Huh.

I guess the unions still do have effeminate goon squads.

madmonkphotog on October 21, 2008 at 4:27 PM

Truth to video!

I know a hard core Obama supporter (labor negotiations lawyer) who is scared (expletive) about this. Last year they tried to pass this law on the state level. Fortunately it was defeated.

Wouldn’t blame him – but his industry being as adversarial as it is, this is to be expected. When you hire “vetted no-voters” enmasse, merge the union into a minority, or find legal ways to figure out the vote(targeting supporters for intimidation of the company variety by means of betting pools). The anti-union side has been physical in the past but concentrates on using technicalities in the legal arena to get the same effect.

madmonkphotog says:

I guess the unions still do have goon squads.

They aren’t the only ones.

Not that they’d avoid participating in a fight – they’d rather just have a third party do it such as Vance International. They can’t be as open as unionbusting was in Colorado with Pinkerton or as done in Michigan with the Battle of The Overpass.

In short:
Thuggery is not limited to brute force nor exclusive to the union side.

I’ve met union guys before and I’ll say no to them to their faces… unions are abhorrent… we should not hide from them or their tactics…
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that being said I’m still against Card Check!

Kaptain Amerika on October 21, 2008 at 3:19 PM

AGREED!!
In no way do I want this crap to come to pass…I think it should be going the other way. Unions have long outlived any kind of usefulness they ever had..they should be outlawed..

But if these SmakTards get their way….

BRING IT BILL!!

You’ll wake up apologizing…….

What do I do?

ThePrez on October 21, 2008 at 3:58 PM

Vote for McCain, encourage everybody else you know to do the same (and offer rides, babysitting, etc., and anything else that might help McCain voters get to the polls) — and then PRAY that enough of the rest of the country comes to its senses before election day.

I guess the unions still do have goon squads.

Along with the widespread intimidation, this measure would hurt the economy. Higher union membership means forcing small businesses to pay employees more and giving more benefits than the free market naturally dictates. They will be less likely to hire, but if they do hire, they’ll have to raise their prices to cover their increased cost of doing business. Other businesses will just send jobs overseas. Do you remember what unions did to the steel industry? Have you ever thought about why it is that Japan can make a better car and ship it 6500 miles across the ocean and pay the tariff, yet still charge a competitive price for it?

I have seen the ugly side of unions–harassment, theft, ostracizing, vandalism–because “those ’scabs’ deserve it”.

A secret ballot is the cornerstone of democracy. Don’t let the Democrats–bought and paid for by the unions–take it away!

Find out more at http://www.employeefreedom.org/

Union boss = Money for nothing and the perks for free.

I’m sure he has a slot on Obama’s new internal security force cinched.

Folks usually don’t get so upset about being on camera…unless they’re doing something wrong.

AubieJon on October 21, 2008 at 3:10 PM

Yep. Only cockroaches and criminals get this upset when you try to show people what they’re up to.

Welcome to Obama’s New World Order: CHANGE — whether you want it or not, you’re gonna get it shoved somewhere you won’t like it.

What, no *eats* this time Grue? lol

Torch on October 21, 2008 at 3:53 PM

I’m not eating anything that comes out of those nostrils.

*lurks*

What, no *eats* this time Grue? lol

Maybe it is time the union members form a union against their union.
Conservative Voice on October 21, 2008 at 3:32 PM

Yeah, wouldn’t that be nice.