Justice Dept. takes interest in Ohio union contract(Bush attack on unions)

[Algorem]

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1131186819295080.xml&coll=2

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Cincinnati - As a $33.91-an-hour air-pollution control worker for the Ohio EPA, Glen Greenwood has paid dues or fees since the 1970s to the union that represents state workers.

Greenwood also is an elder at the First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, a small town on the edge of the state's Appalachian region. He believes the Bible teaches that abortion is the taking of human life and homosexual conduct is immoral.

So when Greenwood learned of the union's pro-choice stand on abortion, and its support for gay rights, he sought permission to stop paying the fees...

Now the Bush administration has challenged Ohio's labor contract with 36,000 public employees, arguing in federal court in Columbus that the state violated religious freedoms guaranteed under the 1964 Civil Rights Act by sticking to the contract...

[liberalnurse]

1. They never stop......

They, the neo-cons, seek a pure fundamentalist society. They are Borg.

[acmejack]

2. The first example I have seen of * supporting a worker.

Only because he is first and foremost, a * christian, totally different from a regular Christian.

[salin]

3. and because it is a chance to try to break a union.

[0007]

4. That's what is all about. Break the Unions and the corporations

have control over the government.

It's not about people and rights, or honesty and integrity, it's all about money and control.

[acmejack]

8. Has this fool considered why he makes >$30/Hr?

I wonder if it has even occurred to him.

The cons never miss a chance to put the workers in their place.

[bluestateguy]

5. I don't agree with the policies of the Republican Congress

Where is the spot on my tax returns for me to check off that I don't want my taxes paying their salaries?

[wakeme2008]

6. OR THEIR WARS nt

[Toots]

9. Exactly...What's good for the goose is good for the gander

War is against my religion and I want out of the contract of taxes for war.

[Jose Diablo]

11. I'm not advocating a tax protest

but has anyone considered that without the right to vote, those agents within the government (the Representatives, Senators and Executive) have broken a contract with the citizens. This contract is called the Constitution.

Now seeing how this contract has been unilaterally broken by the agents of the government, this means our end of the contract (to pay taxes) should also be null and voided.

It's part of the deal between us and the government. And the agents have broken that deal by subverting our right to elect who will represent us in the government.

In addition, any law they may have passed since 2000, it is worth little more than the paper it's printed on. Without the legal binding contract, they have no right, legally or morally, to make and enforce laws. Other than the right of force, but force is hardly a moral stand.

[wildwww2]

7. A war crime against Iraq. Now a war crime against American unions.

At least these criminals who lead us are consistant.
Peace
Wildman
Al Gore is My President

[cmd]

10. He already has the right to exempt himself from dues for politcal action

This is a clear attempt to break the union.