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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Omaha Steve

(99,662 posts) Wed Dec 24, 2014, 03:39 PM Dec 2014

Forty Year Slump (on US wages needs attention in GD and a favor please)

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Please comment on the slump at : http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026000749

There is a DUer (can't name s/he or get in trouble) that is arguing with 3 different pro union DUers. It won't be hard to figure out here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=971233

Enjoy.

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Forty Year Slump (on US wages needs attention in GD and a favor please) (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2014 OP

BTW, big fan of you and your work and of unions NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #1

+1000 Sherman A1 Dec 2014 #2

No one loses their right to a union. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #3

Police are usually public and not covered by the NLRB Omaha Steve Dec 2014 #4

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)

1. BTW, big fan of you and your work and of unions

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 03:47 PM

Dec 2014

do you agree with me and many others that police have lost their right to a union, on a short term basis, until we can deal with the thin blue line, the endless lying by cops, protecting each other, etc?

I am the biggest union supporter I know anywhere in real life, outside of the internet and it took me a long time to come to this, but I have...

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. +1000

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 04:39 PM

Dec 2014

Kingofalldems

(38,459 posts)

3. No one loses their right to a union.

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 04:42 PM

Dec 2014

That sounds like something out of the cave or free republic.

Omaha Steve

(99,662 posts)

4. Police are usually public and not covered by the NLRB

Reply to NoJusticeNoPeace (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 25, 2014, 01:51 AM

Dec 2014

States or local government could take away their union rights.

Police unions re conservative by nature in the Midwest.

Because I was a civilian working for the Omaha Police Dept. the last 2 & 1/2 years of my career, I can't comment even though I'm now retired.

Sorry.

OS

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