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Glitterati

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13. I'm not sure I can agree

Reply to Dark n Stormy Knight (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 10:46 PM

Feb 2013

Michigan certainly was countered and they passed it anyway. There's tons of evidence that RTW hurts workers, but no one could stop it in Michigan.

The bottom line is simple - we've allowed the unions to become powerless. Sure, they had a hand in it by assuming it would go on forever and not being there for workers like my brother, but so did folks like Bill Clinton and Zell Miller. When you have Democrats siding with corporations like Walmart over the unions, you lose.

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Lobbyists threaten to pull donors from Republicans who don't support "right to work" laws [View all] ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 OP

"Right to Work." Wow, Frank Luntz really earns his pay, doesn't he! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #1

That's what they've called it forever Glitterati Feb 2013 #3

I know, but I'll bet big bucks Luntz coined it. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #4

Since it was passed in 1947 in Georgia Glitterati Feb 2013 #5

I had no idea! Well, they had their own Luntz back then, I guess. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #6

Taft-Hartley Glitterati Feb 2013 #7

I see. But, more accurately they would have called it "Right of Business to F*ck with Unions." Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #10

I won't debate that Glitterati Feb 2013 #11

I think the answer to the successful enticement is that the Rs are very good liars and they have Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #12

I'm not sure I can agree Glitterati Feb 2013 #13

Hello again. Those things are definitely true, but did you check out the article? I think it Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #15

Nope, goes back to 1947...as law nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #9

If this is how they feel then they should not complain when these people Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #2

Right to Work chervilant Feb 2013 #8

Don't forget the corporate alliance ALEC support "right to work" as it weakens unions Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #14