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CWA wants national healthcare

What else do you want the unions to do? thats all they do is protect their check book with member "dues" they don't give a damn. They always sell out someone. Look what they did with VZ.

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I truly hope you can get what is fair. Health care is big problem in this country. However, your possible strike, if it will disturb the continuity of service, is not fair to those who use Qwest in their business. I don't have all the answers but I still say striking is not the thing to do.

In addition, a strike like this, which would have a tremendous effect on the economy in the region, would more than likely prompt the President to force you back to work. I think RR was the last president to invoke this power. But he did it because the well being of the country was at stake.

the thing is fair means different things to different people. To me I don't see how it is fair for a company to pay the entire cost of someone's health insurance? Why should they?

it is NOT fair for the union or any employee to ask that their employer to pay for it all. but then you have the greedy unions who think it is fair only to sell someone else out later.

EHHH a President to force you back to work? Bush would but you can bet Qwest would start locking out these unions and make them either work non-union or start hiring new ones.

Stop with your anti union propaganda. Beat a dead horse lately?

Hey, don't start insinuating that only 'real men' support unions. Some people have valid gripes with unions. One of the biggest gripes with unions is that it forces the company to keep or pay higher pay to individuals who just don't have the real job skills necessary instead of finding a person who would actually be worth the pay and that will get the job done. Another gripe is that a lot of people believe unions tend to demand too much and are unreasonable. Supporting or not supporting a union is a iffy thing. I believe unions are beneficial as long as they don't demand too much and are reasonable. If utilized properly, unionized workers will be happy and the company will be happy. As it is though, companies tend to be too greedy and unions tend to be unreasonable and demand too much. Hence, the constant fighting when it is time to negotiate a new contract.

true.

I don't see why a company should keep someone on their payroll if they don't do their share of work. I also don't see where a company should have to pay $40 an hour to someone who sits on their ass all day putting a sticker on a car door. and on top of that pay their entire health care bill.

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and no i won't

tell your Reps to VOTE NO FOR THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT!

Why does Obama say we NEED unions and want to unionize America and then WANT TO EXPAND WELFARE!!! WTF! Talk about someone who is confused and a hypocrite. Obama is it!

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if you're so called "real men" worked like they should they wouldnt need the unions to get their pay. instead they shouldnt be lazy and they'd get paid their wage.

Also "real" men do not sit on their ass all day making their $35+ an hour putting a sticker on a car door.

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We have to be realistic. There are plenty of people who do work their butts off that deserve the rate of pay negotiated by the unions...just there is a lot that do not as well.

reply to Steve B

Okay...at a local grocer. A woman was not doing her job well at all. She was a slacker. When management starting harping on her to get with the program, she started making waves with the union. The union promised to fight if they tried to fire her. So the grocer, kept this woman on even though she sucked at her job. She eventually quit anyway. Me and others were not surprised at all and thought it was crap.

I applaud your employer then but, not all employers are the same. Any employer will want to axe anyone with sub par performance but, unions have fought so a person in the same kind of situation can keep their job.

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i don't have a problem with one's differing opinions about organized labor (as misguided as they may be). hey, this country "elected" the bush twice, so anything's possible these days.

the assault on the middle class that reagan began twenty-five years has been well crafted and well executed by the extreme right. the middle class has been their best ally, blaming themselves for this country's failures. they prey on fear. fear of the unions, fear of the immigrant, the homosexuals, etc etc.

the heritage foundation, pnac, and the ayn rand institute couldn't have scripted it any better.

while i don't want to make any of this a personal attack on the "boi", what spurred my response were the incessant anti-union remarks bordering on personal attacks that he's posted on any of recent union related news posts.

In regards to the union topic, I understand what you're talking about.

However, on the other topic about Republicans preying on fear. The Dems do the exact same thing. An instance, that I remember quite clearly is when Dick Gephart was on the stump saying schools will close, children will starve around the country if Republicans gained control of Congress in 1994. Well, Republicans gained control and the supposed social doomsday never happened. My point is scare tactics are used by both sides whether it is justified or not. The fear of homosexuals is from religion. Also, most Republicans would welcome immigrants but, they want it done legally and not coming here to live off government aid.

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The hottboi troll is getting fed good today!

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