About the only weapon we have left against Corporations is to unionize
scheming daemons
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Fri Jan-22-10 12:05 AM
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About the only weapon we have left against Corporations is to unionize |
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...but with the way they just move their operations overseas, all that does is create more of us who are unemployed.
What options do we have?
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Fri Jan-22-10 12:07 AM
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1. None until congress prevents such BS |
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The only union workers who are safe against such BS are those who CAN'T be outsourced due to the nature of the job. Which sadly are not many.
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Fri Jan-22-10 12:10 AM
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2. Well, I don't want to go there on the internet. |
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In fact, I don't want to go there at all. But I can assure you there are other options.
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Fri Jan-22-10 12:11 AM
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3. March on Washington like the Teabaggers, if the Teabaggers |
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aren't total hypocrites they should be leading the parade. They are supposedly non-partisan and are fed up with our government giving our money away to the corporations, I am waiting to hear what Glenn beck says about this one. I think he will be all for it since it will buy seats for Republicans.
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Fri Jan-22-10 01:47 AM
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Fri Jan-22-10 02:20 AM
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9. March on Washington like Al Quaeda. That would get more attention. |
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Fri Jan-22-10 12:13 AM
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4. the answer is to simultaneously create/protect local businesses by passing local laws |
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Edited on Fri Jan-22-10 12:26 AM by KittyWampus
that do just that.
Go to your town board meetings and start passing ordinances that prohibit corporate behavior that is detrimental to local citizens and small local businesses.
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Fri Jan-22-10 12:17 AM
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5. Under current trade laws, unions don't have much traction. |
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Corporations can continue outsourcing and downsizing the US workforce. We are under siege.
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Fri Jan-22-10 01:52 AM
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Feels more like under the boot
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Fri Jan-22-10 01:49 AM
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Maybe this will wake up the unions and open them up a bit...if this country ever needed a strong union movement, it's now.
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Fri Jan-22-10 04:01 AM
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10. Ah, but now the Corporations can enact laws to say that Unions are immoral. |
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After all, only God has the power to allow two or more people to create any kind of Union.
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Fri Jan-22-10 06:02 AM
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11. We can slow the flow of currency to a crawl. It'd be ugly but probably well worth the suffering |
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