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Populist_Prole

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9. They're still blue collar people who actually produce something, as I see it

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 03:35 PM

Mar 2013

Let us never fall into the trap of demagoguery the plutocrats try to set for us: That is, never bash another working class member for their struggle against their employer just because they have a higher salary than you do. The race to the bottom needs no help from us, that's for sure.

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employees with 141k base salary on strike, does it matter that they are musicians? [View all] Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 OP

The Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2013 #1

I had no ideas of their salaries or instruments. They are a small group of people, no? freshwest Mar 2013 #2

These people work extremely hard. For decades. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #3

thank you for that insight Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 #6

NFL players strike Recursion Mar 2013 #4

How about when the baseball players went on strike? Some of those guys earn millions. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #5

Millionaires that MADE some of those owners billionaires. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #8

no, i'm not outraged by 'high salary' workers striking. focusing on 'high salaries' of workers = HiPointDem Mar 2013 #7

They're still blue collar people who actually produce something, as I see it Populist_Prole Mar 2013 #9

I don't begrudge other Union people doing well. 99Forever Mar 2013 #10

No. They have a lot of expenses most workers don't... haele Mar 2013 #11