Thousands protest Wisconsin anti-union bill

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I agree. Why should democrats allow unions be able to suck up so much of the working class tax dollars and provide to little in return?
Not quite sure what your trying to say here. If you feel that the workers in your community are not doing their jobs. All you have to do is call the department heads. There is nothing they like more than cracking the whip. Believe me!

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I’m a pubclic employee and I make more than a minimum wage worker. I also have more benefits than a minimum wage worker.

It’s so unFAIR! ::crying::crying::crying: Their taxes are going to pay my pay, benefits, tenure and featherbedding benefits (which I’d like to see explained). How unFAIR!! :crying::crying:

To make it FAIR, I have to make less than the minimum wage worker.
You have access to Google, I am quite confident in you ability to look up the term “featherbedding” as it relates to union tactics. Let us know what you turn up. I don’t do my kids’ homework, I certainly am not going to do yours.

And, since your self-admittance of being a public employee and (I am assuming here) a public employee union member, how does it feel being part of a labor monopoly, you know, the very thing that the government is supposed to protect the citizenry against?
 
You have access to Google, I am quite confident in you ability to look up the term “featherbedding” as it relates to union tactics. Let us know what you turn up. I don’t do my kids’ homework, I certainly am not going to do yours.
You brought it up. You define it.

I don’t see any opportunities for that in my contract.
And, since your self-admittance of being a public employee and (I am assuming here) a public employee union member, how does it feel being part of a labor monopoly, you know, the very thing that the government is supposed to protect the citizenry against?
Explain.

Or do you mean that because I work directly for the people of California at cost instead of having the state farm out the work so someone can make a huge profit off of my labor before paying me, this is a bad thing.

BTW, there’s something you need to know. Refer to my signature first.

I DON’T WANT YOUR COOKIE! Stop buying into the lie the CEO is telling you. Ask yourself, who made the cookies? The CEO certainly didn’t. People like you and I did. The CEO should get his share of the cookies, but so should you AND I.

Darn it, it comes down to that both/and vs. either/or thinking again.
 
You brought it up. You define it.

I don’t see any opportunities for that in my contract.
What Does Featherbedding Mean?
Term used to describe the practice of a labor union requiring an employer to hire more workers than necessary for a particular task.

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Investopedia explains Featherbedding
Featherbedding has developed over time as unions respond to workers being laid off because of technological change. These lay-offs have caused unions to seek some way to retain workers, even though there may be little work for them to perform.

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I DON’T WANT YOUR COOKIE! Stop buying into the lie the CEO is telling you. Ask yourself, who made the cookies? The CEO certainly didn’t. People like you and I did. The CEO should get his share of the cookies, but so should you AND I.
Couldn’t agree more. If cutting taxes on the rich creates jobs, where are all the jobs?
 
Couldn’t agree more. If cutting taxes on the rich creates jobs, where are all the jobs?
Taxes have not been cut since 2001 at which point they were cut for everyone-so much so that 43% of adults pay no federal income tax. The problem is not that the rich dont pay enough. the problrem is that 43% dont pay anyhting.
 
Taxes have not been cut since 2001 at which point they were cut for everyone-so much so that 43% of adults pay no federal income tax. The problem is not that the rich dont pay enough. the problrem is that 43% dont pay anyhting.
Union workers pay income tax, so I guess they’re not the problem.
 
The problem I have with unions in general is that they for the most part use their dues to support democratic candidates, whom for the most part support abortion and same sex marriage. And it really bothers me when my taxes which pay public union employees go to support these immoral things.

Go with Gods Grace!!!
 
The problem I have with unions in general is that they for the most part use their dues to support democratic candidates, whom for the most part support abortion and same sex marriage. And it really bothers me when my taxes which pay public union employees go to support these immoral things.

Go with Gods Grace!!!
I hate that, too.

It would be nice if the Republicans were more friendly towards working people, including those who serve the public interest. But alas, we are the current scapegoats, no better than an “illegal alien.”

It’s our cross, I guess. 😦
 
The problem I have with unions in general is that they for the most part use their dues to support democratic candidates, whom for the most part support abortion and same sex marriage. And it really bothers me when my taxes which pay public union employees go to support these immoral things.

Go with Gods Grace!!!
I believe that political contributions to candidates come from PACs run by the unions. PAC contributions are completely voluntary and are not deducted from paychecks. Dues money does not go towards any candidates.

ChadS
 
I believe that political contributions to candidates come from PACs run by the unions. PAC contributions are completely voluntary and are not deducted from paychecks. Dues money does not go towards any candidates.

ChadS
It is still my tax money paid to public unions that supports the candidates that support abortion. Also, having worked around and for unions my whole life, if you truly believe that all the money given to democratic candidates comes from PAC contributions , you are fooling yourself.

Go with Gods Grace!!!
 
It is still my tax money paid to public unions that supports the candidates that support abortion.
This is an interesting point of view. A public employee works and earns a paycheck and it’s STILL YOUR tax money.

Wow. Just…wow.
 
A public employee works and earns a paycheck and it’s STILL YOUR tax money.
The issue there is that the union due was required and not voluntary. This is where the governor would have a good argument for choice. He would also have a better case if he didn’t keep mentioning the need for budget cuts when the workers have already agreed to those. It’s dishonest and a textbook example of a straw man argument.

Unfortunately, he wants to hold all the cards. Interestingly enough, he isn’t targeting the police and firefighter unions, so it’s a pick and choose kind of thing. His tactics and rhetoric are just as dishonest as the unions he seeks to reform.

There are no good guys in this debacle.
 
Couldn’t agree more. If cutting taxes on the rich creates jobs, where are all the jobs?
Abraham Lincoln said “You can’t help the poor by destroying the rich”. There’s only one tiny problem…he never actually said it. But he should have because it’s true.
 
Abraham Lincoln said “You can’t help the poor by destroying the rich”. There’s only one tiny problem…he never actually said it. But he should have because it’s true.
I am trying to think of the last time a broke, poor person hired me to do anything. 🤷
 
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Unfortunately, he wants to hold all the cards. Interestingly enough, he isn’t targeting the police and firefighter unions, so it’s a pick and choose kind of thing. His tactics and rhetoric are just as dishonest as the unions he seeks to reform.

There are no good guys in this debacle.
That’s kind of where I am on this. The teachers, the unions, the governor, the Republicans and the Democrats have all taken the low road, which is why there is so much conflict.
 
Boy, this was ugly. Video of a union mob cornering a Wisconsin Senator. Glad he wasn’t physically hurt.

“Mob rule video: Unhinged crowd corners Wisconsin GOP senator shouting “F**k you,” “Shame!”; Update: A Fleebagger returns?; Plus: Sen. Grothman speaks”

michellemalkin.com/2011/03/01/mob-rule-video-unhinged-crowd-corners-wisconsin-gop-senator-shouting-fk-you-shame/
Michelle Malkin is hardly an unbiased news source (if she can even be called that).

I find it quite funny that she spends her entire blog post decrying the actions of the union “mob” and fearing for the safety of these representatives (they all apparently need police escorts now). She talks about how this all makes her sick to her stomach.

And then … in a follow-up to this story we’re treated to:
Breaking tonight…one of the Fleebagger AWOL Senate Democrats has returned to Wisconsin, according to Liberty Chick on Twitter:
“Democratic Senator Timothy Cullen has just returned to #WI tonite. WI-14 is now WI-13.”
Stay tuned for confirmation, folllow-up…
Hope he has security.
Hope he has security?? What exactly does that mean? Is that a not-too-subtle threat? Isn’t this the same mentality of the “mob” that threatened the Republican, just being turned back on somebody she disagrees with? All I can say is this is the type of “reporting” I’ve come to expect from Ms. Malkin.

ChadS
 
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