'A travesty and a disgrace': Trump quietly issues memo that could abolish union rights for
Source: Raw Story
for 750,000 federal workers
Published 21 mins ago on February 22, 2020
By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
This administration will not stop until it takes away all workers' rights to form and join a union."
President Donald Trump on Thursday quietly issued a memo granting Defense Secretary Mark Esper the power to abolish collective bargaining rights for the Defense Department's 750,000 civilian workers, a move unions decried as part of the administration's far-reaching assault on organized labor.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) condemned the memo, which was published in the Federal Register (pdf) Thursday, as "a travesty and a disgrace."
"The administration's divide-and-conquer strategy with respect to organized labor is as disgusting as it is shameful."
--American Federation of Government Employees
The memo argues that a unionized Defense Department workforce could pose a threat to "national security" and that, if necessary, collective bargaining rights at the department should be scrapped in the interest of "protecting the American people."
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/a-travesty-and-a-disgrace-trump-quietly-issues-memo-that-could-abolish-union-rights-for-750000-federal-workers/
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You know this is what Stalin did, Lenin did, Mao Zedong did, Hitler did, and they still have gulags in Russia under Putin...................they abolished collective bargaining.............and they then opened up re-education camps....................
Is it time to take to the streets.............................November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough................
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I firmly believe that ALL of this "preemptive" crap against the very foundations of our democracy, is coming from Miller and Bannon. They are where he hears the "whispers" of the "next steps" to burn it down from the inside. He sure as hell isn't smart enough to come up with all this on his own. He is just the figurehead, there to be the center of attention. He is nothing but an attention whore who wants to live the life of a russian oligarch. And the only way for him to do that HERE is to be "king".
Of course, this ALL benefits Putin, who owns the turd, lock, stock and barrel, and has owned him since he got the first loan backed by Russia. And Putin is ALSO whispering in his ear that he CAN be "king".
Feeling so overwhelmed, desperate for some glimmer of hope, it is easy to give up. But we can't.
We HAVE to get out the vote. And we have to somehow make sure they are counted accurately. Yes, I know, a BIG "somehow"...
And although I think Bernie will be sliced and diced if he is the nominee, we must support him IF he is the nominee.
With Tulsi being the bottom of the barrel, Bernie is only one step up from that, in my opinion. But I will hold my nose and vote for him IF he is the nominee. I just hope he doesn't get that far, BEFORE a brokered convention. A brokered convention that takes the nomination from him if he has the most votes, but not enough to get the nomination on the first ballot, will result in his supporters staying home.
And I voted for him in the 2016 primary, in NYC, since it couldn't hurt Hillary, to send a message. MY BAD. 
Jill Stein, Bernie's vicious attacks on Hillary, and his unwillingness to influence his supporters in the general election GOT us the turd in OUR white house. Putin had an effect, but Hillary still could have won if those 3rd party votes had not been wasted.
UNLESS we could do it without him??? Could we??? Do we want to take that chance? Should we???
As to the original post, maybe union members need to vote to support their unions, en masse, rather than let their union heads take a stand, and then vote AGAINST their own interests during the election.
I was a member of AFSCME for many years, until I promoted out of eligibility. I helped to bring the administrative/clerical positions (primarily women) into the Florida bargaining unit. Because of that I was told that I was a "trouble maker" and "not the kind of employee they wanted". I quit, and it took a long time after that to even get another interview, because I had been labeled.
So I am familiar with union dynamics.
The FIRST thing that should be done is to HONESTLY label the "Right To Work" legislation as "Right To Work For Less". Because that is exactly what it is. Framing is everything. "Right To Work" sounds so, downright, AMERICAN, doesn't it.
The second thing is to legislate that ONLY UNION MEMBERS get to receive the benefits that were negotiated by the union. Why pay for what you can get for free? 
Why, that is almost SOCIALISTIC!!! 
THAT would get rid of the freeloaders AND bring in a lot more members.
Now everyone can jump in and list all the reasons why it would not be fair for freeloaders to freeload... Maybe freeloading IS part of the "American Way".
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It's his own friggen administation and criminals he's hiring to do jobs they are not qualified for who are a threat to national security as well as the turd himself.
