Hey, Wisconsin, What Do You Think of Union-Busting Now? [View all]

[louis c]

Last edited Wed Sep 26, 2012, 05:00 PM - Edit history (4)

Scott Walker is a union buster. So are the owners in the NFL.

Let's just review what this job action is about. The NFL Refs are not on strike, they are locked out. That's a big difference.

They don't want anything more than they have, they just don't want to lose what they already have and have been promised through the years.

The NFL makes billions and their brand hinges on the integrity of the game. The Refs safe guard that integrity, and a pension is a small item in securing that integrity.

Now you can see how important experience and competence is at such a high level, pressure job.

Monday night's game was just an example of what football fans from all over America are going through.

Sunday night, we here in Boston went through a similar evening.

Our owner, Bob Kraft, is one of the biggest culprits in all of this. He's been an anti-union maggot in everything he does (he built "Patriot Place" with non-union labor). His son, Jonathan, is worse than he is.

Now, I know that 35% of my union brothers and sisters voted for Scott Walker in his recall. I know that was more than the margin of victory. I also know that if Scott Walker was removed from office, it would have had no baring on last night's game.

However, the dispute between the NFL owners and the NFL Refs is a perfect example of a very rich corporation that makes billions but doesn't want to share a small portion of that profit with some of those that are responsible for helping to create that profit.

Monday night, that point was brought home, vividly, to the people of Wisconsin, and the irony should not be lost on anyone.