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In reply to the discussion: What fresh hell? [View all]
keep_left
(1,783 posts)76. Well, you definitely have a point. But as you say, there are still a few unions with some degree...
...of militancy. The Teamsters and IBEW are still out there organizing. IBEW in particular shouldn't be overlooked; they are very active in the technology workplace. But things aren't great right now, and the battle is on several fronts. One of the most important is the courts, and not just the Supreme Court. There have to be some major changes to labor law, including reversing the worst decisions of the last 20 years (at least).
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Even if Biden were to announce plans to expand the court right now, the court's
in2herbs
Jun 2022
#28
I know it wouldn't happen until after mid-terms, but after that I would like to see the Ds
in2herbs
Jul 2022
#80
It's probably too late for this, but I've always felt that the unions and other labor groups...
keep_left
Jun 2022
#39
yes, and a NYT best-selling investigative journo friend told me 20 years ago...
Grasswire2
Jun 2022
#47
Yes, you're right about that. But what about the powerhouse unions we still have?
keep_left
Jun 2022
#74
Well, you definitely have a point. But as you say, there are still a few unions with some degree...
keep_left
Jun 2022
#76
If Democrats don't expand SCOTUS well before 2024, they will never have another POTUS...
RockRaven
Jun 2022
#3
We should have been doing this long ago because it's the only thing they will understand.
hadEnuf
Jun 2022
#12
There is a great old Smothers Bros. skit on everything looking like a nail.
Diablo del sol
Jun 2022
#72
Guns, Abortion, Climate, Courts, check...OK gang, we're done here, time to recess for a month
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Jun 2022
#9
Oh. My. God. This is unbelievable. The court must be expanded NOW. But can it be done?
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#14
When people believe that there is no hope, that they no longer have a voice, no real rule of law
Dan
Jun 2022
#26
That's what HE said to get his mob to attack the Capitol. Please don't get me wrong!
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#29
We are right and they are wrong. They are anti-American traitors and we are not.
hadEnuf
Jun 2022
#43
Please Dem representatives, represent us. Please Chuck, do something radical, or just something.
Magoo48
Jun 2022
#20
No state can secede without a constitutional amendment allowing secession.
CaptainTruth
Jun 2022
#40
Moment Rethugs control House and Senate and White House the Constitution is going to be changed
NoMoreRepugs
Jun 2022
#36
