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In reply to the discussion: It's becoming a mess getting workers out of Trump event. Crowd getting angry-Updated w-Do's & Don'ts [View all]Mc Mike
(9,111 posts)14. The whole thing was purposeful. Shows that he'll come into Labor territory,
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and jerk all those tough construction workers' chains, threatening their paycheck. Make them stand in full sleeve high vis osha mandated stuff, for hours crowded together. Obviously they'd be arrested by ss or cops supporting ss if they said, 'screw this, I'm leaving'.
Our taxdollars, and theirs, are paying for that Shell plant 'investment'.
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It's becoming a mess getting workers out of Trump event. Crowd getting angry-Updated w-Do's & Don'ts [View all]
kpete
Aug 2019
OP
"They were told to attend the rally or stay home and not get paid for the day." How can this
tblue37
Aug 2019
#2
+1 I agree and have no judgement . They also could be singled out later by managers if they
lunasun
Aug 2019
#5
K&R, "... those who are NOT in attendance will not receive overtime on Friday"
uponit7771
Aug 2019
#13
Major arm-twisting, and a last shred of hope that Trump will not go ballistic & punish them
Hekate
Aug 2019
#25
Now, but they hurt the Unions over the years and Politicians used every trick they had
True Blue American
Aug 2019
#47
It's been all give backs and concessions in labor-management negotiations, since the raygun '80s.
Mc Mike
Aug 2019
#52