On Saturday, April 19, 2014 7:48:03 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/19/14, 10:46 AM, Tim wrote:

On Saturday, April 19, 2014 7:38:01 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 4/19/14, 10:10 AM, Tim wrote:



On Saturday, April 19, 2014 7:04:06 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:



On 4/19/14, 9:58 AM, Tim wrote:







On Saturday, April 19, 2014 6:47:31 AM UTC-7, F*O*A*D wrote:







On 4/19/14, 9:40 AM, wrote:















On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:14:55 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"















wrote:































the majority of remaining union jobs are also















federal jobs.































Why is that?































































The Davis Bacon Act































There are also the state/local government employees who are sucking















the fiscal life out of our cities.















They get to "negotiate" from both sides of the bargaining table so















their deals are budget busters.















































































And once again, you display your lack of knowledge.































Jobs covered under Davis Bacon are, for the most part, *not* federal















jobs. They are construction worker jobs for workers employed by private















contactors.































It's astonishing to me that so many of your righties here are so damned















opposed to hard-working men and women earning incomes that just reach















the bottom of the rung of the middle class. Yes, of course there are















exceptions, but the majority of these workers aren't big earners.































And, of course, you never bitch about the huge salaries the corporate















suits make. *That's* okay, because pushing paper or keyboard keys is















white man's work, eh?















Does Dave Bacon threaten to blow peoples brains out if thy dont' sign contracts in two minutes?































No. Do you think that would be a good idea? Do you think there should be







criminal penalties for corporate executives whose poor management skills







result in serious injuries or death to workers, or horrific explosions,







or nasty pollution that makes people sick?







No, but you said you admire people like that...











I certainly did admire the the good old days of labor union



organizers/negotiators, where the guys did whatever was necessary to get



workers a decent contract. Compared to today's corporate felons, the



good old boys were creampuffs.



So you admire the extortioners, murders, lawless butchers and arsonists. Yeah, the pillars of labor.





Those would be the pillars of bankstering, stock brokerage, and

corporate greed these days, Tim.

But you don't admire the banksters, only the thugs of the past. and probably wish they were more prevalent today.