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1776Forever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:47 PM
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Vote on this CNN poll "What is your view of Labor Unions?" Need your input!
http://www.cnn.com/

Right now - 12:45 est -
53% negative
27% positve
20% neutral

.................

My comment is: How in the heck can you be neutral if you are middle class? People have no idea what the Unions have given to this country! There would be NO middle class without them.
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:49 PM
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1. Done - need lots of help n/t
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whatchamacallit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:50 PM
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2. Wow, Americans are such dumbasses...
done.
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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:50 PM
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3. .
What is your general view of labor unions?


Negative53%67571

Positive27%33859

Neutral20%24955

Total votes: 126385


This is not a scientific poll
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:54 PM
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4. Done
Non-union workers do not realize the benefits they enjoy were fought for by Union Workers.

The wages, safety, retirement and insurance benefits were not something companies, (even non-union) gave to employees out of the kindness of their hearts.

The anti Union propaganda for the last 30+ years has done its job.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:56 PM
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5. Here's the latest @ 12:54 EST --
What is your general view of labor unions?
Read Related Articles
Negative 54% 69624
Positive 27% 34783
Neutral 20% 25627
Total votes: 130034


I don't necessarily think it's just being Freep'd, sadly -- I think the lies and horror stories of the unions are being believed by more and more people. :shrug: Hope I'm wrong.
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Jokinomx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:56 PM
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6. over 130,000 voted and over 54% have a negative feeling of Unions..
Edited on Fri Feb-18-11 12:57 PM by Jokinomx
This is exactly why we have no hope of winning. It is beyond me that people don't see that Unions are our only way to have a say in our lives at work.

Do these people know what life without Unions would be like?

Damn they are stupid... yes I said it.. they are just stupid!

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mimitabby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:57 PM
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7. the reeducation program about unions has worked
most americans get mad when they think about unions. Ask them instead what they think of teachers, firefighters and nurses...
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BoWanZi Donating Member (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:01 PM
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9. A lot of them think that teachers are quite overpaid
Seriously, they think think that teachers are paid plenty and have so many fringe benefits such as lots of time off and so on.

That is just something I hear fairly frequently.
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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 12:58 PM
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8. Don't believe the results
The US Chamber of Commerce and various other "pro-business" front groups have a sophisticated online astroturfing apparatus to skew online polls, spam discussion boards to reflect their agenda.
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madmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:18 PM
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10. FYI.. I voted on this about 9:00 this morning and the numbers haven't changed since, makes one
wonder:tinfoilhat:
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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:22 PM
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13. That's because online polls are basically gimmicks to get
people to click on a site.Clicks sell advertising.These polls are all non scientific and absolutely meaningless.
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Gothmog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:19 PM
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11. Done n/t
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:21 PM
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12. Yikes. What is wrong with people?
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:25 PM
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14. 27% positive still, hmmm...?
Anyway, CNN has propagandized against unions for many many years. No wonder we're stuck on stupid.
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Fla Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:37 PM
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15. Done, but negative up to 54%. Need help people. n/t
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JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 01:38 PM
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16. Done k&r
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newtothegame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-11 11:25 AM
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17. Done, but why do we flood these polls; to make an unscientific poll more unscientific? nt
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tallahasseedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-11 11:31 AM
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18. Done.
Edited on Sat Feb-19-11 11:32 AM by tallahasseedem
Freeper force is really hitting this hard today, aren't they?

I'd put money on the fact that this is done mostly by paid hacks.
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