Posted on 11/14/2011 6:58:25 PM PST by C. Edmund Wright
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Herman Cain said he supports the "right" for public employees to bargain collectively. In other words, he is in favor of unions on the taxpayer dime. Cain also said federal workers have unions, meaning the right to collectively bargain, but they do not.
On the issue of collective bargaining, Cain said he supported the right of public employees to bargain collectively.
"But not collective hijacking. What I mean by that, if they have gotten so much for so many years and it's going to bankrupt the state, I don't think that's good. It appears that in some instances, they really don't care."
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I don’t know who you expect to flame you on that point. Most everyone is in agreement with you. I certainly am.
State logic... Get flamed... Just seems to be the way of things...
The SEIU deal is a different kettle of fish.
Laborer's Union let down it's guard and SEIU started winning representational votes. You can tie that to the influence of the insurance company owned by the Tisch family who pretty well took over LUNA. it's analogous to Fidelity Trust's retirement plan salesmen opening up the ranks of so many Main Stream Protestant bodies to homosexuals ~ they pay well, have no dependents and die younger which actually reduces the cost of the retirement plans for "the others" substantially. Think that didn't sell well to churches with declining membership?
You're still going to have Democrats working in the government ~ unless you want to start stripping them of their civil liberties (which probably ought to be done in many cases just for general principles).
I have no doubt that there are still Commies in the government who are ready to step out and organize Communist led unions and they are waiting for the time to do that.
We also have those who are in the Conservative Movement who want us to believe that we will do well by eradicating unionism among federal employees.
They'd rather do that than privatize government agencies.
>> We also have those who are in the Conservative Movement who want us to believe that we will do well by eradicating unionism among federal employees.
They’d rather do that than privatize government agencies. >>
Uh no, most conservatives would be in favor of both remedies. The two are not mutually exclusive by any means. They would both be a huge improvement over the status quo.
DOES NOT HAPPEN, but your's is a special class of human.
>> I’m sure you called in begging for a refund of all your postage on your campaign literature after you lost. DOES NOT HAPPEN, but your’s is a special class of human. >>
WTF does that mean?
No wait. Never mind. I don’t waste my time with government union members like you.
You should focus on local and state unionization ~ that's where the big problems with the marching morons and Commie agitation has been.
Why don't you take care of places where there's a problem FIRST.
Never was a member. Just worked there telling them what to do.
>> You should focus on local and state unionization ~ that’s where the big problems with the marching morons and Commie agitation has been. >>
I am against ALL public sector unions — yes, that’s PUBLIC SECTOR which means FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL. And ALL of them are a Federal issue because the STIM BILL bailed out state and local unions!!
And as the moderator (see my tag line) I asked all the candidates about this issue 8 days ago in fact, and I tied the state and local unions to Federal stim funds as a way to make it pertinent to the Presidential election, and all but one were expressly AGAINST ALL PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS.
And the question, if I do say so, was brilliantly crafted.
I also think she’s deep into the sauce tonight. Her commie argument was simply beyond delusional. It has to have been chemically powered to boot.
They don't have the right to strike and haven't.
You struck first.
You started the personal attacks by calling him ignorant and an Obama supporter. Looks like you can dish it out but not take similar jabs in return. JMO.
I have yet to see anything of the kind out of you.
You didn’t read everything did you? Try again.
Have you watched it yet?
That escaped your attention I am sure.
How old are you?
I’m not 100% sure of the dates or details, since my parents were rather close-mouthed on the subject, but sometime prior to 1942, my father, who was a very low-level Federal employee, was strongly advised by someone with official status to lose an entire group of acquaintances who were (or were suspected of being) communists. He was working in DC and shortly thereafter transferred to the Midwest.
So, *something* did go down back then. I also remember being told that the entire family could be subject to Pinkerton investigations, at random, every few years. I was counseled before going to college (1961) to never sign any membership list of any organization.
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