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RKP5637

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18. What really used to irk me was I worked with people who thought they were above the

Reply to calimary (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 8, 2012, 12:31 AM

Dec 2012

unions in their salaried jobs, working 60 hours a week and getting paid for 40 hrs, because they felt they were sooo special. What a snow job that is, feeling special when your managers are making 200 to 400 times more a year than you, and some of them are worthless. Members of the old buys club, rolling from corporation to corporation making bad decisions.

We need a MAJOR rebirth of the unions in this country. Otherwise, the workers of this country are headed for a dystopia.

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Labor leader: Koch brothers are behind Michigan right-to-work law [View all] Teamster Jeff Dec 2012 OP

THOSE TWO ARE A VIRUS HowHasItComeToThis Dec 2012 #1

yes, a deadly virus Dakota Flint Dec 2012 #5

The Koch brothers have destroyed Kansas, so no surprise they have their sights set RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

I read a lot of posters today Teamster Jeff Dec 2012 #6

Yep, it's the SOS over and over again. Divide and conquer and keep picking the unions apart, 'till RKP5637 Dec 2012 #8

AND no weekends. AND no overtime compensation. AND bring on the child labor again. calimary Dec 2012 #10

What really used to irk me was I worked with people who thought they were above the RKP5637 Dec 2012 #18

I remember the UAW trying to organize the white-collar folks at Chrysler. Bozita Dec 2012 #22

I hate the phrase "Right to Work" unless it includes the phrase "For Slave Wages Because You're MADem Dec 2012 #3

The proper term is "RIGHT TO WORK FOR PEANUTS"! ErikJ Dec 2012 #20

There is a war going on in the US. It's a subliminal and latent war being waged by $$$$$ and RKP5637 Dec 2012 #4

You wouldn't think that their shenanigans are legal! kitt6 Dec 2012 #7

I long for the 1960's, bringing back the WEATHERMEN, giving them 2 targets ..... N/T radarluv Dec 2012 #9

Not judging, but what do you think that would accomplish, from a tactical standpoint? jtuck004 Dec 2012 #13

I have yet to hear an idea on how to deal with those two MFers... ReRe Dec 2012 #11

ALEC ... Bozita Dec 2012 #12

I think Detroit Free Press was first to break the Koch/RTW connection alp227 Dec 2012 #14

KamaAina: Sun rises in East KamaAina Dec 2012 #15

POLL! need some DU love James48 Dec 2012 #16

Done. patrice Dec 2012 #24

The two single worst excuses for human beings alive. Initech Dec 2012 #17

Of Course, they are! Hopefully this will have a Severe Backlash Cha Dec 2012 #19

In other news, water is wet. nt rbnyc Dec 2012 #21

This is surprising, from the family whose fortune was founded on the backs of dead Russian slaves? patrice Dec 2012 #23

Duh. Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #25

Locking, sorry. LBN Dupe. Please continue discussion on LBN link below Tx4obama Dec 2012 #26