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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 04:26 PM Feb 2012

Democrats Fiddle as Republicans Kill Off Unions

Making sure the labor movement never regains real power in America, republicans in congress and the states do everything possible to prevent unions from organizing, bargaining and collecting dues.

Republican governors make undermining government worker unions their top priority. So even if conservatives hold statehouse majorities for only a couple of terms, they leave office with weakened public employee unions.

Likewise, congressional republicans never miss a chance to insert anti-union provisions into legislation or undermine agency regulations which could benefit the labor movement.

Meanwhile, democrats – whose existence is threatened by a diminished labor movement – often meet republicans halfway.

more . . . http://laborlou.com/2012/02/democrats-fiddle-as-republicans-kill-off-unions/

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Democrats Fiddle as Republicans Kill Off Unions (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 OP
GOD BLESS YOU MAN. VOTE A STRAIGHT DEMOCRTIC BALLOT AND GET RID OF THESE PUSILAMINOUS FUCKS. xtraxritical Feb 2012 #1
Stupid move by Dem leadership. Scuba Feb 2012 #2
And don't forget the bipartisan efforts to crush public school teachers' unions. Smarmie Doofus Feb 2012 #3
 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
3. And don't forget the bipartisan efforts to crush public school teachers' unions.
Sun Feb 19, 2012, 09:50 AM
Feb 2012

Not a good way to motivate yer' base, fellaz and gals.

Not at all.

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