Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt There was a big march on Wall Street today comprised of an estimated 15,000 AFL-CIO union members. Of course this event wasn't organized by the Tea Bag folks, so there's no surprise that they weren't visible in an any way. Still, you kind of have to wonder why they've never taken it upon themselves to do something like this. Or do they think that government is to blame for everything? Or maybe it because a big chunk of their financial backing comes from corporate interests.
Originally Posted By Mr X They are pro big-business, using the guise of "protecting small business owners and their employees". So why on Earth would they march against their masters?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Of course I agree, but that certainly isn't the down home "Main Street" persona that they portray for the cameras.
Originally Posted By Mr X Yup..it exposes their hypocrisy nicely doesn't it. Between this and the Arizona thing, having a conversation with a Tea Bagger has become far more pleasant (for me, anyway...not for them ).
Originally Posted By DAR <<15,000 AFL-CIO union members>> Just as corrupt as the fat cats on Wall Street. They do nothing to reward the good workers that benefit a company, or in the case of the teachers union good teachers.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt That isn't the point. The point is where are the conservatives that claim to be rallying on behalf of the American people? You should be asking yourself why Palin and the rest haven't organized a protest on Wall Street.
Originally Posted By Labuda Seriously, DAR? AFL-CIO is as corrupt as Wall Street? PLEASE give an example as to how those who defend civil liberties are corrupt.
Originally Posted By DAR The AFL-CIO union, the UAW union and other unions like them are corrupt because they reward a poorly done job. They punish the good work that a employee might do by proping up a bad employee. The bully people into thinking that the union is the only choice. And as I've mentioned don't get me started on the teachers union. That's a union that cares only about itself. It doesn't care one bit about the kids they're supposed to be teaching. And I'll guarantee the most staunch supporters of the teachers union, if their day is 7:30-3:00. They arrive at 7:29 and leave at 3:01. They don't lunch duty, bus duty, recess duty. They show up and that's it. The best teachers I know, want nothing to do with the union.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt DAR, do you think that AFL-CIO marching on Wall Street was a bad thing?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The AFL-CIO union, the UAW union and other unions like them are corrupt because they reward a poorly done job*** That's not corruption DAR. It may be a bad thing and you may not like it, but that doesn't make it corrupt...unless you are implying that the crappy employees pay them to keep conditions satisfactory for crappy employees or something. You're using "corruption" the way the Tea Baggers use "Tyranny" here.
Originally Posted By dshyates 29 miners are dead in a non-union mine in WV because they had no union to protect their interest such as NOT dieing.
Originally Posted By fkurucz "29 miners are dead in a non-union mine in WV because they had no union to protect their interest such as NOT dieing." Oh come on, we all know that corporations truly care about their employees and would never do anything like lower their wages while profits soar.
Originally Posted By Labuda "The AFL-CIO union, the UAW union and other unions like them are corrupt because they reward a poorly done job. They punish the good work that a employee might do by proping up a bad employee. The bully people into thinking that the union is the only choice." That doesn't sound like an answer to me. How is that corruption? Please provide a specific example of how the AFL-CIO is corrupt.
