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badtoworse

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91. Sure thing...

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:43 PM

Feb 2014

My first job was with the City of New York where I was working as a piping designer for the Board of Water Supply. I belonged to the Civil Service Technical Guild, Local 375 of the AFSCME District Council 37. I'm fresh out of school and I wanted to do the best job I could. I'm there about 6 or 8 months and the shop steward takes me aside and tells me I'm causing problems. He said the union had an understanding about the time it takes to create a piping drawing and I was working too fast - it was making a lot of the older guys look bad. Basically, he wanted me to do a half-assed job so the rest of the union wouldn't look like a bunch of slackers.

I was pretty disillusionedand more than a little pissed off. Where does a union come off telling me I shouldn't do my best? After that, I decided that unions weren't for me and I haven't belong to one since.

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VW threatens to block any future expansion plans in the South, citing conservative interference [View all] kpete Feb 2014 OP

this is called cutting one's nose despite their face! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #1

The saying is "To spite one's face" and how do you figure? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #9

No the Southern folks that voted against....and the Republicans that convinced them to... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #13

Ahhh, gotcha, then Scootaloo Feb 2014 #15

nose kardonb Feb 2014 #82

No actually you are wrong about the definition... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #130

However, the correct phrase is still "to spite one's face" whopis01 Feb 2014 #222

My family starting with my grandmother said "despite" VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #244

It most certainly does NOT mean the same thing. The expression is "to spite" because it means a WinkyDink Feb 2014 #268

FFS, If you insist on being the first one to remove all doubt, at least get the fucking cliche right Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #188

This is just sour grapes... badtoworse Feb 2014 #2

you sound like someone who is ok with election results that are tampered with Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #4

Where was tampering? VW management was very accomodating to the union. badtoworse Feb 2014 #6

the main problem did not lie with Volkswagon management. It was outside political interests headed Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #22

Politicians are prohibited from providing threats or incentives in labor votes. eggplant Feb 2014 #67

You've got to be kidding Plucketeer Feb 2014 #115

Of course! VW has a good reason to want a unionwhere workers are paid a living wage...who else CTyankee Feb 2014 #319

It came in the form of fear mongering from the state government. WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2014 #116

US Senator Bob Corker did the tampering. Iggo Feb 2014 #117

It wasn't just what Corker said though... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #289

And a less longterm though equally troubling trend here at DU. Iggo Feb 2014 #290

Define tampering joeglow3 Feb 2014 #16

was he voting? Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #20

He was paying his bills so he did not end up on the street joeglow3 Feb 2014 #26

I do not support that behavior in the least. but it is not vote tampering Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #27

Bullshit it is not vote tampering joeglow3 Feb 2014 #29

I think you are confusing walking past a strike to go work Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #52

Define intimidated joeglow3 Feb 2014 #56

sounds like he already belonged to a union and wasn't willing to pay short term Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #57

You avoided the question joeglow3 Feb 2014 #59

no I don't. Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #61

So, then next question is how much do your morals cost? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #63

snore. I said none of those things. you sound like most conservatives who try to Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #66

Bullshit. Nice verbal gymnastics, though joeglow3 Feb 2014 #71

I'm not speaking for Pretzel Warrior, but no, destroying property etc. is not right. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #292

yup nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #192

That is a bizarre conclusion to come to whopis01 Feb 2014 #223

So, your claim is that this doesn't happen when it is up for a vote joeglow3 Feb 2014 #228

Please don't lie about what I have or haven't said. whopis01 Feb 2014 #250

Fair enough. I apologize joeglow3 Feb 2014 #258

You and I have no argument about those points whopis01 Feb 2014 #332

if he was already in the union- then this is an example of something else, isn't it? bettyellen Feb 2014 #293

Semantics joeglow3 Feb 2014 #294

This is an absurbly false comparison, as has been repeatedly pointed out to you. eggplant Feb 2014 #68

What do you say to those want to get rid of secret votes? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #85

I bet Joe doesn't know that EVEN if his friend voted AGAINST the Union....Union would STILL VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #165

If he was strikebreaking, he was threatening the success of the strike. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #75

Like I asked above, what do you think about attempts to remove the secret vote? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #86

Why wouldn't the vote be secret? Fawke Em Feb 2014 #205

Um, because people want to be able to know how people vote joeglow3 Feb 2014 #212

You are misrepresenting "card check" (Employee Free Choice Act) bread_and_roses Feb 2014 #218

So, it DOESN'T remove the secret vote? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #226

THANK YOU !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #87

Try not to sound so excited... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #196

I was on strike once packman Feb 2014 #45

So, tampering is cool when our side does it? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #54

tampering with what, exactly? eggplant Feb 2014 #70

Someone's health, property, mental well being, etc. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #88

Wow! You sure are passionate about this issue! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #231

Usually 10 cents packman Feb 2014 #73

A few points to address joeglow3 Feb 2014 #89

Fuck him. He was a scab......... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #97

Don't come whining when some racist, gun nut, etc. says "fuck you" joeglow3 Feb 2014 #105

What a totally ridiculous, non-sequiter response. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #297

That is the respose I expect from someone who justifies violence joeglow3 Feb 2014 #298

Are you suggesting I am "someone who justifies violence"? A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #299

+1 B Calm Feb 2014 #107

hear hear nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #193

+2 n/t Kermitt Gribble Feb 2014 #282

"our side", lol Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #108

Yeah I noticed that too. A self admitted member of "management"..... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #137

In title only joeglow3 Feb 2014 #208

The most important thing is NOT "In title only", it is........ socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #320

It is what I enjoy joeglow3 Feb 2014 #324

No actually that concept is not foreign to me....... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #328

Then your work is not a passion joeglow3 Feb 2014 #330

Fine. And a socialist state wouldn't interfere with your "passion"...... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #334

. NoGOPZone Feb 2014 #269

Jesus, can you read, or are you locked into tsuki Feb 2014 #204

You know the difference between a feeling and actions joeglow3 Feb 2014 #211

THAT is called "working scab".......there is a reason for that....look it up... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #162

So, the ends justify the means joeglow3 Feb 2014 #166

No actually.....that is WHY you don't cross the picket line.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #167

But if some one does, any tactics against them is justified? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #170

Do you KNOW what workers faced BEFORE Unions? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #171

It is amazing how one can justify violence against people joeglow3 Feb 2014 #172

YOU Definitely do NOT know what you are talking about.....educate yourself VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #173

So, who gets to decide when violence against people is acceptable? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #174

Go watch the movies and you will see for yourself. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #175

Wow, I can link too joeglow3 Feb 2014 #176

I see you and I raise you the Ludlow Massacre... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #178

This dick measuring contest is over joeglow3 Feb 2014 #179

I don't have a dick.....sorry. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #180

That explains your "problem". Enthusiast Feb 2014 #232

I don't agree with Vanilla about a lot Union Scribe Feb 2014 #184

And screw people who think violence against others is justified joeglow3 Feb 2014 #207

and screw YOU for taking the benefits YOU'VE received regardless of your support.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #243

More personal attacks joeglow3 Feb 2014 #253

People like the ruling class in capitalism, the owners?..... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #321

I think you are intentionally being obtuse joeglow3 Feb 2014 #325

Wow Jake Stern Feb 2014 #195

Some of us believe in self defense......... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #202

No that is NOT what I just said is it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #241

Tell him to just read one book too: ReRe Feb 2014 #300

You'd better believe it's justified sunnystarr Feb 2014 #267

Wow. And I thought adovactating violence belonged on a freeper site. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #271

Nobody is advocating it....but if he crossed that picket line...he is stepping on OTHERS VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #301

your friend is a scab and should be ashamed of himself nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #190

Does that excuse physical assault, battery and destruction of property? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #209

He went in KNOWING he would face that.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #246

WOW. That is like the scum who say a woman should expect to be raped based on their dress joeglow3 Feb 2014 #254

That sounds like vandalism to me. DanTex Feb 2014 #25

But it is not tampering when union supporters use threats? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #32

Yes, it's tampering. Beyond tampering, I'd say. DanTex Feb 2014 #35

Was there an election at the time of the incident? wryter2000 Feb 2014 #40

+1 geardaddy Feb 2014 #278

If you like the 40-hour week and overtime pay, you should like unions. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #65

Yep. And the REASON that those gains were won is because...... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #99

Yes. Workers who scab on strikes are the true free-loaders in our country. They think they are JDPriestly Feb 2014 #227

I agree completely. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #210

That doesn't mean we don't need to be vigilant SnowCritter Feb 2014 #234

Right to work states sunnystarr Feb 2014 #273

This^^^^^^^^^^^^ Anybody who thinks...... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #322

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Feb 2014 #235

tampering would be politicians illegally making threats to influence the outcome of a labor vote arely staircase Feb 2014 #191

The Union didn't destroy his car or spit in his face Notafraidtoo Feb 2014 #194

"Maybe it was company hired union saboteurs. . . ." Jake Stern Feb 2014 #197

welcome to du, and enjoy what might be a short stay. niyad Feb 2014 #206

Expel these infiltrators? Infiltrators, by their very nature, seek to remain under the radar Enthusiast Feb 2014 #237

agents provocateurs indeed rbixby Feb 2014 #288

+1. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #214

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Feb 2014 #236

Doesn't matter what he could or couldn't afford to do SoCalNative Feb 2014 #203

What company? What year? grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #213

Qwest Communications. Omaha. Late 1990's or early 2000's. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #224

No one is defending violence - & your "friend" was a Scab bread_and_roses Feb 2014 #217

That sounds a hell of a lot like rationalization joeglow3 Feb 2014 #225

We better outlaw organized labor! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #229

Have we read the same article madokie Feb 2014 #7

I think it's becoming clear Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #8

My experience being in one and dealings I've had over the years. badtoworse Feb 2014 #10

Fill us in on what the problem you had was madokie Feb 2014 #11

Sure thing... badtoworse Feb 2014 #91

So one time was all it took for you madokie Feb 2014 #94

Actually, it was the best decision I ever made. badtoworse Feb 2014 #95

And I can appreciate that but do you need to piss on all unions for that one incident madokie Feb 2014 #96

That is just my personal experience being in one badtoworse Feb 2014 #118

it appears that you have never had any positive experiences with unions, niyad Feb 2014 #124

You are correct. My experiences with unions have not been positive ones. badtoworse Feb 2014 #148

and so amazingly like every single reichwing anti-union meme we ever hear. triangle? ludlow? niyad Feb 2014 #150

Because we know that corporations always go out of their way to provide the best neverforget Feb 2014 #154

out of the sheer goodness of their hearts, with NO outside prodding! niyad Feb 2014 #158

The problem was the low ball bid. Notafraidtoo Feb 2014 #199

You're proud of a 0.3 Productivity Factor? I'd be embarrassed, but to each his own. badtoworse Feb 2014 #200

"Where do I have it wrong?" fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #233

I guess I missed that. Link? badtoworse Feb 2014 #248

Exactly. fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #251

Don't you just hate those damn unions? Enthusiast Feb 2014 #238

I don't hate them, but I do dislike them badtoworse Feb 2014 #249

one experience, with one person? wow. . .just. . .wow. you mentioned other dealings--care to niyad Feb 2014 #98

See Post 118 badtoworse Feb 2014 #119

"my experience be in one"?? huh?? do you mean "being in one"?? if so, which union? and what niyad Feb 2014 #90

I was using a Blackberry on the bus and sometimes I leave typos badtoworse Feb 2014 #93

You should stay off the bus. Drivers have unions and we know how much you hate unions. bravenak Feb 2014 #306

See No. 200 for more color on my views about unions. badtoworse Feb 2014 #311

You need one everyday. bravenak Feb 2014 #312

That's just not true. I do use the services, but they could also be provided by non-union workers. badtoworse Feb 2014 #313

You don't believe in brainwashing either than do you? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #14

I think southerners are no less intelligent than any other demographic group. badtoworse Feb 2014 #18

Have you seen how they vote? NT Adrahil Feb 2014 #33

do you agree that "right to work" is bullshit propaganda or NOT? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #36

I like it in my profession joeglow3 Feb 2014 #42

"Management" that figures.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #43

Good cop out joeglow3 Feb 2014 #47

when everyone else seems to agree with me? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #121

Wow you always have an answer for why to NOT have a discussion joeglow3 Feb 2014 #123

I am not discussing with you that YOU think you work harder than everyone else VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #126

got 3 words for you.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #129

sad how many people have no idea what those three words mean, and I know the anniversary niyad Feb 2014 #160

I am just fuming tonight over this turn of events....I guess we now know that there really ARE VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #161

as richard wolff was saying in one of his speeches (just happened to catch part of it the other day) niyad Feb 2014 #169

sadly, that big tent once included fred phelps and ray nagin. niyad Feb 2014 #221

FRED Phelps? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #245

seriously. look him up. niyad Feb 2014 #262

We rarely agree, but we do here....... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #100

Do you even know what "right to work" is? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #44

Yeah I do joeglow3 Feb 2014 #51

Oh yes YOU CAN be laid OFF my friend...NO ONE is unexpendable VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #53

And I will walk across the street and work there joeglow3 Feb 2014 #58

Yeah...doubling down...everyone that gets laid off....deserves it...they just don't work as hard as VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #62

I have been on this board six years longer than you. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #69

In a non-union environment the guy that works harder doesn't always get rewarded. My father worked in doc03 Feb 2014 #114

Unions are just as bad joeglow3 Feb 2014 #120

Unions are just bad? I worked 40 years in a steel mill and have a good pension and doc03 Feb 2014 #140

Good for you joeglow3 Feb 2014 #155

I didn't have family members in the union, my dad doc03 Feb 2014 #314

The problem is when a union shop only hires family members joeglow3 Feb 2014 #323

What about companies that will not hire people that have ever worked in a union doc03 Feb 2014 #329

Two wrongs make a right? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #331

So because you aren't concerned about asshole employers, that should comfort the rest of us? eggplant Feb 2014 #72

EXACTLY! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #74

Manager is just a title joeglow3 Feb 2014 #84

I bust my ass to get mine, so yeah. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #83

and no one else "busts their asses" right? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #125

You need to slow to joeglow3 Feb 2014 #132

I am not talking about your anecdotal experiences....that is NOT VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #139

I have a wife and three kids joeglow3 Feb 2014 #163

Maybe some of your coworkers have a life outside of work. Maybe doc03 Feb 2014 #138

Sounds like 30 of 33 do exactly that Lonusca Feb 2014 #183

welcome to du niyad Feb 2014 #216

Thank you. nt Lonusca Feb 2014 #219

From this post it doesn't look like you have a clue what the "Right to Work" law doc03 Feb 2014 #141

Enlighten me joeglow3 Feb 2014 #156

Do you know what the essence of "right-to-work" laws are? A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #304

I know what the fuck Right to Work laws are but this know it all union doc03 Feb 2014 #315

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #316

You understand I wasn't asking you, dontcha there Chuckles? n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #318

Because without context you are basically you are having an illogical argument. fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #247

After 20 years of working in my area (the average tenure for people at my level) joeglow3 Feb 2014 #257

That's some interesting word salad. fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #264

Okay joeglow3 Feb 2014 #270

YOU YOU YOU sunnystarr Feb 2014 #283

counting some pronouns: "I" = 15, "my" = 6, total words = 165, %(I,my) = 21/165 = 12.7% > 1/8 0rganism Feb 2014 #275

What is your point? I am explaining my situation joeglow3 Feb 2014 #291

No, I don't agree it's propaganda. It's a legitimate issue. badtoworse Feb 2014 #78

Oh you think it is a GOOD idea? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #127

Actually, Right to Work is about fairness to the individual worker. badtoworse Feb 2014 #146

the FUCK it is.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #147

I believe people should be given a choice, how is that not liberal? badtoworse Feb 2014 #149

And I believe that Right To Work is bullshit propaganda to fool the employees into thinking VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #151

I think southerners are no more intelegent than any other group quakerboy Feb 2014 #113

They were subjected to 100 years of anti-union propaganda. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #239

The short answer is no. badtoworse Feb 2014 #252

100 years ago they didn't watch anything. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #261

Perhaps there is an entrenched anti-union bias there badtoworse Feb 2014 #277

That's amazing! fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #274

They watch Fox News sunnystarr Feb 2014 #279

See No. 277 badtoworse Feb 2014 #280

You're using a false dichotomy. fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #296

Not all of us have been Go Vols Feb 2014 #21

that's where YOU are... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #37

Tennessee is a "Right to work" state, but still has plenty of Union jobs.... Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #143

How about in all the other Southern States? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #144

I'm from the South, and grew up in a Union household and family! Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #181

then why are you in this conversation???? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #182

Because you responded to someone from MY State with the following... Ghost in the Machine Feb 2014 #187

agree, and the German auto Unions are some of the best in the world DontTreadOnMe Feb 2014 #39

That's because German management works with the workers, instead of against them pangaia Feb 2014 #46

Yep exactly....Southerners just don't understand why they are the POOREST states in the Union VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #48

It's sour grapes from German workers. jeff47 Feb 2014 #17

right there in posts 91 and 118--thugs and lazy, worthless, no-good union workers. right on cue. niyad Feb 2014 #152

Because the union workers in the other plants aren't going to let Americans undercut them. Xithras Feb 2014 #28

+1 snort Feb 2014 #220

It is the Rethugs who didn't respect the right of the majority. They knew that the majority pnwmom Feb 2014 #31

Anti-union fail. blackspade Feb 2014 #55

Ah, with friends like you... Union Scribe Feb 2014 #64

Workers STANDING UP for fellow Workers that is what a Union is all about wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #76

Didn't Reagan do that for Poland? And then cut the union's throat here at home. nt kelliekat44 Feb 2014 #145

Oh really, you don't like unions??? What a joke. JaneyVee Feb 2014 #106

I see you think you are morally superior because you work more hours. Notafraidtoo Feb 2014 #307

Are you sure you replied to the right post? You've lost me here. badtoworse Feb 2014 #310

the majority was screwed...this is why i hate politicians spanone Feb 2014 #309

serves the stupid GOP fuck heads right. Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #3

I want an NLBR challenge nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #5

+1 Dawson Leery Feb 2014 #12

+1 Go Vols Feb 2014 #23

+1 geardaddy Feb 2014 #286

Workers in Germany have representation on corporate boards, giving them a say in citing decisions. G_j Feb 2014 #19

We insisted on that, at the end of the war, as occupiers nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #24

But as it turns out, that is a much better system BlueStreak Feb 2014 #131

The coming to our rescue, is still to be determined. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #134

Not to mention siting decisions. eppur_se_muova Feb 2014 #295

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #30

Volkswagen is welcome to expand in the State of Washington any time! And we have lots of pnwmom Feb 2014 #34

Those lies about the SUV were debunked before the vote Politicalboi Feb 2014 #38

VW is scratching thier heads at the stupidity of the Southern American Workforce VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #50

Yeah, but those horrible union dues! They can be as much as $800 a year! Scuba Feb 2014 #41

Thank you VW! Gary 50 Feb 2014 #49

We've got an empty Ford plant here in Minneapolis. idendoit Feb 2014 #60

I think that site has been spoken for dflprincess Feb 2014 #122

I would move there tomorrow if I didn't own an unsaleable house in Ohio. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #255

*cough* geardaddy Feb 2014 #284

Way to go! ellie Feb 2014 #77

low taxes low wages no services arely staircase Feb 2014 #79

come on people... do`t feed the trolls.... madrchsod Feb 2014 #80

The great advantage of ignore, is I do not see the feeding of them trolls nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #81

ain`t worth the trouble... madrchsod Feb 2014 #133

I know what you mean nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #135

VW, please open a new factory in.... TRoN33 Feb 2014 #92

The NLRB should overturn the vote and the Governor of Tennessee should be impeached! B Calm Feb 2014 #101

I was raised in a union family. Loki Feb 2014 #102

Hey, I like your post! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #259

Conservative victory, right? ck4829 Feb 2014 #103

I expected this. Corker and others aren't negotiating with wimpy democrats. RickFromMN Feb 2014 #104

This message was self-deleted by its author B Calm Feb 2014 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author B Calm Feb 2014 #110

They are more likely to go to Canada because they have national health care. B Calm Feb 2014 #111

So does Mexico, but their warning nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #136

Good. elleng Feb 2014 #128

I see there are a couple of anti-union folks in this thread neverforget Feb 2014 #142

Hard to believe isn't it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #153

On a Democratic website too. Since the Democratic Party supports neverforget Feb 2014 #157

I am going to say YOU can't be Anti-Union...good grief its practically the ONLY thing all VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #159

Well apparently not as is shown in this thread. neverforget Feb 2014 #164

Great....I have never been a member. As I stated above...I was married to someone who joined the VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #168

+1 Union Scribe Feb 2014 #185

Why thank you.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #186

I thank you also. thucythucy Feb 2014 #240

No, their are a lot of rethugs on this site krawhitham Feb 2014 #198

trolls on Koch brothers payroll? B Calm Feb 2014 #189

Infiltrators and sockpuppets. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #265

Yep. geardaddy Feb 2014 #285

There are a lot of conservative ideas/talking points appearing on here lately neverforget Feb 2014 #326

I'm glad so many of us recognize it as such. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #327

On a Democratic web site, yet. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #263

And proud of the union hate too neverforget Feb 2014 #272

+1 wysi Feb 2014 #305

But, But..... Zambero Feb 2014 #177

Take that Corker liberal N proud Feb 2014 #201

That and the Passat isn't selling Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #215

How's that "right to work" working out? get the red out Feb 2014 #230

Republicans want obedient workers who take what the Kingofalldems Feb 2014 #242

I can not disagree with your sentiment. fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #256

Let The Sorry Assholes Of Chattanooga Build Tricycles for $6.50 an hour...Move On bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #260

Job cremators Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #266

Love that geardaddy Feb 2014 #287

good news. riversedge Feb 2014 #276

There was a guy from Lansing, Michigan on the TV yesterday inviting Cleita Feb 2014 #281

Instant karma in Corker/Republican Party's face. ReRe Feb 2014 #302

Interesting.......... Swede Atlanta Feb 2014 #303

and still, corker will get re-elected spanone Feb 2014 #308

Go VW! DirkGently Feb 2014 #317

Go VW! Due to all the anti Union bullshit flying in this thread I wanted to say I'm a Union member Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #333