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Does the AFL-CIO support union violence? Trumka spokesman deflects question, blames Breitbart
Daily Caller ^ | 9/26/11 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 09/26/2011 10:26:37 PM PDT by Nachum

The AFL-CIO labor union appears, at least theoretically, to support violence and vandalism when union members use those tactics in the interest of furthering ''legitimate union activity.'' Last week, top AFL-CIO lawyer Jonathan D. Newman attempted to file an amicus brief in federal court after local union officials in Buffalo, N.Y. were charged with several acts of violence. The Buffalo News reports that members of Operating Engineers Local 17 are charged with pouring sand into construction vehicles’ engines, stabbing a company executive in the neck, tossing hot coffee at non-union workers and threatening to sexually assault the wife of a

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aflcio; trumka; union; violence
Who yous callin' vilent? Say dat' again and we'll break yer kneecaps
1 posted on 09/26/2011 10:26:47 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

The RICO statutes would apply nicely to unions.


2 posted on 09/26/2011 10:53:58 PM PDT by volunbeer (Keep the dope, we'll make the change in 2012!)
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To: Nachum
Does the AFL-CIO support union violence?

Only as a last resort.

3 posted on 09/26/2011 11:02:07 PM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: Colonel Kangaroo; Nachum

“Only as a last resort.”

Not at all. It’s in the playbook.

Labor Union is just another word for the Mafia, or Organized Crime.


4 posted on 09/26/2011 11:38:10 PM PDT by This Just In
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To: Nachum
In a word "ABSOLUTELY"
5 posted on 09/27/2011 12:37:04 AM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Nachum

>>Does the AFL-CIO support union violence?

Is this a trick question ....


6 posted on 09/27/2011 1:23:41 AM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: Nachum

obama uses the same tactics to deflect his hate and evil.

LLS


7 posted on 09/27/2011 4:17:11 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Is the person that you support a Crony Capitalist... A.K.A. CRAPITALIST?)
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To: Nachum

8 posted on 09/27/2011 4:54:10 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Nachum

Is a pig’s ass pork? Does a bear poop in the woods? And many more answers pertain to the ponderous question.


9 posted on 09/27/2011 6:44:42 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: Nachum
Who yous callin' vilent? Say dat' again and we'll break yer kneecaps

The beatings will stop when morale improves!

10 posted on 09/27/2011 11:30:34 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot
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