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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 07:49 PM Original message |
Recruiting Hispanics for Kentucky Coal Mines Raises Debate |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. and now it begins... |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. "1,400 laid-off union miners in Western Kentucky"... |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 08:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Hard to tell, but UMW union dues supported Kerry |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 01:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. There's quite a few Democrats in western Kentucky. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:44 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I was wondering about that too - thanks for the link. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Union Busting ..... Plain and Simple |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. The undercurrent of GOP racism runs swift-boat-ly. bastards, all of them. |
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Orrin_73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. "$18 an hour and up, plus benefits"!!!!!! |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. No, that's not low pay. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. but your job's probably much less likely to cripple or kill you |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. It is low pay for an undergroud miner |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 03:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. And you deserve more |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. they are not going to pay Hispanics |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. 'my fiance is a construction superintendant and he CANNOT find |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 12:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. What makes you think non-union mines are not going |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 03:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Everyplace isn't booming like Vegas |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. "Hispanic" does not automatically mean "undocumented" |
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cantstandbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. These miners are "Bush people" they get what they voted for. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 01:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Did they have a special on broad brushes down at Tru Valu today? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. How do you know how they voted? |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-18-06 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. There are thousands of laid off miners in this area |
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Comadreja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. The bad attitude goes both ways |
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Comadreja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. BTW |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
20. more exploitation in the works.... |
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