Chambers of Commerce, many local Chambers are quite good.

Indeed, many in my city/county are union employers.

The US Chamber and many state Chambers are a different matter.

I wish your post was more specific.

[whathehell]

5. I didn't say they were bad, just that they were a union of business owners.

Norman Goldman also mentioned the American Petroleum Institute, and, in his words,

any trade association.

They are organizations who come together to promote their own interests.

[randys1]

2. Koch Bros sponsored think tanks have convinced average people that unions

are bad.

These stupid fucking people are always also anti minority and so on and their hatred of people who look different from them is used to convince them of all kinds of shit.

America is broken, and so are many of the people

[Downwinder]

3. Or the American Petroleum Institute.

[whathehell]

4. Thanks, I was trying to remember that as Norman Goldman included that as well. n/t

[Downwinder]

6. How about the Texas Association of Business?

"Texas’ leading employer organization. Representing companies from the largest multi-national corporations to small businesses in nearly every community of our state,"
http://www.txbiz.org/about-tab/history.aspx

Also shows up as "Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce"
Website: http://tabcc.org

and at the same address:
Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives
http://www.tcce.org

[whathehell]

8. Sure -- alll of them. As Norman said "All the trade associations". n/t

[Downwinder]

9. The local chamber receives public money so they

can't openly do mailings for partisan candidates. They are a member of the TAB and have the TAB do the mailings the Chamber can't do themselves.

[Teamster Jeff]

7. Kick & Rec