Posted on 12/09/2012 7:29:05 PM PST by quantim
Ben Stewart presents an on-the-ground look at anti-union events in Michigan
Many arrived via the Walter Reuther Expressway from Detroit. Protestors donned hard hats, scrubs and overalls, chanting “Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Right to Work Has Got to Go!” As police lines held back the crowds of union members, and locked them out of the governors’ office building and the Capitol, the reality began to sink in. Michigan was going to be a “right to work” state.
No more than fifty Tea Party activists were visible on Thursday. Some took this as a sign of weak public support for the law. “Do you all see that big tent in front of the Capitol,” said a leader of one union, referring to a staging location used by Americans for Prosperity. “The Tea Party is over there. There’s about 5 people in there, so that’s how many people in Michigan want to see Right to Work.”
Nevertheless, Tea Party groups were crucial to pushing right to work on the agenda in a state where such legislation was unthinkable only a few years ago. As IREHR reported in September of last year, Tea Partiers have been steadily holding meetings, lobbying state legislators and training spokespeople in the fight for what they termed “freedom to work.”
(Excerpt) Read more at irehr.org ...
Isn’t it still possible that Governor Snyder will betray the conservatives? If he does, that would be the norm.
People want jobs, and don’t like the idea of having one boss pay them, while another boss takes it away.
>Isn’t it still possible that Governor Snyder will betray the conservatives? If he does, that would be the norm.
Hmm ... no, he already made the public commitment in support of the bill. Reversing now would be all negative for him (blame by unions) and no positive (support by us for getting RTW done).
This is great:
“Do you all see that big tent in front of the Capitol,” said a leader of one union, referring to a staging location used by Americans for Prosperity. “The Tea Party is over there. There’s about 5 people in there, so that’s how many people in Michigan want to see Right to Work.”
Yea, sure. I was in the neighborhood but WORKING not making noises. In any case, even if I’m reasonably adept at taking care of myself, taking on the entire Capitol lawn full of thugs with sticks (signs) is not my idea of a brilliant plan. We’ve all seen how nicely these guys treat opposing opinions.
“Does anyone really think the Left will accept this law?”
There are Right to Work states, and unions have had to accept them. Gov. Walker and Republicans in Wisconsin liberated gov’t school teachers and classified state employees from a long-standing law that imposed compulsory union membership on them, with state clerical workers in state furnished offices paying the annual union dues of all from state appropriated funds. No more!!
No, there are heaps of folks who want to see "Right to Work"...thing is, they're all AT WORK, as they haven't destroyed their own jobs like a bunch of parasites.
The first blow in the fight to return America to Liberty! Good for the Tea Party! The Tea Party has yet to begin to fight! To the ranks and baracades! Ride to the sound of the guns—This time we bring out muskets and pitchforks!
I prefer the 870 Magnum Express. I like 3 1/2 with #4 shot.
Those of us who are conservative and forced to pay union dues learned a long time ago, baseball bats do not do well against 12 gauge pump shot guns.
this is big news — Michigan..
A friend was in Lansing on Thursday. He noted that there were several thousand supporters of the bill. He also noted that nearly all the union thugs were imports from out of state. He even saw Chicago Public Schools buses. It was a very energized atmosphere but the supporters were out in force. I also learned that the unions are planning massive civil disobedience on Tuesday when the final vote takes place. I am a strong supporter of this legislation. I am not anti union but, just damn they have gotten away from their mission of protecting their workers.
A friend was in Lansing on Thursday. He noted that there were several thousand supporters of the bill. He also noted that nearly all the union thugs were imports from out of state. He even saw Chicago Public Schools buses. It was a very energized atmosphere but the supporters were out in force. I also learned that the unions are planning massive civil disobedience on Tuesday when the final vote takes place. I am a strong supporter of this legislation. I am not anti union but, just damn they have gotten away from their mission of protecting their workers.
boner gets it.
He’s just doing his best to keep the status quo where all those already involved make lots of money.
Noooo need to rock the boat as far as he’s concerned
I saw a group of Ohio Steelworkers in one video.
The simple fact is that a considerable number of Michigan union members do support right to work. It was bound to happen eventually because Michigan is a largely conservative state and conscripted union conservatives are now fighting from within.
“The AFL-CIO has called for thousands to assemble in Lansing on Tuesday, December 11th.”
These jokers claim that we NEED unions to protect us from the abusive practices of the employers. Well, we all know that the single biggest contingency of union members is the gov’t employee. Are they telliing us that the most abusive employer is our own governments? If so, I have to wonder why they would want that same abusive government to take ownership of our physical bodies via Obamacare!
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