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Legal challenge to VW union election could be 'uncharted territory'
yahoo.com ^ | 2/14/2014 | Amanda Becker

Posted on 02/16/2014 9:05:15 AM PST by rktman

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To: rktman

This is the problem with liberals vs. conservatives; we have no equivalent to “We have no morals and we will attack you.” (Ethan Krupp a.k.a. “Pajama Boy”)


21 posted on 02/16/2014 9:40:53 AM PST by Excellence (All your database are belong to us.)
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To: AU72
The UAW wants a directed victory not a recount.

And they will never quite until the achieve it. Leftists never quit. You've got to admire their persistence even though you hate their goals.

22 posted on 02/16/2014 9:41:41 AM PST by Right Wing Assault
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To: centurion316
I'm pretty sure that the union leadership thinks that they are allowed to break the law with impunity, and I'm pretty sure that their Democrat politician enablers agree with them.

That's because they are allowed to break the law with impunity. I was personally threatened by union thugs, when I was a scrawny teenager working a summer job and didn't want to give up just over half my summer pay in return for them guaranteeing me minimum wage and an unpaid lunch break. They got away with it, of course, and I learned numerous valuable lessons about dealing with pure evil.

23 posted on 02/16/2014 9:44:01 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: headstamp 2
““...despite growing controversy over the election.”
Ah, yes another left-wing media created “crisis” to build the narrative.”

But we have nothing to complain about unless we are willing to fight fire with fire and make our own narrative. You can be the best defensive fighter in the world, but if you never throw a punch back, eventually even a much lesser fighter will connect with your jaw and have a chance to win. Our narrative should be “Another dangerous and dishonest effort by the extreme left to disenfranchise opposition voters and destroy the great foundations of American society - all the while funded by money coming from the shadows.”

24 posted on 02/16/2014 10:01:42 AM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

We can fight back with our $$$, by not buying their products.


25 posted on 02/16/2014 10:19:42 AM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
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To: Pollster1

According to court papers, the executive who was stabbed in the neck asked a union organizer what benefit he would get if he hired members of the union. “You guys slash my tires, stab me in the neck, try to beat me up,” he protested. “What are the positives?”

“The positives,” reportedly replied the organizer, “are that the negatives you are complaining about would go away.”

The definition of legitimate activity is one of the questions at issue.

The Supreme Court determined in 1973 that union violence up to a point is permissible. Under certain circumstances, violent acts by union members cannot be prosecuted under federal law as extortion or racketeering.

“How Nasty Can Union Violence Get And Still Be Legal?”

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/nasty-union-violence-legal/story?id=14572790&singlePage=true


26 posted on 02/16/2014 10:25:28 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: rktman
what's next, a union goon in the booth while the member votes???
27 posted on 02/16/2014 10:26:14 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Pollster1

I had a construction company. Union malfeasance? What do you want? I saw harassment of non union workers, vandalism, sabotage, assault. They loosened the nuts and pulled down a half built metal building. I have a ‘star’ (manufactured in Taiwan by the way) that they sprinkled on the entranceway that are designed to puncture tires. Spitting on non-union workers, broken windshields. They started up a bulldozer, put it into gear and allowed it to travel un-manned until it crushed a car in a neighboring used car lot. Not to mention sicking OSHA and the State Employment board on us. Never an arrest. Not once.


28 posted on 02/16/2014 10:27:42 AM PST by fhayek
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To: DoodleDawg
Obama didn't threaten anyone if the union lost the election.

He has a pen and a phone and the IRS in his pocket.

29 posted on 02/16/2014 10:33:17 AM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: Chode

Slowly look behind you to the “left”.


30 posted on 02/16/2014 10:43:55 AM PST by rktman (Under my plan(scheme),unemployment will necessarily skyrocket! Despite the % dropping. Period.)
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To: rktman
pretty much...
31 posted on 02/16/2014 10:46:09 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: rktman

The workers voted. Nothing to challenge. If the union really cares about workers then it will accept those workers decisions on how to run their own lives...


32 posted on 02/16/2014 10:48:13 AM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2014 and the Crusades 2014?)
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To: apillar

Don’t think that the unions are going to give up this easy. They will be voting until the union passes.

My son works for a factory who recently voted down a union. Still the union is mailing all kinds of mail to him and I’m sure they will have another vote.

No different than issues that we vote for statewide or citywide, the democrats keep proposing until it passes.


33 posted on 02/16/2014 11:11:53 AM PST by Guardian Sebastian (Mother of God, pray for us and our country.)
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

“We can fight back with our $$$, by not buying their products.”

I absolutely agree. At this point, I do “look for the union label”, and if I see it I won’t buy the product. This is kind of sad, because clearly not all the workers are participating voluntarily, and I want to buy American as much as possible.


34 posted on 02/16/2014 11:21:16 AM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: rktman
So what lawlessness will the NLRB try to pull to negate the election?

These people are slime.

35 posted on 02/16/2014 11:46:29 AM PST by what's up
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To: rktman

Detroitizing Chattanooga.


36 posted on 02/16/2014 11:47:08 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: what's up

The “lyin’ king’s” chosen appointees. When somebody complained, they were basically told to SDSTFU.


37 posted on 02/16/2014 11:57:41 AM PST by rktman (Under my plan(scheme),unemployment will necessarily skyrocket! Despite the % dropping. Period.)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle
I've had to make the same choice to avoid supporting hrc.org. It left me with a bad case of buyer's remorse, but knowing I didn't help promote this with my $$$ helped me get over it..
38 posted on 02/16/2014 12:10:32 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
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To: DoodleDawg
Obama didn't threaten anyone if the union lost the election.

As if any statement by this President doesn't carry with it an implicit threat.

The union's opponents will be visited by the IRS or the NSA in the near future.

39 posted on 02/16/2014 4:50:44 PM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media -- IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: Rusty0604
Under certain circumstances, violent acts by union members cannot be prosecuted under federal law

So, what happens if you shoot the bastard?

40 posted on 02/16/2014 5:17:30 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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