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37. I belonged to a union when I worked bvar. So can it. nt

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Thu May 2, 2013, 08:58 PM

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Massive DU History and Cultural FAIL!...May First is International Workers Day, [View all] bvar22 May 2013 OP

Meanwhile, bvar22 May 2013 #1

Happy International Workers Day (May Day) to my UNION Brothers at DU! bvar22 May 2013 #2

A May Day Tribute to Woody Guthrie: bvar22 May 2013 #6

And sisters tavalon May 2013 #120

K&R for a clever copycat. Brickbat May 2013 #3

IT'S BELTANE!!!! Where's my maypole!!!! nt msanthrope May 2013 #4

That's was we were doing at dawn on May Day... FailureToCommunicate May 2013 #34

Wow, I love that pic! Thanks! Always celebrated May Day with our local unions, too! freshwest May 2013 #56

Right here! We celebrated it in elementary school. freshwest May 2013 #49

Thank you freshwest! nt sheshe2 May 2013 #55

Now THAT's a cool may pole dance photo! FailureToCommunicate May 2013 #145

Mocking the Workers of the world are we? Well, they are silly really, thinking they have sabrina 1 May 2013 #61

?? FailureToCommunicate May 2013 #146

Sabrina likes to chide me. It's our thing. nt msanthrope May 2013 #164

I wish I hadn't still been on bedrest tavalon May 2013 #121

That's fine, go ahead and celebrate it OKNancy May 2013 #5

I am confused. Are saying that the president is a supporter of labor? or not? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #7

REALLY? I live outside DU World, also....I find many Americans are blindsided by KoKo May 2013 #8

union maid, not a typo HiPointDem May 2013 #41

+1 Glad you posted this. Raine1967 May 2013 #48

You never sang "Union Maid"? I learned it from my grandmother. aquart May 2013 #81

Union Maid! It's a song by Woody Guthrie OKNancy May 2013 #95

Reagan Democrat ctsnowman May 2013 #96

" I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, bvar22 May 2013 #9

Issuing this "proclamation" was wholly optional. woo me with science May 2013 #15

As per your usual stance Summer Hathaway May 2013 #31

As per yours, woo me with science May 2013 #32

As per my what? Summer Hathaway May 2013 #35

One person's pastime is another person's job. FSogol May 2013 #103

Hey, let's talk about that! woo me with science May 2013 #112

Nah, I don't agree. It's Skinner, Elads, and EarlG's website. FSogol May 2013 #117

Of course you don't agree. woo me with science May 2013 #118

I imagine spittle flew out of your mouth by the time you got to the term "3rd-way." FSogol May 2013 #124

I have lost the right to protest peacefully without anticipating woo me with science May 2013 #125

Hysterical nonsense. Bonus points for placing the blame on Obama. FSogol May 2013 #127

Tell me what is false. woo me with science May 2013 #128

Whatevers. FSogol May 2013 #130

I never heard that proclamation before. Did Bush declare International Labor Day to be 'Loyalty sabrina 1 May 2013 #67

Yes, Bush did as has every other president the last 5 decades tammywammy May 2013 #74

I thought we voted for change? Twice. This is totally irrelevant to today's Labor Force, and sabrina 1 May 2013 #75

Yes, there is a law tammywammy May 2013 #77

Is Obama living in the past Summer Hathaway May 2013 #76

I expect Bush to live in the past, in the old Cold War days. I don't expect a Democrat to do so. sabrina 1 May 2013 #79

So I take it Summer Hathaway May 2013 #82

None of them EVER gave a flying fuck before. DevonRex May 2013 #89

And most of them Summer Hathaway May 2013 #90

I had never heard of Loyalty Day either... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #134

I don't think so. I think from reading his/her (?) posts....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #149

Many of us will be elated Summer Hathaway May 2013 #154

I disagree with your charactarization of that poster...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #156

Well, alrighty then Summer Hathaway May 2013 #162

All caps to me when I'm posting means that I'm stressing a word like...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #165

Very true, from a guy who, too, appreciates May Day for what it stands for. n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #24

What??? He's a Democrat isn't he? It goes without saying that a Democratic President sabrina 1 May 2013 #63

nothing confusing about it OKNancy May 2013 #94

"Can you imagine what would happen if he proclaimed it IWD?" Scootaloo May 2013 #101

Familiarize yourself with the background of IWD OKNancy May 2013 #102

There are calls for impeachment when the man brushes his teeth Scootaloo May 2013 #133

I stand with labor. rhett o rick May 2013 #10

There's a pill billh58 May 2013 #16

There certainly IS a pill for that! bvar22 May 2013 #135

You extremists are billh58 May 2013 #137

OTOH, bvar22 May 2013 #142

Yep, you've posted the very billh58 May 2013 #144

Yep. Same Bio, but not just today. bvar22 May 2013 #152

Thanks for the history lesson billh58 May 2013 #155

"In the United States, efforts to officially switch Labor Day to the international date of May 1" ProSense May 2013 #11

lol rug May 2013 #13

It never WAS Labor Day!! Thank you! I was wondering WTF planet people were on. nt DevonRex May 2013 #20

It never was "Labor Day". bvar22 May 2013 #26

Well, bvar darlin', people called it Labor Day in another thread. DevonRex May 2013 #30

Go thank a Union Thug for your weekend off. bvar22 May 2013 #36

I belonged to a union when I worked bvar. So can it. nt DevonRex May 2013 #37

Oh? and did you enjoy your "Loyalty Day", devon? bvar22 May 2013 #42

Better Believe It!!!! DevonRex May 2013 #45

Get out some nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #39

Why don't you get out some Nadin? We have Labor Day here, too. DevonRex May 2013 #43

and the post went over your head nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #51

As I thought. This is the Very FIRST TIME YOU GAVE A FUCK about it. nt DevonRex May 2013 #88

What the Día del Trabajo? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #109

Don't make me say it. freshwest May 2013 #59

i remember that law day shit... madrchsod May 2013 #160

Never let history be rewritten. rug May 2013 #12

From the WikiPedia article: billh58 May 2013 #14

Ssssh! You'll ruin the gloom with facts. freshwest May 2013 #60

Here: ProSense May 2013 #17

Words are easy magellan May 2013 #19

You mean ProSense May 2013 #25

I will make EFCA the Law of the Land! bvar22 May 2013 #38

Or ProSense May 2013 #52

+10000 Also the ongoing legal action to strip union rights and whistleblower protections woo me with science May 2013 #64

So did this about May Day thread posted days earlier: freshwest May 2013 #62

At least DUers aren't trying to co-opt MayDay marches as Occupy marches this year... SidDithers May 2013 #18

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Summer Hathaway May 2013 #33

Short terms actions instead of that tedious, long-term, everyday, thankless stuff like governing. freshwest May 2013 #65

Tell that to the occupiers that are still offer relief to the hurricane victims. Luminous Animal May 2013 #72

Really. Prove it. Show me the links that Occupy takes responsibility for all social movements. Luminous Animal May 2013 #71

Not going to name names. Summer Hathaway May 2013 #80

All hat. No cattle. Luminous Animal May 2013 #85

Well, that sums up OWS Summer Hathaway May 2013 #86

That sums up your unsubstantiated accusations. DU used to pride itself Luminous Animal May 2013 #91

Hey, believe what you want to believe Summer Hathaway May 2013 #92

The Occupy marches were in solidarity. They didn't attempt to coopt the historical Luminous Animal May 2013 #68

Well Sid I'd say.... DeSwiss May 2013 #78

And if there is anything we need right now truebluegreen May 2013 #21

Well said. zeemike May 2013 #27

Truth. deutsey May 2013 #99

This is how I spend International Workers Day nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #22

Fiber..it's not just for breakfast anymore Half-Century Man May 2013 #23

Third Way Sensibles say it's time to move on to new forms of organization. Octafish May 2013 #28

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! tabasco May 2013 #29

! Number23 May 2013 #83

loyalty day belongs in nazi germany. along with homeland security. HiPointDem May 2013 #40

I agree, bvar22 May 2013 #44

And it's Godwin for the win! Bobbie Jo May 2013 #54

Thank you! Arctic Dave May 2013 #46

Hear! Hear!! ReRe May 2013 #47

Thank you and Arctic Dave for pointing out Blue_In_AK May 2013 #50

Piggybacking the outrage widget Bobbie Jo May 2013 #53

This one was shorter on fatalism and angst than some of the others, almost parodies. freshwest May 2013 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #69

A century-old American anniversary that I posted on days ago, along with others. freshwest May 2013 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #73

Free marketers probably find it hard to stand with international workers. raouldukelives May 2013 #57

I'll second that emotion. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #58

DURec leftstreet May 2013 #84

All power to all people! Workers of the world unite! n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #87

So I just thought I'd read a couple posts and here you go and post this thread suffragette May 2013 #93

Oh, don't tell me DU'ers have been pushing Loyalty Day. malthaussen May 2013 #97

dogs are loyal datasuspect May 2013 #98

Yup, and that's the mentality the one percent seek from us. woo me with science May 2013 #114

Ugh...more knee jerk misinformation Bobbie Jo May 2013 #100

How is a question "misinformation?" malthaussen May 2013 #104

Here you go Bobbie Jo May 2013 #105

Oooh, I didn't know I was dealing with the Shadow! malthaussen May 2013 #110

Um....okay Bobbie Jo May 2013 #111

Happy "Loyalty Day" Bobbie! bvar22 May 2013 #119

What a complete load of Bobbie Jo May 2013 #122

Bravo! billh58 May 2013 #131

Odd. bvar22 May 2013 #132

So, yeah... Bobbie Jo May 2013 #143

OK. so what are ya gonna DO about it? FairWinds May 2013 #106

k&r for labor. Laelth May 2013 #107

I did not get the impression that thinking Loyalty Day was kind of creepy had anything to do with djean111 May 2013 #108

I laughed at your last sentence. So true, 'maybe no one posted an OP about it' before. Exactly. sabrina 1 May 2013 #123

I'm a day late but thanks, bvar - I'm with you bread_and_roses May 2013 #113

Hear, hear! The latest step in the program to eliminate Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #115

Hear, Hear !!! - K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #116

So youse are all talk? FairWinds May 2013 #126

Are you from Joisey? bvar22 May 2013 #138

K&R idwiyo May 2013 #129

I don't think the existence of the one denies the existence of the other LanternWaste May 2013 #136

Now there you go billh58 May 2013 #141

As a former SWP who got my district to vote SWP in the past, I have no problem with more than one freshwest May 2013 #147

You have been absolutely magnificent in this thread. Number23 May 2013 #148

Well now you went and did it, you done kicked the hornets nest! Rex May 2013 #139

"Workers" show much more than just "loyalty to their unions." bvar22 May 2013 #140

I don't really give a rat's ass about the bosses "Loyalty Day".... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #150

Condensed version of events ... Summer Hathaway May 2013 #151

Well said. FSogol May 2013 #153

Thanks, FSogol ... Summer Hathaway May 2013 #157

And that is even more well said! zappaman May 2013 #158

Thank you for so billh58 May 2013 #161

why do`t we go back to the original may day celebration? madrchsod May 2013 #159

You win the thread! ozone_man May 2013 #163