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LiberalAndProud

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8. I remember hearing the news that Reagan fired the air controllers.

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2012, 08:33 PM

May 2012

It isn't that I knew exactly which dominoes would fall, but I knew many dominoes would fall, and the chain was long. It was a sad day. It will always be a sad day in my mind. One of those indelible moments in my memory.

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The attack on union employees like you are seeing in Wisconsin began over 30 years ago [View all] NNN0LHI May 2012 OP

Yep. marybourg May 2012 #1

Too bad the NY Times hasn't been saying this for the last annabanana May 2012 #2

Right on, Don. EFerrari May 2012 #3

Our first "concession" contract with give backs in it was in 1982 NNN0LHI May 2012 #7

Although a conservative, Reagan often argued that private sector workers’ rights to organize were pampango May 2012 #4

It began about the same time the idea of unions began bhikkhu May 2012 #5

Sea change. LiberalAndProud May 2012 #10

There's no doubt that Wanker is trying to be just like his hero Poiuyt May 2012 #6

I think on purpose. LiberalAndProud May 2012 #9

I remember hearing the news that Reagan fired the air controllers. LiberalAndProud May 2012 #8