[kerryusama04]

I wonder how the union folks feel about amnesty?

[SoDak]

Minimum Wage hike means an automatic raise for many union workers, one which no one will even have to negotiate, with contracts tied to minimum wage.

[The Old Hoosier]

This is a biased headline. It should read, "Organized Labor Pushes Pro-Union Agenda."

[glorgau]

Organized Labor Pushes Pro-Worker Agenda

How about they ask Nancy Pelosi to hire some union workers at her vineyard?

[Jacquerie]

The GOP should add an amendment to any minimum wage bill that disconnects labor union pay raises to the min wage. Make the demorats explain how raising union wages helps the "poor".

[A. Pole]

Wants changes in the Medicare prescription drug program to introduce price negotiations with pharmaceutical companies.

Seeks to change bankruptcy laws that allow companies to abandon pension and health care commitments to workers.

Opposes trade agreements that don't protect workers' rights.

How uppity of them!

[Salvation]

UNITED FARM WORKERS has been informed that Nancy Pelosi does not use union labor at her vineyard

It's all Pelosi's fault!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

If any Freepers STILL don't have a clue...you all need to seriously consider exploiting the current skills you naturally have and others that you can quickly learn, to diversify yourself and make yourself employable to your family, friends, neighbors and local community.

We'd go back to the days of the Butcher, the Baker and the Candelstick Maker if I had my way. ;)

Husband and I decided years ago that we were going to work for ourselves from here on out. So now we:

*Have a Farm Stand 3/4 of the year (we have a small farm)
*Sell farm-fresh eggs and laying hens
*Sell books on-line (we're both avid readers)
*Started our own business in Computer Repair
*I do bookkeeping for our companies and other small businesses
*Both pick up part-time jobs once in a while; DH consults, I do just about anything
*and a SIL and I are starting another small enterprise in '07

Just look at your life and think long and hard about how much cr@p you want to put up with, how much more government interference you're willing to stomach, and how much more you can afford to pay in income and property taxes.

Then get back to me. ;)

[Last Dakotan]

The Republicans should have passed National Right to Work when they had a chance.

[NeoCaveman]

Workers of the world unite.

You have nothing to lose but your livelihoods

[Lancey Howard]

I can go along with reasonable pension protections, but the rest is pure poison (socialism).

Anything the rats try to do legislatively to pay off their union cronies must be balanced by Republicans with improved "sunshine" laws and strict accountability on union political donations along with "opt out" provisions for workers who don't want to pay that portion of their union dues that goes to support Democrats and other enemies of capitalism and traditional American values.