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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:09 AM Original message |
Myth of the selfish strikers: HERE WE go. It's time to blame everything on the unions again (UK). |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. This paragraph from the link says a lot! |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I'll tell you what I think it is is about.. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 07:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. We need a general workers union...better labor laws |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. You shouldn't resent unions simply for providing their constituents options. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I don't resent all unions.. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. In other words, you are motivated by jealousy |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. You call it jealousy.. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Equity, hm? Why not work yourself up to their level, instead of expecting them to give up the gains |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:44 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. There is no such thing.. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 07:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Then start one |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. +1. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I wasn't saying "working up to a union job." I was saying organize yourself so you get the same |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Yeah.. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Aw, c'mon -- a self-made guy like you should have no problems with that. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Equity? Looks like you see someone getting more and instead of saying why aren't I getting more |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. "if some are being treated horribly, *all* should be treated horribly, in the interest of fairness" |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I work in IT.. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Sounds to me like you all would have some major bargaining power. If you'd organize. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. you don't get it. unionization in *any* industry holds up wages in *all* industries. |
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Bradical79 (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Workers should not expect a raise... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. So you only resent the unions that are able to protect their members? |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. sorry but a strike is not a "luxury". |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Guess what? That's the power of a strike. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. K&R |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. Sounds like some teachers' unions here: |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. k&r |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. Reminds me of a book |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. KIck, kick, kick!! nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. Union bashers suck! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I guess it would be redundant to say that scabs suck worse, however |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. K&R |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. K&R |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
22. amazing how even here, on an ostensibly "democratic" website, there's considerable anti-union venom |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Yup, as one of the people above noted, the right-wingers use jealousy |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. or the recent venom regarding unions' at tempt to get |
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Mojeoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. So if anti-union freepers like Movies and sports and Faux -News on TV? |
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