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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:46 AM Original message |
Why is there anti-union sentiment here? |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. I havent noticed it but I tell you this labor needs a friend and thats why |
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Rhiannon12866
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Tell me more about John Sweeney |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. lol the good Sweeney |
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Rhiannon12866
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Thanks for posting these photos, LOL! |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 03:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. right back at you |
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Rhiannon12866
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Wed Aug-06-03 04:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I believe I have heard of the latter John Lewis |
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Wed Aug-06-03 05:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. i remember the teamsters in the 60's |
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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
72. But the union movement is not monolithic |
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
49. Anti-Union sentiment????? |
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jiacinto
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
62. Face it |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
97. even if he wont be I prefer Kerry |
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Rocinante
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. A lot of folks |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. UAW? United Auto Workers |
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alaine
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Wed Aug-06-03 12:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
84. I posted at the end of this thread but I want to jump |
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Stephanie
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. What do you mean "won't recognize union elections"? |
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Rocinante
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Union elections |
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Aaron
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Wed Aug-06-03 03:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Bush is also blocking the TSA airport screeners from unionizing AFAIK n/t |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 03:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. and he wants to privatize their jobs |
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Trajan
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. I dont see much of that ..... |
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
8. There are a handful of yuppie types on DU. Most Du'ers are |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I thought your father may have worked with Chavez |
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Mairead
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Wed Aug-06-03 03:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Reagan and the ATCs |
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JohnKleeb
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Wed Aug-06-03 03:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Thanks mairead |
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monkeyboy
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
76. And while trashing the ATC's attempt at unionizing... |
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
34. yes, it's the Yuppie types |
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theHandpuppet
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:19 AM Response to Reply #34 |
73. Ditto that! |
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. pro union here (eom) |
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unfrigginreal
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. As a former union-buster... |
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lcordero
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
13. I'm pro-union but |
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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
65. Isn't that illegal? |
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loyalsister
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Wed Aug-06-03 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
20. Not anti-union |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Aug-06-03 06:07 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Does the political power the corporations trouble you at all? |
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ikojo
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Wed Aug-06-03 06:46 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. AMEN Don!!! |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Aug-06-03 08:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Why is it that people think unions have too much power? |
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Wed Aug-06-03 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
25. Pro-union here - unions are needed in daily life |
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Muddleoftheroad
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Wed Aug-06-03 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
26. Unions |
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zoidberg
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:01 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Same here |
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blondeatlast
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Wed Aug-06-03 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
28. Proud to be pro-union here, member of AFSCME. |
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Robbien
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
30. This was a nice steel union endorsement in the WSJ today |
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Hubert Flottz
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:18 AM Response to Reply #30 |
58. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha FUNNY, Bush's dive for steel was a sham! |
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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:07 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. The steel tariff actually can hurt many US steel companies |
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flyingfish
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
31. I've thought that before |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
32. Unions are the real "BASE" of the Democratic Party |
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:26 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Because it's all about money |
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Lars39
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:29 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Imagine that.....not wanting their jobs to go overseas to make the CEO's |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:46 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Welcome, glasschains - |
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glasschains
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:53 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Watch it |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:54 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Don't assume, pal. |
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glasschains
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:55 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Don't assume what "PAL"? |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:00 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. "What I've forgotten about unions is more than you know." |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:26 AM Response to Reply #53 |
75. What a shame - |
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glasschains
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
33. Unions are only concerned with themselves |
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Lars39
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. You have benefitted from union action in every job you have ever held. |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:48 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. You said it, Lars. |
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glasschains
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:59 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. I doubt you have the union bone fides |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:22 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Because you claim that your great-great Uncle formed an international... |
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tuck
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Wed Aug-06-03 12:03 PM Response to Reply #59 |
85. anti-union liberals |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:18 PM Response to Reply #85 |
91. Strange that when I hear the anti-union argument that they... |
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glasschains
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:51 AM Response to Reply #37 |
45. I have been in three unions |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:55 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. see above |
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blondeatlast
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:15 AM Response to Reply #45 |
70. Maybe unions don't work for the benefit of all working people, BUT, |
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Upfront
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:55 AM Response to Reply #45 |
83. Mimimum wage |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:27 PM Response to Reply #45 |
99. exactly as it should be |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Imagine that! |
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:59 AM Response to Reply #38 |
52. The subject was unions |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 12:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
87. If you took your own advice |
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cmd
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
39. It's not easy to be in a union |
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Rich Hunt
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
40. who are these "anti-union" people? |
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BrewCrew
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:44 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. good crowd |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 09:46 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Simple - They are "Freepers" |
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:03 AM Response to Reply #43 |
54. No, I know unions inside and out |
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:03 AM Original message |
No, I know unions inside and out |
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:03 AM Response to Reply #43 |
55. No, I know unions inside and out |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:07 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I done a search on you |
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
57. So JVS, have you even read this thread? Please respond. |
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Hubert Flottz
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:26 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Are We Being Freeped? |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:28 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Excellent question n/t |
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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:54 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. Oh hi. I went to sleep at 4 and got up a couple hours ago |
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:08 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Thanks. |
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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:29 AM Response to Reply #68 |
77. I know that most DU'ers are pro union |
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Wed Aug-06-03 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
63. Anti-union feeling on the left largely goes back to the 60s |
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inthecorneroverhere
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:04 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. infrastructure, huh? |
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NNN0LHI
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:10 AM Response to Reply #63 |
69. Why did/do you always view the unions as the nuisance? |
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alaine
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:50 AM Response to Reply #69 |
82. Thanks, it does take an incredible amount of courage |
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Rich Hunt
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:37 AM Response to Reply #63 |
78. construction workers |
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ikojo
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Wed Aug-06-03 12:24 PM Response to Reply #78 |
86. I think the hard hat vs hippie thing of the 60s |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:04 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. "Hard hats vs. hippies" = |
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chadm
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
71. Right. |
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OrdinaryTa
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
74. Unions Endorse Republicans |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:43 AM Response to Reply #74 |
79. Rubbish |
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OrdinaryTa
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:30 PM Response to Reply #79 |
92. Odd Defense |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:32 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. You are "editing out the context" |
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OrdinaryTa
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:43 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Endorsing Giuliani - Indefensible! |
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sangha
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:21 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Keep telling yourself that |
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OrdinaryTa
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:50 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. I'll Tell The World! |
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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:59 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. The unions are not the ones trying to get Democrats' votes |
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OrdinaryTa
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Wed Aug-06-03 06:55 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. Just Answering Your Question |
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JVS
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:46 AM Response to Reply #74 |
81. Most unions endorse Democrats |
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Wed Aug-06-03 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
80. Not all unions are uniform in their higher purpose... |
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flyingfish
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Wed Aug-06-03 12:49 PM Response to Reply #80 |
88. Dems are missing a golden chance with unions |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 12:56 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. See post #70 above. |
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OrdinaryTa
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Wed Aug-06-03 01:34 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. Progressive Teamsters |
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mac56
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Wed Aug-06-03 02:18 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. It's hard to defend that part of Teamster history - |
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OrdinaryTa
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Wed Aug-06-03 03:03 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. Hoffa's Biography |
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Wed Aug-06-03 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
103. I met some wonderful Union people last year |
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