Missouri Dems Propose To Make It A Felony To Oppose Unions

It's rather difficult to admire unions when the head of the AFL-CIO, socialist Richard Trumka comes out in favor of the violent Occupy Wall Street thugs. Trumka exerts major influence over the Democrat Party by way of the tremendous amount of dues members are forced to pay. Unbeknownst to many members, much of their money goes to support political candidates and influence elections that favor a left-wing political agenda. Please don't believe that unions don't have a major stake in politics. They certainly do, but mostly only in favor of left-wing, radical politics and socialist ideals.

 

The only purpose served by today's unions is to raise money for liberal politicians, plain & simple. The propaganda they spew is designed to convince the rank & file that everything they have is because of the union (so the dues keep rolling in).
The unions served a purpose, at one time, but their time is passed.

 

Mike Golash, former Transit Union president, local 689, stated that it's his goal to overthrow capitalism and "build communism". Really? He wants to build communism? Wow. That's incredible.

While speaking at an Occupy DC "People's Assembly" on Sunday, former Amalgamated Transit Union local 689 president Mike Golash said his political goal is to "make revolution in the United States, overthrow the capitalist system and build communism.”

“Progressive labor is a revolutionary communist organization,” he told Occupy DC activists at the Luther Place Church in downtown Washington, D.C., the Daily Caller reported Monday.
According to Golash, he and his comrades are “trying to learn something from the historical revolutions of the past: the Russian revolution, the Chinese revolution, the revolutions in Cuba and Eastern Europe.”

“What can we learn from them so we can build a more successful movement to transform capitalist society?” he asked.

"Golash recently retired from his job as a public transit bus driver. The ATU local 689, which he used to lead, bills itself as the third-largest union local in North America," the Daily Caller added.
Since its inception last September, the Occupy Wall Street movement has been endorsed by the Communist Party USA, the Chinese Communist Party, Islamists and white supremacist David Duke.

The organization has also received the blessing of many prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and DNC boss Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Last year, the anti-capitalist movement received a warm welcome at an international socialist conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Last October, Harrison Schultz, an Occupy Wall Street organizer, told MSNBC's Al Sharpton thatrevolution is the goal of the protests that spread across the country.

"Part of the problem, part of the issue is that I think that a lot of the people that are here are in fact anarchists, are in fact revolutionaries," he said. "And putting a revolution, putting a revolutionary change into political terms is very difficult to do. Because we're trying to get away from all the problems."
"Again, we don't really want to fix them: it's revolution, not reform," he added.
Golash seemed to agree.

“An organization has to be built which can bring down capitalism,” he said.

http://www.examiner.com/article/for...y-to-overthrow-capitalism-and-build-communism

Here. Listen to him in his own words. Forward to 1:23 in the video:

 

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February 28, 2013
Several Philadelphia labor groups allegedly used feces, urine, spit, and fire to persuade businesses to hire union labor and area businesses are fighting back.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday ordered members of the International Board of Teamsters Local 107, Pennsylvania’s self-described “most powerful labor organization,” to stop assaulting and spitting on employees, vandalizing vehicles, and obstructing business operations at the Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc.

Jim Morrissey III, whose grandfather started the cement mixing and construction service company, launched the suit after striking drivers dragged a company mechanic from his truck after obstructing the road with nails—an incident captured on surveillance tape.

“He was scared to death, surrounded by six to eight guys he thought were his friends,” Morrissey said.

Local 107 secretary-treasurer Shawn Dougherty downplayed the NLRB ruling.

“This fella’s so litigious that anything that’s said or done with this particular labor dispute is exaggerated,” Dougherty said. “We normally don’t comment on the NLRB decisions.”

Morrissey says he is not anti-labor. He decided to appeal to federal authorities after concluding that local officials would turn a blind eye to the issues plaguing his business.

“I had no choice but the NLRB: They said they were going to put me out of business and they’ve put a tremendous amount of pressure on other groups to not hire us,” he said. “The unions in Philly run the show; it’s a big joke with the police and the politicians—they just look the other way.”

Leo Knepper, executive director at the Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, said the legacy of union dominance in the “Keystone State” has created an aura of invincibility among labor groups.

“When anything threatens [union] interests, they react violently,” he said. “Unions have such a strong influence in local politics that it gives them carte blanche to do whatever they want because no one is willing to enforce the law against these guys.”

Morrissey says union intimidation tactics are no longer effective with the availability and affordability of surveillance.

“When you have them on tape, they can’t deny it,” he said. “Technology changes everything and the unions aren’t savvy enough to get that.”

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Unions just keep on causing damage. When will pro-union liberals wise up?

Union contracts could be in crosshairs as Gov. Snyder intervenes in Detroit​

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Michigan lawmakers tired of failed efforts to save Detroit from its long, slow decline are poised to appoint an emergency manager who will assume control of virtually all aspects of city government. And union contracts could be in the crosshairs. ​

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The contracts, and their benefits, have contributed to nearly $15 billion in unfunded liabilities for the city – an attractive target for any manager looking to cut costs and shift money to much-needed government services such as law enforcement and trash pickup.​

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Republican Gov. Rick Snyder made the decision to appoint the manager Friday, after agreeing with a state review board that concluded Detroit was in a state of financial emergency with no satisfactory solution.​

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“Chronic budget problems have taken a significant toll on everyday life for citizens,” Snyder said. “Detroiters deserve to feel safe when they walk down the street, to have their street lights on, to have the bus show up to take them to work.” ​

Snyder must wait until at least March 11 before making an appointment to allow the city to appeal his emergency declaration – setting up a likely showdown with leaders of the Democrat-controlled city.​

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“The appeal is coming irrespective of whether a manager is appointed,” city school board President LaMar Lemmon told FoxNews.com on Monday.​

Lemmon argued that whoever the emergency manager is should look beyond union contracts to balance the budget. “Organized labor has already been cut to the bone,” Lemmon said. ​

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He also complained that Snyder was using a legal "loophole" to appoint a manager before a new law takes effect March 28. Under current policy, the manager would have authority over contracts; the new law would still give the manager full authority to restructure or terminate union contracts but also give local governments and schools alternatives to an emergency manager, including a mediator and filing for bankruptcy. ​

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Detroit, once the center of the country’s automotive industry, has been sliding for decades – with a general fund in the red for roughly the past nine years and a fiscal 2012 deficit of $327 million. ​

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The city’s myriad problems are in part the result of the country’s overall decline in manufacturing and U.S. automakers moving operations elsewhere.​

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However, the city has a history of corruption, including Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick resigning in a 2008 sex-and-perjury scandal that cost the city almost $9 million from a lawsuit and legal fees.​

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As a result, officials have struggled to keep up municipal services in the sprawling city with a population – and tax base – that is just half of what it was in the 1950s and with unemployment remaining in the double digits.​

However, getting enough revenue to get the city running again could come down to terminating or restructuring the union contracts, under the full strength of the law.​

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"You come up with one reason why Detroit is now in this situation: It's the unions," Matt McCall, president of the Penn Financial Group, told Fox News on Monday. "The unions are destroying Detroit." ​

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He said something like an emergency manager is needed because the officials now running Detroit are not going to make tough decisions about the union contracts.​

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Voters call the new law slightly better than the one they repealed in 2011 -- but still call it a "dictator" law that hands power to the state.​

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"Mussolini got the trains to run on time,” Lemmon said. “But America made the decision a long time ago to have a democracy.”​

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As an alternative to fiddling with contracts, he recommended making Detroit suburbs help out the city and making sure municipal employees live within city limits.​

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Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/04/union-contracts-in-crosshairs-as-gov-snyder-intervenes-in-detroit/#ixzz2MdobvxYB​