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Califbill October 14th 13 09:59 PM

value of unions
 
"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 10/13/13, 1:22 PM, Bill McKee wrote:
On 10/13/13 10:10 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 11:25:03 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

That was before OSHA, labor laws and TV lawyers.

Which came about because of organized unions.

Like most things, they ran out of things to make better so they
started making things worse and now they are done.

Things are worse now because we don't have kids 10 years old getting
hands severed, working 15 hour days in unsafe factories with no safety
equipment, if you get hurt you are just out of a job, bosses that beat
them to get more production, and on and on? Really?

Things are worse in union states because companies are moving to right
to work states ... and we don't have 10 year olds getting their hands
cut off, without the union.

Oh ****!!! You've GOT to be kidding me!!!! Of course you don't have kids
getting hands cut off, laws and work rules are in place because of the
unions of the past. That above is just silly and something I'd expect of
Scotty.

The problem with unions, especially "public service unions" is
extortion. BART rapid transit has already struck once and the 60 day
cooling off period is expiring. They demand 4% a year for the next 4
years. Lowest paid starting job is janitor. $57,000 a year. Train
drivers are making $70k a year. GED or HS diploma required. Maybe.
They pay $93 a month for their health plan, no matter how big the family
is. Fully paid retirement plan. Making more than teachers, and most of
the riders. Lots here have taken big cuts in pay, or lost their jobs.
2600 applicants when ever a BART job opens up. The union demanding a
raise while vastly overpaid or they shut down the commuter trains for a
half million riders. Extortion.



$70,000 a year is chump change for someone who has to live in the S.F. area.


Bull****! Teachers in my city, Pleasanton, are the highest paid teachers
in the state. Most have Masters degrees. BART worker makes more. Not
everyone in the Bay Area is a computer mogul. Lots do very well as grocery
clerks, accountants, store clerks, and are maybe doing $50k a year.

Wayne.B October 14th 13 11:42 PM

value of unions
 
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:59:30 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:09:51 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 04:16:47 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

It's the 'race to the bottom' in pricing that concerns me not to
mention the conditions our fellow human beings are forced to endure in order to eat.
Sure paints a bleak picture for our grandkids future.
Y'all can't live on borrowed money forever.

You realize that attitude violates the beliefs of the liberals in this country....right?
John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


I still want to know how the liberal democratic mind can conceive that
borrowing MORE money is somehow "paying your debts".

We are broke and can't pay our debts so the fix is to borrow more
money? I hope I die before this whole house of cards falls in on us
and I feel bad for our kids who will have to dig out of that rubble.


What happens when the creditor nation(s) decide they get to define USA
policy?


===

Attendance at Chinese language night school classes will be mandatory.

John H[_2_] October 15th 13 02:00 AM

value of unions
 
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:17:02 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:48:30 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:18:58 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 13:10:47 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

Things are worse now because we don't have kids 10 years old getting
hands severed, working 15 hour days in unsafe factories with no safety
equipment, if you get hurt you are just out of a job, bosses that beat
them to get more production, and on and on? Really?

Things are worse in union states because companies are moving to right
to work states ... and we don't have 10 year olds getting their hands
cut off, without the union.

Oh ****!!! You've GOT to be kidding me!!!! Of course you don't have kids
getting hands cut off, laws and work rules are in place because of the
unions of the past.

That is the past. What do we have them for now?

So we don't go back to slave labor.




How does that go?

Whoosh?

I totally understood your question, and answered.


... with a ridiculous statement.


What's ridiculous about that statement? Hell, I remember when I was a
kid, there was a wooden chair factory in the next town that would hire
just about anybody. They would have these 'meetings' whenever there was
talk of unions going about. Tell everyone how bad it would be. There
were gang drill presses, saws, etc. with guards taken off, safety
switches disabled, etc. I worked there one summer after I turned 16, ran
a gang drill, foreman would speed it up, just tell you to get used to
it, then come back awhile later, speed it up some more. There were many
people who worked there that had missing fingers and other various
injuries. There was a fire there and it injured several people, no fire
extinguishers around! It's now a union shop, and contrary to other's
FOXite views, they've actually grown, but now it's a safe, clean place
to work. I went in there with a friend who was now a supervisor, and
what a difference, safe machinery, not breathing wood dust and fumes,
and the steam room where they put trainloads of wood slats to bend
actually had an outer area so that workers there didn't have to work in
130 degree heat.


Cite, or more of this: http://tinyurl.com/cldsgvu

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!



John H[_2_] October 15th 13 02:02 AM

value of unions
 
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:43:59 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:09:51 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 04:16:47 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

It's the 'race to the bottom' in pricing that concerns me not to mention the conditions our fellow human beings are forced to endure in order to eat.
Sure paints a bleak picture for our grandkids future.
Y'all can't live on borrowed money forever.


You realize that attitude violates the beliefs of the liberals in this country....right?
John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


I still want to know how the liberal democratic mind can conceive that
borrowing MORE money is somehow "paying your debts".

We are broke and can't pay our debts so the fix is to borrow more
money? I hope I die before this whole house of cards falls in on us
and I feel bad for our kids who will have to dig out of that rubble.


Well, I had an ex-wife who I believe thought that way.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!



John H[_2_] October 15th 13 02:03 AM

value of unions
 
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:00:59 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:09:51 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Sat, 12 Oct 2013 04:16:47 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

It's the 'race to the bottom' in pricing that concerns me not to mention the conditions our fellow human beings are forced to endure in order to eat.
Sure paints a bleak picture for our grandkids future.
Y'all can't live on borrowed money forever.

You realize that attitude violates the beliefs of the liberals in this country....right?
John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


I still want to know how the liberal democratic mind can conceive that
borrowing MORE money is somehow "paying your debts".


It's not, that's just what FOX says. It amazes me the people that think
it's only a "democratic" thing.


Just how many hours a day do you devote to FOX News, Kevin?

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!



Charlemagne October 15th 13 02:29 AM

value of unions
 
On 10/14/2013 8:27 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 10:22:04 -0700, Bill McKee wrote:

On 10/13/13 10:10 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 11:25:03 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

That was before OSHA, labor laws and TV lawyers.

Which came about because of organized unions.

Like most things, they ran out of things to make better so they
started making things worse and now they are done.

Things are worse now because we don't have kids 10 years old getting
hands severed, working 15 hour days in unsafe factories with no safety
equipment, if you get hurt you are just out of a job, bosses that beat
them to get more production, and on and on? Really?

Things are worse in union states because companies are moving to right
to work states ... and we don't have 10 year olds getting their hands
cut off, without the union.

Oh ****!!! You've GOT to be kidding me!!!! Of course you don't have kids
getting hands cut off, laws and work rules are in place because of the
unions of the past. That above is just silly and something I'd expect of
Scotty.


Scotty, Scotty, Scotty, Scotty, Scotty.. man kevin, don't you get it? I
really think you are nothing but a drunken coward and I don't consider
you really man enough to give a **** what you say... Remember, I talked
to your kid by email... not just you.... ****face...


iBoaterer[_4_] October 15th 13 12:47 PM

value of unions
 
In article 1318168319403476969.370197bmckeenospam-
, says...

iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:48:30 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:18:58 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 13:10:47 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

Things are worse now because we don't have kids 10 years old getting
hands severed, working 15 hour days in unsafe factories with no safety
equipment, if you get hurt you are just out of a job, bosses that beat
them to get more production, and on and on? Really?

Things are worse in union states because companies are moving to right
to work states ... and we don't have 10 year olds getting their hands
cut off, without the union.

Oh ****!!! You've GOT to be kidding me!!!! Of course you don't have kids
getting hands cut off, laws and work rules are in place because of the
unions of the past.

That is the past. What do we have them for now?

So we don't go back to slave labor.




How does that go?

Whoosh?

I totally understood your question, and answered.

... with a ridiculous statement.


What's ridiculous about that statement? Hell, I remember when I was a
kid, there was a wooden chair factory in the next town that would hire
just about anybody. They would have these 'meetings' whenever there was
talk of unions going about. Tell everyone how bad it would be. There
were gang drill presses, saws, etc. with guards taken off, safety
switches disabled, etc. I worked there one summer after I turned 16, ran
a gang drill, foreman would speed it up, just tell you to get used to
it, then come back awhile later, speed it up some more. There were many
people who worked there that had missing fingers and other various
injuries. There was a fire there and it injured several people, no fire
extinguishers around! It's now a union shop, and contrary to other's
FOXite views, they've actually grown, but now it's a safe, clean place
to work. I went in there with a friend who was now a supervisor, and
what a difference, safe machinery, not breathing wood dust and fumes,
and the steam room where they put trainloads of wood slats to bend
actually had an outer area so that workers there didn't have to work in
130 degree heat.


One of the only US furniture factories still existing?


Well, no. But then again, you don't care about facts.

iBoaterer[_4_] October 15th 13 12:50 PM

value of unions
 
In article ,
says...

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:59:30 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

iBoaterer wrote:



What's ridiculous about that statement? Hell, I remember when I was a
kid, there was a wooden chair factory in the next town that would hire
just about anybody. They would have these 'meetings' whenever there was
talk of unions going about. Tell everyone how bad it would be. There
were gang drill presses, saws, etc. with guards taken off, safety
switches disabled, etc. I worked there one summer after I turned 16, ran
a gang drill, foreman would speed it up, just tell you to get used to
it, then come back awhile later, speed it up some more. There were many
people who worked there that had missing fingers and other various
injuries. There was a fire there and it injured several people, no fire
extinguishers around! It's now a union shop, and contrary to other's
FOXite views, they've actually grown, but now it's a safe, clean place
to work. I went in there with a friend who was now a supervisor, and
what a difference, safe machinery, not breathing wood dust and fumes,
and the steam room where they put trainloads of wood slats to bend
actually had an outer area so that workers there didn't have to work in
130 degree heat.


One of the only US furniture factories still existing?


I doubt it still exists. They are making those chairs in Vietnam now.


Wrong. I told you, still exists, and thriving. Doing better than ever
and that's with the unions.

iBoaterer[_4_] October 15th 13 12:51 PM

value of unions
 
In article , says...

On 10/14/2013 8:27 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 10:22:04 -0700, Bill McKee wrote:

On 10/13/13 10:10 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 11:25:03 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

That was before OSHA, labor laws and TV lawyers.

Which came about because of organized unions.

Like most things, they ran out of things to make better so they
started making things worse and now they are done.

Things are worse now because we don't have kids 10 years old getting
hands severed, working 15 hour days in unsafe factories with no safety
equipment, if you get hurt you are just out of a job, bosses that beat
them to get more production, and on and on? Really?

Things are worse in union states because companies are moving to right
to work states ... and we don't have 10 year olds getting their hands
cut off, without the union.

Oh ****!!! You've GOT to be kidding me!!!! Of course you don't have kids
getting hands cut off, laws and work rules are in place because of the
unions of the past. That above is just silly and something I'd expect of
Scotty.


Scotty, Scotty, Scotty, Scotty, Scotty.. man kevin, don't you get it? I
really think you are nothing but a drunken coward and I don't consider
you really man enough to give a **** what you say... Remember, I talked
to your kid by email... not just you.... ****face...


Listen, you mess with my kid and you'll live to regret it. Got it? Now
go ahead and call my bluff. I ****ing DARE you.

True North[_2_] October 15th 13 01:04 PM

value of unions
 
Why would Snottie be contacting another poster's kids.
That's downright creepy.


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