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votesparks

(1,288 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2017, 08:38 PM Jan 2017

Man Tells Why He Supports Striking Bus Drivers in Dayton, Ohio - SOLIDARITY!

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Man Tells Why He Supports Striking Bus Drivers in Dayton, Ohio - SOLIDARITY! (Original Post) votesparks Jan 2017 OP

Shame how Ronald Reagan managed to convince working people that the enemy Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #1

Right on, as we used to say! Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #2

He cares SteelSmasher Jan 2017 #3

I support them also and agree with Malichi. bearssoapbox Jan 2017 #4

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Shame how Ronald Reagan managed to convince working people that the enemy

Reply to votesparks (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 08:43 PM

Jan 2017

is the union.

Jesus christ.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

2. Right on, as we used to say!

Reply to votesparks (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 08:45 PM

Jan 2017

SteelSmasher

(35 posts)

3. He cares

Reply to votesparks (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 09:45 PM

Jan 2017

He cares about people other than himself. He understands that other people have problems and he wants to help them.

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)

4. I support them also and agree with Malichi.

Reply to votesparks (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 08:56 AM

Jan 2017

The local tv stations, with the exception of one, are reporting it like it's the workers and unions are in the wrong and making them at fault..

They have worked without a contract since 2015 and they were scheduled to go out the first part of December but delayed it until after the holidays.

I believe that it's wages, health insurance and working conditions. One offer made to them would have been a net cut in pay even though there was a raise involved. But with the higher cost of insurance....

With trCHump and the reTHUGliCONS running almost everything, it's only going to get worse.

I live 25 miles NW of Dayton.

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