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SEIU branch in Texas declares bankruptcy
americanthinker.com ^ | 12/6/2016 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 12/06/2016 6:53:33 AM PST by rktman

After losing a lawsuit and facing a $7.8 million dollar judgment, Service Employees International Union Texas, alias SEIU District Five, has declared bankruptcy in order to escape the judgment. The plaintiff is going after the national union, as it should, so stand by lots more court appeals, But so far, the SEIU is losing at every step.

Bill McMorris has an excellent account of the case and its background, at the Free Beacon. I recommend it.

The bare bones of the story of this case paint a picture of a thuggish organization, in my opinion. It expanded into Texas by sending representatives down to fresh turf in Houston, and once there they took advantage of undemocratic procedures that deprive workers of a secret ballot. And abuse the courts to coerce its target, Professional Janitorial Services Houston (PJS), in my opinion:

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bankruptcy; biglabor; california; fresno; lawsuit; seiu; texas; unions
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DOH! All this winning. Think the union head cheese guys are suffering any? Nah. Rank and file? Prolly.
1 posted on 12/06/2016 6:53:33 AM PST by rktman
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Crush these commie front bustards.


2 posted on 12/06/2016 6:56:38 AM PST by IronJack
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Has Obama issued an executive order giving them a bailout?


3 posted on 12/06/2016 6:59:19 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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Don’t feel too bad for them. They have been given millions of dollars over the past 8 years and have plenty of money to pull from and file useless lawsuits.


4 posted on 12/06/2016 7:01:37 AM PST by Dacula (I have a disease called AWESOME, you would not understand it since you don't have it.)
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Good, SEIU is a gang of violent thugs. Ask Kenneth Gladney.


5 posted on 12/06/2016 7:02:59 AM PST by fwdude (Stronger, To Get Her)
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6 posted on 12/06/2016 7:04:12 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!)
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Right To Work State. ESAD SEIU!


7 posted on 12/06/2016 7:05:36 AM PST by TADSLOS (God Bless President-Elect Trump! God Bless the United States of America!)
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Make the SEIU bosses sell their organs to help pay for the judgments


8 posted on 12/06/2016 7:07:18 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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Just like ACORN. Will have a new name by Jan 1st. Back in (the mob) business.


9 posted on 12/06/2016 7:08:11 AM PST by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - ever.)
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Heh.

Hehehehehe

10 posted on 12/06/2016 7:10:15 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("Happens to every guy sometimes this does." - Yoda)
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To: rktman

Yet another reason to celebrate!

Our champagne tab is getting a bit pricey.


11 posted on 12/06/2016 7:11:00 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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Can’t wait for Trump to replace all the commie Fed judges.


12 posted on 12/06/2016 7:12:09 AM PST by G Larry (America has the opportunity to return to God.)
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Just imagine...SEIU Chicago comes down to organize, only to be crushed unmercifully by the right-to-work system in Texas, as well as their own fecklessness and deceit. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of hoodlums. I’ll nominate this for the Internet feel-good story of the day. ;-)


13 posted on 12/06/2016 7:16:09 AM PST by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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SEIU branch in Texas declares bankruptcy

AWWWWWWWWWWWW!

14 posted on 12/06/2016 7:18:29 AM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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hahahahahaha


15 posted on 12/06/2016 7:34:48 AM PST by 12th_Monkey (One man one vote is a big fail, when the "one" man is an idiot.)
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Now if only they would go after the Teachers’ Unions like the NJEA and UFT......

They need to be dissolved if we are ever going to get education back on track


16 posted on 12/06/2016 7:37:37 AM PST by arl295
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Yep


17 posted on 12/06/2016 7:39:09 AM PST by Bigg Red (To Thee, O Lord, I lift my soul. Thank you for saving our Republic.)
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All public employee unions need to be disbanded.


18 posted on 12/06/2016 7:47:52 AM PST by Kadric
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If unions can use bankruptcy to dodge an obligations, why shouldn’t states, if there’s no constitutional prohibition, be able to do the same thing?


19 posted on 12/06/2016 7:50:59 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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Had the DA done his job, they should have been prosecuted under RICO, which would have made them ineligible for bankruptcy protection.


20 posted on 12/06/2016 7:59:36 AM PST by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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