Comments on: Unions: Service Sector Workers’ Path To The Middle Class http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:52:01 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: cornucopia http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152682 cornucopia Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:01:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152682 <p><a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_charles__060620_the_strange_language.htm"> oops, here’s the real link, sorry</a></p> oops, here’s the real link, sorry

]]> By: cornucopia http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152667 cornucopia Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:56:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152667 <p><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/old-client.htm"> here’s something that will make you weep</a> as if this thread isn’t bad enough</p> here’s something that will make you weep as if this thread isn’t bad enough

]]> By: pb http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152384 pb Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:29:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152384 <p><a href="http://politickybitch.blogspot.com/2006/06/illegal-immigration-post-number.html">http://politickybitch.blogspot.....umber.html</a></p> http://politickybitch.blogspot…..umber.html

]]> By: pb http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152367 pb Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:18:24 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-152367 <p><a href="http://politickybitch.blogspot.com/2006/06/illegal-immigration-post-number.html=">enter illegal immigration</a></p> enter illegal immigration

]]> By: Watson http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151724 Watson Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:11:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151724 <p>#83 ‘Please explain to me how supporting the Democrats are going to change this.’</p> <p>Good point.<br /> One difference is that Democrats’ traditional constituency creates IOUs that we can try to enforce after an election. (Democrats talk about justice in election years, Republicans never do.)<br /> Let’s get Dems to commit in their platform to reforms like making union membership the default setting, and requiring uniform bylaws promoting internal union democracy.</p> #83 ‘Please explain to me how supporting the Democrats are going to change this.’

Good point.
One difference is that Democrats’ traditional constituency creates IOUs that we can try to enforce after an election. (Democrats talk about justice in election years, Republicans never do.)
Let’s get Dems to commit in their platform to reforms like making union membership the default setting, and requiring uniform bylaws promoting internal union democracy.

]]> By: c1byrd http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151701 c1byrd Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:26:10 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151701 <p>The Democratic party started the assault on unionization in America. Jimmy Carter, as President and Ted Kennedy pushing the Bill in the Senate deregulated transportation. That was the beginning. I worked for Piedmont Airlines. The Airlines are a service industry. Airline employees from the most compensated to the least have taken 40-50% cuts in compensation. Please explain to me how supporting the Democrats are going to change this.</p> The Democratic party started the assault on unionization in America. Jimmy Carter, as President and Ted Kennedy pushing the Bill in the Senate deregulated transportation. That was the beginning. I worked for Piedmont Airlines. The Airlines are a service industry. Airline employees from the most compensated to the least have taken 40-50% cuts in compensation. Please explain to me how supporting the Democrats are going to change this.

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151577 newtonusr Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:37:34 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151577 <p>From tonights Frontline:<br /> “He traded integrity for access, and that’s a bad bargain anytime in life”.<br /> David Kay, speaking on Tenet… Hello?</p> From tonights Frontline:
“He traded integrity for access, and that’s a bad bargain anytime in life”.
David Kay, speaking on Tenet… Hello?

]]> By: Margot http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151576 Margot Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:33:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151576 <p>cbl….This is one I remember hearing about. One reason I like the IWW.<br /> <a href="http://labordallas.org/hist/little.htm">http://labordallas.org/hist/little.htm</a></p> cbl….This is one I remember hearing about. One reason I like the IWW.
http://labordallas.org/hist/little.htm

]]> By: tim woods http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151570 tim woods Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:24:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151570 <p>New orleans no unions poverty.Las Vegas unions strong middle class.</p> New orleans no unions poverty.Las Vegas unions strong middle class.

]]> By: owlbear1 http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151539 owlbear1 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:50:04 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/unions-service-sector-workers-path-to-the-middle-class/#comment-151539 <p>What do they call it when Slave owners don’t even pay for Food, Shelter, and Healthcare?</p> <p>Oh Yeah, MURDER.</p> <p>As in $5.15/hr is Murder.</p> <p>Hmm, but wait!!</p> <p>CEO pay has risen at 6% per year for the last 15 years.</p> <p>Make that Pre-meditated Murder.</p> What do they call it when Slave owners don’t even pay for Food, Shelter, and Healthcare?

Oh Yeah, MURDER.

As in $5.15/hr is Murder.

Hmm, but wait!!

CEO pay has risen at 6% per year for the last 15 years.

Make that Pre-meditated Murder.

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