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16. Unless they disagree with the union,

Reply to jcboon (Reply #13)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 09:03 AM

Oct 2015

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2 Dietz & Watson employees drive into union picket line [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

well, clamshells Oct 2015 #1

Im not sure driving into people is the right action Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #2

omg! really? vehicular assault is your answer to picket lines? uawchild Oct 2015 #3

Behold the bitter fruits of 30+ years of Reagan-Bushism, where striking KingCharlemagne Oct 2015 #8

Apparently the strikers were blocking access to the facility Pharaoh Oct 2015 #4

Yeah, thats kind of the point, isnt it? Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #35

Well, if people are blocking the entrance sulphurdunn Oct 2015 #5

If you do, you'll be charged with vehicular assault. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #7

Welcome to DU.... I'm sure you've just endeared yourself to most everyone here groundloop Oct 2015 #9

Clamshells won't be here long SCantiGOP Oct 2015 #46

Wow so the damage to the car is more important than the possible injury and/or death to humans??!! LynneSin Oct 2015 #12

If you were an employee you should be on the picket line jcboon Oct 2015 #13

Unless they disagree with the union, christx30 Oct 2015 #16

rats distroy unions, anyone that crosses a picket line is a rat..... juxtaposed Oct 2015 #19

Everyone has the right to their christx30 Oct 2015 #23

Asking the cops to arrest a picketer for assault is fine ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2015 #31

Good question. The anti-union posters are probably salaried jwirr Oct 2015 #49

union means all for one and one for all. juxtaposed Oct 2015 #33

Yes they do.... daleanime Oct 2015 #36

True, but... TiberiusB Oct 2015 #38

If they only joined the union christx30 Oct 2015 #43

You anti-union guys could nobly forego all the benefits won in contract negotiations. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #52

And you pro-union guys need to understand christx30 Oct 2015 #59

So, you're going to forego the benefits won in contract negotiations? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #63

You're welcome to your opinion of me. christx30 Oct 2015 #70

Your job pays you what they do because of a pay standard set by CWA negotiated contracts Teamster Jeff Oct 2015 #73

So you benefit from a union without actually joining one TiberiusB Oct 2015 #77

And that justifies running down pedestrians in violation of direct police orders to use another The Second Stone Oct 2015 #85

I don't think it justifies running down anyone. christx30 Oct 2015 #86

The cops do not have the power to order peaceful protesters to cease walking a legal picket line The Second Stone Oct 2015 #88

It's illegal to block any entrances. christx30 Oct 2015 #93

Nobody is blocking any entrances, pedestrians are walking constantly over the driveway, The Second Stone Oct 2015 #97

If that was the case, the headline would have said christx30 Oct 2015 #98

Read the article, men hit by truck driven The Second Stone Oct 2015 #99

Look homeless negoldie Oct 2015 #92

Two TiberiusB Oct 2015 #96

So you enjoy the benefits of the Union without paying the bills, fucking freeloader. n/t Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 #91

Then go work at a job... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #79

the best way to get me to resent something and work against it is to try to force me to do it passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #90

Ah, not so much... TiberiusB Oct 2015 #74

But there's a difference between christx30 Oct 2015 #75

Scabs NBachers Oct 2015 #50

.. juxtaposed Oct 2015 #51

Now, see, that's the kind of song kids should be learning in elementary school music class. NBachers Oct 2015 #87

POS Teamster Jeff Oct 2015 #41

Scabs is what we used to call them. All of you who think it jwirr Oct 2015 #48

Scab Fairgo Oct 2015 #83

I have yet to meet a Democrat, especially one in the Northeast, that disagrees.... LynneSin Oct 2015 #94

These were Dietz & Watson officials safeinOhio Oct 2015 #25

This. And the antiunion sentiment in this thread makes me want to puke. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #37

Don't know about this case. Igel Oct 2015 #42

management typically has to work, yes. mhatrw Oct 2015 #56

Not only that but, Turbineguy Oct 2015 #14

rats cross picket lines and rats are the worst thing on this earth. juxtaposed Oct 2015 #17

That doesn't give the employees a license to drive into the strikers meow2u3 Oct 2015 #20

You must be joking. merrily Oct 2015 #22

Hey, I kind of enjoyed Minority Report, too TiberiusB Oct 2015 #26

Actually, that's what a "strike" IS: A work stoppage. TygrBright Oct 2015 #29

Yeah, just a bunch of union thugs, right? LoveIsNow Oct 2015 #30

Your right to go to work doesn't mean you have the OK to run over people with your car to get there Teamster Jeff Oct 2015 #39

Bill of Rights First Amendment: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly and Petition Omaha Steve Oct 2015 #44

Welcome to DU! snort Oct 2015 #45

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #80

Exactly! Run them over! strikers = strikees n/t mhatrw Oct 2015 #53

Is this your "right to work" argument? n/t mhatrw Oct 2015 #57

what flavour would you like on your pizza? niyad Oct 2015 #61

Dumbest nubie post evah jpak Oct 2015 #65

that's how picket lines work.... mike_c Oct 2015 #66

That would make you a scab. Mopar151 Oct 2015 #67

Let's just make this easy and quick Trajan Oct 2015 #69

Yes, attempted murder is the appropriate response to this situation. jeff47 Oct 2015 #71

It's obvious you've never been in that situation n/t GP6971 Oct 2015 #72

Really? MuseRider Oct 2015 #78

Scabs should find a non union job. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #81

Scab Fairgo Oct 2015 #82

Enjoy your stay. bvf Oct 2015 #89

I've occasionally bought Dietz and Watson products. That's ended. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #6

Got that right, going forward until they settle this company action..................... turbinetree Oct 2015 #11

Off topic... HDSam Oct 2015 #21

So 2 employees who want the right to earn less and have shitty healthcare.... LynneSin Oct 2015 #10

+1 merrily Oct 2015 #24

Dietz & Watson officials, not poor workers looking for safeinOhio Oct 2015 #27

This story in the DU just got flashed WORLD WIDE on union news sites! Omaha Steve Oct 2015 #15

The two drivers are probably 90-percent Oct 2015 #18

White collar workers usually get pretty good health insurance, pay, vacations ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2015 #95

I didn't know there were anti-union trolls on this board shenmue Oct 2015 #28

They are everywhere. TygrBright Oct 2015 #32

well said uawchild Oct 2015 #40

The scabs need to go. Fairgo Oct 2015 #84

OK, they're off my shopping list until further notice. TygrBright Oct 2015 #34

Curious. What is their product? Sounds like a packing plant jwirr Oct 2015 #55

They make ALOT of processed products BumRushDaShow Oct 2015 #58

Not D & W picketing MichMan Oct 2015 #60

I can recall walking a picket line packman Oct 2015 #47

There was no strike or walkout MichMan Oct 2015 #54

I have seen other unions do this and I still support them. jwirr Oct 2015 #62

Not condoning MichMan Oct 2015 #68

glad to see that the bastard was arrested. the charges should be attempted murder, and niyad Oct 2015 #64

wow my ignore button is getting a work out olddots Oct 2015 #76