This is what we have to deal with.... - Democratic Underground

daleanime

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Wed Jun-15-11 12:47 PM
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This is what we have to deal with....

Guy's waiting for his girlfriend to finish work last nite, and for nearly an hour all we hear from him is how great his new job is. Triple time, double time, breaks, medical, etc....etc.... When she's done and their leaving, I remind him to thank his union rep. He takes a surprised look at me and says.....

"The union doesn't do anything for me ofter then take $30 a week from me."

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

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Brickbat

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Wed Jun-15-11 12:49 PM
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1. LMAO.

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daleanime

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Wed Jun-15-11 12:53 PM
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3. Now I can....

but I've still got the bruise from the way my jaw dropped then!:wow:

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arbusto_baboso

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Wed Jun-15-11 12:52 PM
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2. SIGHHHHHHHH

What a dumbshit.

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Zoeisright

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Wed Jun-15-11 01:08 PM
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4. I hope you enlightened him. Or at least laughed in his face.

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daleanime

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Wed Jun-15-11 01:52 PM
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9. Huh, yes...

I did laugh a bit....:blush:

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Angry Dragon

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Wed Jun-15-11 01:08 PM
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5. Some people have lost the use of their brains

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Wed Jun-15-11 01:08 PM
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6. Did you remind him that most non-union jobs do not

have triple time, double time, breaks medical, etc...etc.... - that only UNION JOBS have those things and that is what his union "did for him"?

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daleanime

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Wed Jun-15-11 01:13 PM
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7. Well, what I say was....

"How long do you think you would have all that (triple time, etc...) if the union was gone?"

Hopefully got him to thinking.

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Blue Meany

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Wed Jun-15-11 01:14 PM
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8. Unions also help (or at least used to help) non-union workplaces

that raise salaries and benefits to keep the unions out.

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Wed Jun-15-11 02:30 PM
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10. Yeah, USED TO

Now there are so many unemployed the market is ripe for cheap wages and slave treatment. Already people don't want to take their vacations or call in sick in fear that their job will be gone when they get back.

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Doctor_J

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Wed Jun-15-11 03:26 PM
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11. I am telling you

as soon as the media in this country is cleaned up, we'll start recovering in a big hurry. This idiot is obviously a hate radio/Fox "news" addict. I apologize to all of the DUers who are addicted to that shit, but if we do get the US back on track, you'll have to get your fix of lies and propaganda off of the short wave radio and internet. As long as these terrorists blanket the airwaves, there is no hope.

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