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Expel "The Ruling Class"!| 11.19.10 @ 4:01PM
This comes as no surprise. Unions are nothing more than another arm of the Democrat Party & the (Un)American left. What was once a good idea has been thoroughly perverted by leftist politics & a thirst for power by union leaders.
"All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton
PattyMor| 11.19.10 @ 4:39PM
Not only are they an arm of the DemoCrat Party; they are also an arm of the communist Party.
p-squared| 11.20.10 @ 7:03AM
Pretty inefffective video to me. Seems like a lame attempt to spark class warfare between rank&file; and the bosses, but none of the rank&file; have the balls to stand up and say "You know what? You're right!" As long as the government keeps delivering to the bosses, the rank&file; will stay in line.
Kris Lepine| 11.20.10 @ 10:30AM
My husband worked for the Detroit Carpenter's District Council in the 1980-90's. He could write a book on the corruption and theft he saw happening. He ran against the leadership twice but was defeated. Thank God he got out when he did. The second man he ran against, Ralph Mybry, is in federal prison and has more charged pending. He is accused of stealing million from worker's union dues. Speaking of union buildings; the Carpenters International office was moved from Washington DC to Las Vegas, Nevada. Now why would they do that? So they can be closer to their money, is my guess. Those union love to gamble, especially with other people's money.
Go to the FBI's own web site regarding union oversite and count the convicted union officials who steal union dues each and every year. I counted hundreds the last time I checked and of course there are many more that haven't been caught.
solo| 11.20.10 @ 10:30AM
The "Rank & File" aren't going anywhere.
Where else can they go to get paid twice as much for half the work?
They're Marxist tools who have sold their souls (and that of our once great nation) for an easy buck!
And wearing an American flag on your hard hat doesn't obscure the fact that you're an enemy to America and everything she stands for.
mysterian1729| 11.20.10 @ 12:03PM
Whatever happened to Beck vs CWA?
JimmyT| 11.20.10 @ 12:58PM
22% to 52% of their dues goes to the dem party. These are some really stupid people paying the dues. Union workers make up about 13% of the workforce. 5% is government employees. Leaving 8% of the private sector being unionized. This number used to be above 20% 40 years ago. Can anybody say "obsolete"?
Oldefarte| 11.20.10 @ 1:38PM
Labor unions are destroying this country, period. The sleazy Democrats who receive $billions in political contributions from same proclaim that greedy corporations, fat cat, wealthy/rich individuals are destroying the middle class when it is their political blow-buddy labor unions that are to blame. Companies facing exorbatant labor union set wage rates have necessarily resorted to outsourcing their factory operations overseas in order to reduce their employee payroll costs from cheaper labor. This has contributed substantially to the current huge unemployment rate among our nation's workforce. US labor [because of labor union wages] is simply too high priced. If unions were outlawed/disbanned etc, companies would return to hiring this country's residents as their employees, returning their factories/operations to the US, etc. Anyone now unemployed should thank the labor unions [and the Democrats also] of this country for the economic mess that we are in today!!!!!
Mojo Risin| 11.20.10 @ 1:51PM
The next president to go on the $1.00 bill is going to be the the person who outlaws unions. Imagine the dollars that are not going to pension funds, not going to reduce members health care costs, but going to keep socialist redistributionists, redistributing our tax dollars...
John Carrellas| 11.20.10 @ 6:05PM
Union members are nothing more than "useful idiots" for the Democratic Party.
The Dems need more "idiots" though, that's why they are courting the illegals.
Rust Belt Robert| 11.22.10 @ 2:35AM
There aren't enough private unions to bother with except in the "City-States" on both Coasts and the Great Lakes and they are fast helping to bankrupt the states they are located in. It is the government unions and teacher's unions that really have their snouts in the public trough!
Cromulent| 11.22.10 @ 10:11AM
Why weren't the UAW's numbers included in this video?