Steve Crowder does it again:
Showing posts with label unions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unions. Show all posts
Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Union thugs at their best
So, Michigan has joined the growing ranks of states curtailing the power of unions to steal from workers.
The unions aren't taking this lying down. In true left-liberal fashion, they are providing convincing arguments - for more right-to-work laws!
The unions aren't taking this lying down. In true left-liberal fashion, they are providing convincing arguments - for more right-to-work laws!
NEW VIDEO ADDED: Union Thugs Attack Steven Crowder
Monday, May 21, 2012
I thought Barrett was fighting for PUBLIC unions...
But no - he's snubbing the police to try and get the UAW - which lost workers in part due to Democratic "leadership" in Madison when GM shut Janesville down:
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When it came out last week that Milwaukee mayor (and Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor in the upcoming recall election) Tom Barrett had skipped out on two ceremonies honoring Milwaukee police officers, there was some questions about what Barrett thought could possibly be more important that going to, say, a memorial service for slain Wisconsin policemen. It probably didn’t help either that Barrett was so evasive about the answer, either – to the point of convenient memory loss. Well, it turns out that Barrett probably wanted to forget the answer of where he was doing instead of honoring fallen officers, given that the answer was… ‘making a stump speech:’
Video at the link.
I still don't see why people in unions like UAW are against lower taxed for themselves, unless they have been thoroughly brainwashed into a "solidarity" mindset.
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When it came out last week that Milwaukee mayor (and Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor in the upcoming recall election) Tom Barrett had skipped out on two ceremonies honoring Milwaukee police officers, there was some questions about what Barrett thought could possibly be more important that going to, say, a memorial service for slain Wisconsin policemen. It probably didn’t help either that Barrett was so evasive about the answer, either – to the point of convenient memory loss. Well, it turns out that Barrett probably wanted to forget the answer of where he was doing instead of honoring fallen officers, given that the answer was… ‘making a stump speech:’
…Mayor Barrett was actually speaking at a luncheon for retired United Auto Workers in Oshkosh at the exact same time that the fallen officers memorial was taking place in Milwaukee. Barrett spoke to a room of about 50 UAW union members.++++++++++++
Video at the link.
I still don't see why people in unions like UAW are against lower taxed for themselves, unless they have been thoroughly brainwashed into a "solidarity" mindset.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Reply to a pop-up ad
The ad below my last post was anti Scott Walker - "What union-busting bill should I push through next year?"
How about "Right to Work"?
How about "Right to Work"?
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Unions and Walker
Governor Scott Walker did not "destroy" public unions in Wisconsin.
Public workers still have the right to join unions - now they cannot hold the public hostage with the threat of a strike if they don't instantly get their unreasonable demands for raises and benefits.
A video of Walker talking to several local business people reveals that his goal is to make Wisconsin a "right to work" state - in other words, he wants to make it possible for people to get jobs in a union shop without paying union dues if they do not wish to join the union.
Anyone who wishes to join a union is free to do so. Any workplace that decides to become unionized is free to vote to do so. All that changes is that now the unions cannot demand dues from every worker regardless of their desire to participate. Freedom from coercion. Isn't that an American ideal?
Twenty-three states are currently "right to work". It is no coincidence that the states with the highest unemployment and worst finances are union-controlled - like Illinois, California, and New Jersey.
Unions support Democratic politicians because Democratic politicians cater to unions to the detriment of the public. Some Republican politicians, like Walker, would rather see their states freed from the tyranny of union blackmail, particularly in the public sector.
There was a good reason that FDR refused to allow public unions while he was saddling the United States with his National Labor Relations Board and other socialist bureaucracies - he knew that allowing public workers to unionize would create a de-facto fourth branch of government with no checks and balances over their power.
It's long past time that America shed the yoke of that fourth branch of government. Walker's efforts are a good first step. After his affirmation of office in the upcoming "recall", I hope he will stick with his idea of Wisconsin as a "right to work" state. We can use all the help we can get in this depression.
Public workers still have the right to join unions - now they cannot hold the public hostage with the threat of a strike if they don't instantly get their unreasonable demands for raises and benefits.
A video of Walker talking to several local business people reveals that his goal is to make Wisconsin a "right to work" state - in other words, he wants to make it possible for people to get jobs in a union shop without paying union dues if they do not wish to join the union.
Anyone who wishes to join a union is free to do so. Any workplace that decides to become unionized is free to vote to do so. All that changes is that now the unions cannot demand dues from every worker regardless of their desire to participate. Freedom from coercion. Isn't that an American ideal?
Twenty-three states are currently "right to work". It is no coincidence that the states with the highest unemployment and worst finances are union-controlled - like Illinois, California, and New Jersey.
Unions support Democratic politicians because Democratic politicians cater to unions to the detriment of the public. Some Republican politicians, like Walker, would rather see their states freed from the tyranny of union blackmail, particularly in the public sector.
There was a good reason that FDR refused to allow public unions while he was saddling the United States with his National Labor Relations Board and other socialist bureaucracies - he knew that allowing public workers to unionize would create a de-facto fourth branch of government with no checks and balances over their power.
It's long past time that America shed the yoke of that fourth branch of government. Walker's efforts are a good first step. After his affirmation of office in the upcoming "recall", I hope he will stick with his idea of Wisconsin as a "right to work" state. We can use all the help we can get in this depression.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Demonrat / union tolerance
There ain't none:
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“I felt that it was necessary to provide information to other people that I do in fact stand for Scott Walker, and when I first started [working] there, these teachers had their recall stickers on their cars. Didn’t bother me one bit,” Taylor said. “Liberal school teachers and liberals in general cannot push the public around when they have different opinions other than theirs.”
Fox and Friends reached out to Taylor’s employer for comment but didn’t hear back.
The custodian has since gone back to work for the same high school. When Steve Doocy asked her if there had been any retribution since her return, Taylor informed him that someone had keyed her car.
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Video at the link.
Right up there with the "Recall Walker" car that tried to run me off the road in front of my home...
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Fired for Free Speech? Having a Pro-Gov. Walker Sign in Her Car Costs Wisc. Custodian Her Job
“I felt that it was necessary to provide information to other people that I do in fact stand for Scott Walker, and when I first started [working] there, these teachers had their recall stickers on their cars. Didn’t bother me one bit,” Taylor said. “Liberal school teachers and liberals in general cannot push the public around when they have different opinions other than theirs.”
Fox and Friends reached out to Taylor’s employer for comment but didn’t hear back.
The custodian has since gone back to work for the same high school. When Steve Doocy asked her if there had been any retribution since her return, Taylor informed him that someone had keyed her car.
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Video at the link.
Right up there with the "Recall Walker" car that tried to run me off the road in front of my home...
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Letter to the editor
In the weekend Beloit Daily News:
Why would these billionaires be interested in sending millions of dollars to several Republican governors just elected such as Scott Walker? Could it be because public unions keep middle class wages higher and business must adhere to medical insurance and safety practices that they do not have to do in right to work states? This like Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare deductions, takes away from the huge profits of big business. Imagine if they could get away from those deductions, after all, they certainly will not need these programs. They do not even believe in public schools.
Can you imagine even the bigger tax breaks for the 1 percent that there would be? They may not have to put up so much PAC money anymore. I cannot believe that any of us really believe that the Koch billionaires are sending all these millions of dollars to our state without wanting something in return.
After all, billionaires do not get to be billionaires by giving away millions. There is always something in it for them.
It is their American Dream, their greed, their power in our state. This is our state, our American Dream and it is about time, like my son who has fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, we fight to keep our middle class dream alive, like our grandfathers did. If you are in the 99 percent, please neighbors stop fighting for the 1 percent; they are laughing at you all the way to the bank.
‘Laughing all way to the bank’
Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:00 am
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Updated: 10:07 pm, Fri Mar 9, 2012.
Will the real Governor of Wisconsin stand up? And he did and his last name was Koch.Why would these billionaires be interested in sending millions of dollars to several Republican governors just elected such as Scott Walker? Could it be because public unions keep middle class wages higher and business must adhere to medical insurance and safety practices that they do not have to do in right to work states? This like Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare deductions, takes away from the huge profits of big business. Imagine if they could get away from those deductions, after all, they certainly will not need these programs. They do not even believe in public schools.
Can you imagine even the bigger tax breaks for the 1 percent that there would be? They may not have to put up so much PAC money anymore. I cannot believe that any of us really believe that the Koch billionaires are sending all these millions of dollars to our state without wanting something in return.
After all, billionaires do not get to be billionaires by giving away millions. There is always something in it for them.
It is their American Dream, their greed, their power in our state. This is our state, our American Dream and it is about time, like my son who has fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, we fight to keep our middle class dream alive, like our grandfathers did. If you are in the 99 percent, please neighbors stop fighting for the 1 percent; they are laughing at you all the way to the bank.
Jenny Conner
Beloit
My response:
For some reason, Democrats and lefty-liberals have a huge Koch fixation.
Yes, the Libertarian Koch brothers have donated large amounts of money to the campaigns of those who, like our own Governor Walker, are fighting to end the stranglehold that left-liberal politics and deficit spending have had on our economy. So what?
How about the billions foreigners like George Soros have pumped into the campaigns of persons like Barack Obama? At least the Koch brothers are American citizens, and made their money by running a successful business - that incidentally employs thousands of American workers. They follow federal laws concerning worker safety, which were not changed by Wisconsin's legislation.
Public unions are a conflict of interest by definition. The employees of a unionized private company do not have the power to demand that taxpayers give them raises, as did public union members until Governor Walker signed that bill curtailing some - not all -of their bargaining "rights".
Most middle-class workers in Wisconsin do not belong to public unions. They have to pay for all the benefits public workers get, even if it means their own families must go hungry, as taxes are taken from their wages before they get them.
As far as PACs go, didn't Mr. Obama recently go back on his promise not to use PAC money himself?
I salute the writer's son who served in the military. He fought to keep the dream most Americans have alive - that they can live their lives without the government regulation every moment of them, and taxing them into poverty.
I would also like to point out that her grandfathers did not have to deal with public unions or the overblown federal and state governments that we have today.
Regards,
Chuck Kuecker
Yes, the Libertarian Koch brothers have donated large amounts of money to the campaigns of those who, like our own Governor Walker, are fighting to end the stranglehold that left-liberal politics and deficit spending have had on our economy. So what?
How about the billions foreigners like George Soros have pumped into the campaigns of persons like Barack Obama? At least the Koch brothers are American citizens, and made their money by running a successful business - that incidentally employs thousands of American workers. They follow federal laws concerning worker safety, which were not changed by Wisconsin's legislation.
Public unions are a conflict of interest by definition. The employees of a unionized private company do not have the power to demand that taxpayers give them raises, as did public union members until Governor Walker signed that bill curtailing some - not all -of their bargaining "rights".
Most middle-class workers in Wisconsin do not belong to public unions. They have to pay for all the benefits public workers get, even if it means their own families must go hungry, as taxes are taken from their wages before they get them.
As far as PACs go, didn't Mr. Obama recently go back on his promise not to use PAC money himself?
I salute the writer's son who served in the military. He fought to keep the dream most Americans have alive - that they can live their lives without the government regulation every moment of them, and taxing them into poverty.
I would also like to point out that her grandfathers did not have to deal with public unions or the overblown federal and state governments that we have today.
Regards,
Chuck Kuecker
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Trouble in China
People getting tired of being slaves?
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China Jasmine Revolution, an activist revolutionary organization with a name borrowed from the Tunisian revolt that set off the Middle East unrest, reported that employees made their demands for a wage increase for 100 employees on Jan. 2.
Management at Foxconn — the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a crucial link in the supply chains of Apple, Dell, Nintendo and Song — responded with an ultimatum. Employees could quit with one month’s compensation awarded for each year with the plant or go back to working.
Many employees quit, but Foxconn allegedly dishonored the agreement and awarded former employees nothing.
Around 300 workers returned to the plant in an uproar, and staged their protest on the plant’s roof on Jan. 3.
Wuhan’s mayor intervened through hours of negotiations, walking them back from the roof’s edge until 9 p.m. when workers agreed to return to work, according to China.com.
Calls to Foxconn were not immediately returned.
A Microsoft spokesperson wrote CBS Seattle a statement saying, “Microsoft takes working conditions in the factories that manufacture its products very seriously, and we are currently investigating this issue. We have a stringent Vendor Code of Conduct that spells out our expectations, and we monitor working conditions closely on an ongoing basis and address issues as they emerge. Microsoft is committed to the fair treatment and safety of workers employed by our vendors, and to ensuring conformance with Microsoft policy.”
Foxconn came under fire in 2010 when workers successfully committed suicide in a plant that manufactured components for Apple. Then, Foxconn told media that it considered every worker’s life to be valuable while some plants required workers to sign contracts stating that they wouldn’t kill themselves.
Wired magazine was granted access to the factories, which installed nets that would catch anyone attempting to jump.
Touring the Longhua plant in 2011, Terry Gou, the chairman of Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision, said suicide rates among workers in his plants were smaller compared to the country’s and added a country’s suicide rate typically climbs when its GDP does, Forbes reported.
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If America followed her Constitution, which allows for little federal regulation of how businesses operate, and unions had not continually driven up the cost of American labor, perhaps China would not be home to the world's largest contract electronics assembler. Maybe that firm would be here in America, employing Americans.
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Hundreds Threaten Suicide At Microsoft Supplier Plant In China
January 10, 2012 11:31 AMFoxconn, Mass suicide, X-box 360
SEATTLE, Wash. (CBS Seattle) – Some 300 Chinese Foxconn employees who manufacture X-box 360 machines said they would throw themselves from their Wuhan, China, plant if demands for lost wages were not met.China Jasmine Revolution, an activist revolutionary organization with a name borrowed from the Tunisian revolt that set off the Middle East unrest, reported that employees made their demands for a wage increase for 100 employees on Jan. 2.
Management at Foxconn — the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a crucial link in the supply chains of Apple, Dell, Nintendo and Song — responded with an ultimatum. Employees could quit with one month’s compensation awarded for each year with the plant or go back to working.
Many employees quit, but Foxconn allegedly dishonored the agreement and awarded former employees nothing.
Around 300 workers returned to the plant in an uproar, and staged their protest on the plant’s roof on Jan. 3.
Calls to Foxconn were not immediately returned.
A Microsoft spokesperson wrote CBS Seattle a statement saying, “Microsoft takes working conditions in the factories that manufacture its products very seriously, and we are currently investigating this issue. We have a stringent Vendor Code of Conduct that spells out our expectations, and we monitor working conditions closely on an ongoing basis and address issues as they emerge. Microsoft is committed to the fair treatment and safety of workers employed by our vendors, and to ensuring conformance with Microsoft policy.”
Foxconn came under fire in 2010 when workers successfully committed suicide in a plant that manufactured components for Apple. Then, Foxconn told media that it considered every worker’s life to be valuable while some plants required workers to sign contracts stating that they wouldn’t kill themselves.
Wired magazine was granted access to the factories, which installed nets that would catch anyone attempting to jump.
Touring the Longhua plant in 2011, Terry Gou, the chairman of Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision, said suicide rates among workers in his plants were smaller compared to the country’s and added a country’s suicide rate typically climbs when its GDP does, Forbes reported.
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If America followed her Constitution, which allows for little federal regulation of how businesses operate, and unions had not continually driven up the cost of American labor, perhaps China would not be home to the world's largest contract electronics assembler. Maybe that firm would be here in America, employing Americans.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Indiana goes after the unions
This is what I wish Walker HAD done.
The newest ground zero for the union battle is Indiana. If things heat up as I suspect in Indiana, they are going to make Wisconsin’s antics last year look like a Boy Scout jamboree.
The legislature in Indiana is now controlled by Republicans and the governor is a Republican by the name of Mitch Daniels. They are determined to pass right-to-work legislation in their state, but as expected, the Democrats (backed by their unions) are having none of it. What are these Democrats opposed to? Losing their power. That’s it. The unions fuel their re-election chances, and the politicians fuel the unions’ power. It’s a sickening cycle that costs taxpayers money and jobs. What could Indiana GAIN if it passed right-to-work legislation? Jobs, money, opportunity. Take a look at some of the stats from a report on the effect of right-to-work legislation in Indiana.
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If Walker survives the recall, I'm going to lobby him to push this all the way.
Right-to-work battle heats up
By Neal Boortz
The legislature in Indiana is now controlled by Republicans and the governor is a Republican by the name of Mitch Daniels. They are determined to pass right-to-work legislation in their state, but as expected, the Democrats (backed by their unions) are having none of it. What are these Democrats opposed to? Losing their power. That’s it. The unions fuel their re-election chances, and the politicians fuel the unions’ power. It’s a sickening cycle that costs taxpayers money and jobs. What could Indiana GAIN if it passed right-to-work legislation? Jobs, money, opportunity. Take a look at some of the stats from a report on the effect of right-to-work legislation in Indiana.
- If Indiana had adopted such a law in 1977, by 2008 per capita income would have been $2,925 higher—equating to $11,700 higher for a family of four. Indiana’s personal income in 2008 would have been $241.9 billion, 8.4 percent more than the actual $223.2 billion.
- Instead, Indiana has lost nearly $19 billion in annual income because of forced unionization.
- If the legislation is enacted this year, based on data on economic growth over the past three decades, that personal income per capita in 2021 would be $968 higher, or $3,872 higher for a family of four. Over $6 billion, therefore, could potentially be added in relatively short order to the income of the residents of the Hoosier state.
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If Walker survives the recall, I'm going to lobby him to push this all the way.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Government Motors forgets a slight detail
Osama's GM bailout keeps on paying dividends...
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Chevy to Recall Over 4,000 Cars to Check for Missing Brakes
Published December 30, 2011 | Associated Press
DETROIT — General Motors Co. is recalling more than 4,000 of its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars to check for missing brake pads.
Some Sonics could be missing an inner or outer brake pad, which could increase stopping distance. GM said there are no known crashes or injuries related to the issue.
The recall involves 4,296 of GM's 2012 Sonics sold in the U.S. Affected models are from the Orion Township, Mich., assembly plant, which makes Sonics for the U.S. and Canadian markets.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/12/30/chevy-to-recall-over-4000-cars-to-check-for-missing-brakes/?http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/12/30/chevy-to-recall-over-4000-cars-to-check-for-missing-brakes/?test=latestnews#ixzz1i7uOT03Q++++++++++++++
How in heck do you drive a car with missing brake pads and not notice it? Cars are driven off the assembly line - at least, they used to be - and even the most jaded of union workers should have noticed the excessive brake pedal travel and noise of a missing pad.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Railroad strike?
American unions are working for the best interests of - American unions:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A costly railroad strike is looming just in time to scare Christmas-season retailers unless the nation's freight railroads and labor unions resolve their differences by Tuesday. Congress could intervene as early as Friday to avert a shutdown.
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H/t A Trainwreck in Maxwell
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H/t A Trainwreck in Maxwell
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Petty vandalism
Not petty in cost.
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Waymaker has a long history with this company. The owners believe that one or more of the employees wanted to make a political statement. Of course, Waymaker doesn’t mind if union workers want to express themselves politically. But they need to do it on their own dime!
Can you imagine what would happen if some union shop decided to put a union label logo on the front of Polo shirts, Bantam book covers, and dress pants from Jos. A. Bank without permission from the companies?
This job cost the printer money because the bumper stickers were rejected. They will have to be reprinted without the union label. I wonder if the shop owners will make the union workers who decided to express themselves by sabotaging Waymaker’s products pay for the job and possible future lost business. I doubt it. The owners most likely fear retaliation from the union workers.
Read more: Union Print Shop Sabotages GOP Bumper Stickers | Godfather Politics http://godfatherpolitics.com/1618/union-print-shop-sabotages-gop-bumper-stickers/#ixzz1bLXX3Lcj
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Unions. An idea whose time has come and gone.
Right to work is the only way to go. Organized criminals like these unions ought to be prosecuted at least as vigorously as 1930's protection rackets were.
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Union Print Shop Sabotages GOP Bumper Stickers
Waymaker Communications, a full-service printing company based in Powder Springs, Georgia, contracted with another printing company to print some specialty bumper stickers for a client. The Bumper stickers were of GOP presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, and Ron Paul. When the boxes were opened, the owners noticed some design on the front of the bumper stickers. A big and bold union label had been added: “Sign Display. Painters and Allied Trades, No. 1 Local 820.″
Waymaker has a long history with this company. The owners believe that one or more of the employees wanted to make a political statement. Of course, Waymaker doesn’t mind if union workers want to express themselves politically. But they need to do it on their own dime!
Can you imagine what would happen if some union shop decided to put a union label logo on the front of Polo shirts, Bantam book covers, and dress pants from Jos. A. Bank without permission from the companies?
This job cost the printer money because the bumper stickers were rejected. They will have to be reprinted without the union label. I wonder if the shop owners will make the union workers who decided to express themselves by sabotaging Waymaker’s products pay for the job and possible future lost business. I doubt it. The owners most likely fear retaliation from the union workers.
Read more: Union Print Shop Sabotages GOP Bumper Stickers | Godfather Politics http://godfatherpolitics.com/1618/union-print-shop-sabotages-gop-bumper-stickers/#ixzz1bLXX3Lcj
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Unions. An idea whose time has come and gone.
Right to work is the only way to go. Organized criminals like these unions ought to be prosecuted at least as vigorously as 1930's protection rackets were.
Unintended consequences
Many public school districts offered early retirement to teachers to cut down on expenses. Many Wisconsin teachers "quit" over Governor Walker's public union control legislation.
Well, guess what?
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By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — A stampede of retirees made their way out the door this summer in the Superior School District.
Monica Tikkanen, the district’s director of human resources, counted 45 retirees, about 10 percent of the workforce, the most she’s seen in her 25-year career.
She blames Act 10, the controversial law that, along with curtailing collective bargaining for Wisconsin’s public employees, requires them to kick in more for health insurance costs and contribute 5.8 percent of their salary to their pensions.
This story has played out in many parts of the state, like the Madison Metropolitan School District, where the human resources department reported more than 180 retirees in a district of some 3,500 employees.
“They thought a bird in the hand is better,” Tikkanen said of the rush of retirements in Superior. “These were people who were not ready to go yet. We lost experience, wisdom, great employees.”
That experience didn’t depart for good, though.
Tikkanen said an “inordinate number” of retired employees, 33 by her count, returned to Superior’s public school system, at least on a part-time basis. A few are working full time.
They all are designated as rehired annuitants on state pension and federal tax codes. And while their experience and knowledge may be prized by school districts, the class of public employees is costing taxpayers in a practice commonly referred to as double-dipping.
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So, of course, our legislature has to enact new laws to prevent retirees from taking new public jobs, or something.
They will never learn. Pass a law to "fix" some perceived issue, and you end up with worse problems later on.
In this case, Walker's new law did not go far enough. He should have eliminated ALL public unions, root and branch. FDR had it right back when his "New Deal" prohibited public unions - one of the few good things I can find to say about the man.
Well, guess what?
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By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — A stampede of retirees made their way out the door this summer in the Superior School District.
Monica Tikkanen, the district’s director of human resources, counted 45 retirees, about 10 percent of the workforce, the most she’s seen in her 25-year career.
She blames Act 10, the controversial law that, along with curtailing collective bargaining for Wisconsin’s public employees, requires them to kick in more for health insurance costs and contribute 5.8 percent of their salary to their pensions.
This story has played out in many parts of the state, like the Madison Metropolitan School District, where the human resources department reported more than 180 retirees in a district of some 3,500 employees.
“They thought a bird in the hand is better,” Tikkanen said of the rush of retirements in Superior. “These were people who were not ready to go yet. We lost experience, wisdom, great employees.”
That experience didn’t depart for good, though.
Tikkanen said an “inordinate number” of retired employees, 33 by her count, returned to Superior’s public school system, at least on a part-time basis. A few are working full time.
They all are designated as rehired annuitants on state pension and federal tax codes. And while their experience and knowledge may be prized by school districts, the class of public employees is costing taxpayers in a practice commonly referred to as double-dipping.
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So, of course, our legislature has to enact new laws to prevent retirees from taking new public jobs, or something.
They will never learn. Pass a law to "fix" some perceived issue, and you end up with worse problems later on.
In this case, Walker's new law did not go far enough. He should have eliminated ALL public unions, root and branch. FDR had it right back when his "New Deal" prohibited public unions - one of the few good things I can find to say about the man.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Chicago and unions
Always good for a laugh.
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The Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV, which obtained information about union pension benefits during a joint investigation, said at least eight union officials in Chicago were eligible for what were described as inflated city pensions on top of union pensions for the same period of employment.
The news organizations said this was due to "a charitable interpretation" of Illinois law by officials representing two city pension funds.
"Can you name any place in the world where someone can get two pensions for the same job?" state Rep. Tom Cross, a Republican, told the paper. "Even by our standards here in Illinois, it's beyond belief. It's insane."
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And some people still think unions are for the common man.
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A labor leader in Chicago is expected to receive pension payments of nearly $500,000 a year, while another could get about $438,000 a year, according to reports Wednesday.
The Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV, which obtained information about union pension benefits during a joint investigation, said at least eight union officials in Chicago were eligible for what were described as inflated city pensions on top of union pensions for the same period of employment.
The news organizations said this was due to "a charitable interpretation" of Illinois law by officials representing two city pension funds.
"Can you name any place in the world where someone can get two pensions for the same job?" state Rep. Tom Cross, a Republican, told the paper. "Even by our standards here in Illinois, it's beyond belief. It's insane."
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And some people still think unions are for the common man.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Class always shines through
Unfortunately, Rahm ain't got none.
Teachers union president says Mayor Emanuel ‘exploded’ at her
BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com September 9, 2011 11:44AM
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said Friday that Mayor Rahm Emanuel "exploded" at her during a meeting about a longer school day for Chicago Public Schools.
Updated: September 9, 2011 1:20PM
The president of the Chicago Teachers Union says Mayor Rahm Emanuel “exploded” at her during a debate over a longer school day, pointing his finger in her face and cursing.
CTU President Karen Lewis made the allegations in a Friday morning press release detailing a complaint filed by the union to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board over the ongoing battle between the union and City Hall.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Union crimes
In Washington State, longshoremen commit crimes after a federal judge issued a restraining order on them. Will they be brought to justice? Or, is this the beginning of the war Jimmy Hoffa promised us, and President Osama cheered?
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LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of Longshore workers stormed the Port of Longview, overpowered security guards, damaged rail cars and dumped grain at the center of a labor dispute that also stopped work at four other ports on Thursday, officials said.
Six guards were detained for a couple of hours after at least 500 Longshoremen broke down gates about 4:30 a.m. and smashed windows in the guard shack, said Longview Police Chief Jim Duscha. He called the detained guards "hostages."
No one was hurt, and nobody has been arrested. Most of the protesters returned to their union hall after cutting brake lines and spilling grain from a car at the EGT terminal, Duscha said. They also pushed a private security vehicle into a ditch.
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My take is that nothing will be done to punish the criminals, as they could not vote for Osama's reelection from jail cells...
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Reported by: The Associated Press
Published: 7:51 am
Updated: 2:41 pm
Related Links Six guards were detained for a couple of hours after at least 500 Longshoremen broke down gates about 4:30 a.m. and smashed windows in the guard shack, said Longview Police Chief Jim Duscha. He called the detained guards "hostages."
No one was hurt, and nobody has been arrested. Most of the protesters returned to their union hall after cutting brake lines and spilling grain from a car at the EGT terminal, Duscha said. They also pushed a private security vehicle into a ditch.
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My take is that nothing will be done to punish the criminals, as they could not vote for Osama's reelection from jail cells...
The International Military Worker's Union?
Wall Street Insider: President Obama’s Plan To Unionize The American Military
Published by Ulsterman on September 7, 2011 in US PoliticsRead more: http://newsflavor.com/politics/us-politics/wall-street-insider-president-obamas-plan-to-unionize-the-american-military/#ixzz1XNXsnWvR
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tea Party, anyone?
Jimmy Hoffa, Jr. declared war on the Tea Party - thinks there are enough of his "brothers" to beat us.
Just got this from a friend:
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Just got this from a friend:
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FROM A FLORIDA TEA PARTY FRIEND:
Let’s roll!
Mail a tea bag to Mr. Hoffa and let him know that his union thugs have met their match. Tea Party supporters can spread this small gesture far and wide, and conservative media will broadcast it.
Certainly worth the stamp.
Lipton and Tetley will love you for it.
I’m putting mine in the mail today.
Forward this to your Tea Party friends and stand up to the thugs.
Mail to:
Teamsters National Office
General President James P. Hoffa
25 Louisiana Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Let’s roll!
Mail a tea bag to Mr. Hoffa and let him know that his union thugs have met their match. Tea Party supporters can spread this small gesture far and wide, and conservative media will broadcast it.
Certainly worth the stamp.
Lipton and Tetley will love you for it.
I’m putting mine in the mail today.
Forward this to your Tea Party friends and stand up to the thugs.
Mail to:
Teamsters National Office
General President James P. Hoffa
25 Louisiana Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Or email here: http://www.teamster.org/content/contact-us
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