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1 posted on 08/01/2014 4:40:56 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

IBEW is one of the unions in the utility company I work for. Its been fun talking to the hard-core Progs as they’ve come to realize over the last 5 years that their Marxist Messiah wants to kill THEIR job permanently. Our coal and oil units that used to be the bulk of our generating capacity and all of our baseline generation have been reduced to just a portion of our energy portfolio.


2 posted on 08/01/2014 4:45:02 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyranni)
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Where you stand on an issue depends on where you sit. And from where the IBEW sits, they apparently feel like they’re getting screwed. Welcome to the party, IBEW.

CC


3 posted on 08/01/2014 4:52:54 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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Elections have consequences.


4 posted on 08/01/2014 4:54:19 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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For every private sector job lost to EPA regulations and fake Global Warming it should be required that two Federal Government jobs be eliminated in the Dept. of Interior, Commerce, HHS, Agriculture, DHS, HUD, etc.


6 posted on 08/01/2014 5:04:09 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (His Arrogance would love to replace John Kerry-Heinz but all the trained monkeys turned him down.)
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Boo fricken hoo. They endorsed Obama twice, they will endorse whoever is the next Democrat nominee, and they will support every Democrat for the House and Senate.


7 posted on 08/01/2014 5:07:28 PM PDT by Mannaggia l'America
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Hope the movement goes viral. Socialists love to control everything but fail to foresee the consequences and the bigger picture; that they are being manipulated emotionally to become activists to push agendas that benefit their unseen puppetmasters.


8 posted on 08/01/2014 5:09:28 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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They also strongly dissented on the Keystone pipeline. Unfortunately their campaign contributions go 100% to Democrats.


9 posted on 08/01/2014 5:10:44 PM PDT by denydenydeny ("World History is not full of good governments, or of good voters either "--P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: Red in Blue PA
Sing the blues Travis...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLG2jaVdUMo

They and their brethren won the Forest Gump's "Stupid is as Stupid does" Award...

10 posted on 08/01/2014 5:11:36 PM PDT by taildragger (Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
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The IBEW is full of racists.


13 posted on 08/01/2014 5:28:58 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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Pure definition of the phrase “useful idiots”!


14 posted on 08/01/2014 5:34:11 PM PDT by rwoodward ("god, guns and more ammo")
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Shocking.


15 posted on 08/01/2014 5:40:33 PM PDT by moovova
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Nice to see they're coming to their senses. I've always been amazed that labor organizations who represent working Americans couldn't see that the ideology of these faux populists was anathema to the interests of their members.
16 posted on 08/01/2014 5:41:38 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg (Hoaxey Dopey Changey)
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"They will kill more than 150,000 good jobs while having a minimal effect on global greenhouse emissions."

No problem, you can sign up for Obamacare! You are not beholden to a job you don't like to get Insurance...

19 posted on 08/01/2014 6:27:48 PM PDT by taildragger (Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
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Too bad........ the commies... run the IBEW....
serves them right.. their greed overlaid their good sense..

What electrical workers want is whatever the commies say they want..
Hopefully most lose their jobs.. AND retirement..


23 posted on 08/01/2014 6:51:38 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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Brilliant!


25 posted on 08/01/2014 6:58:37 PM PDT by DungeonMaster (No one can come to me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.)
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That’s because Obama’s putting them out of work. My electrician nephew is setting glass to pay for his daughter’s surgery.


27 posted on 08/01/2014 7:11:10 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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They own it. Let them live (unemployed) with it.

http://maplight.org/us-congress/interest/LC150

http://influenceexplorer.com/industry/ibew-intl-brotherhood-of-electrical-workers/3754fb110fa444928e601c8a0fdd01f9


28 posted on 08/01/2014 7:42:22 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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Good for them...

Most electricians have some brains....lol (because I “R” 1)


30 posted on 08/01/2014 7:44:12 PM PDT by Cold Heat (Have you reached your breaking point yet? If not now....then when?)
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Many linemen and wiremen at out utility have a union sticker on 1 side and an NRA on the other. Only their bosses like democRATs


32 posted on 08/01/2014 11:54:37 PM PDT by vpintheak (I will not comply!)
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