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2006-09-18 Home Front: Politix

Unions Have Embraced Anti-War Extremism, Report Says

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Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-09-18 10:08|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 the unions werent ALL supportive of Meany during the cold war, in particular the UAW, the Drug and Hospital Workers, the West Coast Long Shore were not. And similarly, unions were divided on Iraq. Like Americans in general.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-09-18 11:06|| 2006-09-18 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 The real story of the Unions in the last 3 decades has been the collapse of the private sector unions and the resulting domination of the movement by the public sector unions.

The union movement has moved left because it now depends on big government and left wing politicians. They are simply supporting their economic best interests.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al">Frozen Al 2006-09-18 11:33|| 2006-09-18 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 The unions may embrace the LLL Mo0b@+5 but the rank and file doesnt necessarily fall in lock step with them. Most of the union members are like me, I have to join in order to work here. Even though I am a union member I am no where close to there political leanings. I would add that if they made union membership optional, over half the members would leave.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-09-18 13:07|| 2006-09-18 13:07|| Front Page Top

#4 It simple the rank and file have to take the unions back from the 'leadership', the deck is stacked against the rank and file. There are plenty of true believers in a 'workers paridise' in the rank and file who are just silent about their commie tendencies, I have run into them.

I my state the trade Unions are in bed with the enviromental lawyers who kill all projects that do not have union labor doing the work too. Wonderful ain't it.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-09-18 15:20|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2006-09-18 15:20|| Front Page Top

#5 It's still criminal that FDR forcibly unionized the railroads in 1942, and that illegal action has never been overturned by either Congress or the Supreme Court. There are hundreds of other examples where unionism has been forced upon companies. I admire Walmart for standing up against the union pressure, if for nothing else.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-09-18 15:45|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-09-18 15:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Not surprising. The Union leaders are all pretty much communist anyway.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-09-18 17:01|| 2006-09-18 17:01|| Front Page Top

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