Office of Management and Budget Could Soon Unionize Under AFL-CIO
- Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:44pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Usually, when an organization wants to release news without really making it news, it will do so on Friday evening. So maybe it‘s not surprising that it wasn’t until late Friday that a branch of the AFL-CIO confirmed that the Office of Management and Budget — the White House office in charge of number-crunching — could soon unionize.
ABC’s Jake Tapper reports:
Peter Winch, deputy director of field services and education for the American Federation of Government Employees confirmed to ABC News that his organization, which is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, has been meeting with employees of the OMB in the past few months to discuss their work conditions and desire to have more say over the conditions of their employment.
Enough employees – more than 30% — are interested for a union to be formed, he said. The union would be for mid- and lower-level employees.
Winch said that while the employees generally like their work at OMB, even with long hours and working on weekends, “there have been reorganizations they would have liked to have had more voice over.”
The next step will be for the employees to file a petition for an election with the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s Washington DC regional office. That filing could come as soon as today though the move could come on Monday.
And while the federal government is supposed to stay neutral about such moves, the administration seems quite tickled at the news.
Kenneth Baer, OMB communications director, told ABC the Obama administration “is a strong supporter of the right of workers to organize. It is up to the people working at any bargaining unit to decide if they want to join a union or not. Whatever the decision of these employees may be, we are committed to working together to serve the President and the American people.”
Over at National Review, Andrew Stiles isn’t convinced neutrality is a top priority. He writes: “Will be interesting to see whether the White House takes being ‘required to stay neutral’ as seriously as Senate Democrats do in terms of their being ‘required to produce a budget.’”
According to CNN, the union (AFGE) already represents 600,000 federal and D.C. government workers. It is currently in the running to represent TSA employees who were recently granted permission to unionize.
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Comments (240)
geonj
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:16pmif they unionize, the first thing the government should do is negotiate to bring salaries down to the level of private sector office workers. this is all about trying to guarantee democratic votes. and getting more union pac money. but let them strike during a different administation and like the great ronald reagan did to the air traffic controllers ( reagan was a former president of the screen actors guild, but understood public employee unions hurt the american people.) another president can just fire all of them.
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:16pmThe day unions take over the federal work force, our country is doomed! Guess we all know that is precisely what Obama wants as he thinks our Constitution is a disgusting piece of paper! Taking control of our total lives is his goal! Well, Mr. Prez, you swore to “uphold and defend” that pesky piece of paper AND WE ARE GOING TO HOLD YOU TO IT! I find so many citizens who are so stupid to their own rights and how those rights are being violated every day! Just pray Obamacare is overthrown by the Supreme Court as that seems the only option we can hope for–I’ve already lost one of the best doctors ever as she closed her office and would not practice the Obama way! Another specialist I see has opted out of medicare so I now pay the full bill when I get service because my insurance co. will not honor her choice!
Report Post »Paydert33
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 5:46pm@SHERIS……. Very good post!!! Yes, all of us need to pray that obamacare is over-turned by the Supreme Court. I heard Neil Cavuto say…..”that with all the republicans falling by -the-way-side, that this leaves it open for obama big time”. Especially with all the money he is raising….a billion dollars. If he gets another 4 years, it is hello obamacare for good, unless the Supreme Court comes through, which is a big question no one can answer. We think we are doomed now, wait if he gets another 4 years. I can not understand for the life of me how he could win with his terrible arrogance, marxist, against “We the People”, deliberately destroying America, attitude. I can’t stand to look at him. It is lie after lie after lie everyday.
Report Post »IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 6:08pmBHO GUILTY of TREASON, and all the other elected officials that support him!!
Report Post »caprica
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:14pmvote the frick out of the office in 2102 ……he needs to be investigated ! obama and trumpka 2 communsits ! their agenda is to rule …grabing our money and power ! 2 frick who do not honor USA Constittution !
Report Post »can’t even look at the eveil faces of these two traitors and dictators !
progressiveslayer
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:12pmAnother public employee union,that’s just what we need NOT.These unions are parasitic and should be banned,we don‘t need any more unions they’re feeding off the host taxpayer.
Report Post »rjoco1
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:10pmThis and then the TSA employees. I have flown recently and can say without fear of contradiction, the TSA employees are the biggest waste of Gov’t $, just ahead of the USPS and Energy Dept! Good God!
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:27pmThe TSA are not the brightest light bulbs of the bunch. Was this on purpose?
Report Post »264win
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:09pmOur half white half Black racist president will do what ever he can to destroy this country. Wait until it gets closer to the 2012 elections. If he feels that he will not have chance to be re-elected I can just image the hate he will dump upon the American Tax payers
Report Post »JimCDew
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:25pmCan you say HUGO CHAVEZ?
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:08pmEnd Public Unions Now!!
Silversmith
Report Post »IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 6:06pmAgreed! We MUST DEMAND of our candidate no public unions, and to end Obamacare!! No compromise!!
Report Post »Sgt. Greg
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:06pmGoverment Unions.
Report Post »Why don’t we just shoot ourselves in the foot.
This President is running this country into the ground.
We need to stand up and VOTE him out of office.
Untameable-kate
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:06pmRattle gators and grizzly squirrels.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:03pmAGREE!
TEA!
small type.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:02pmNO FRIGGING way.. keep the unions OUT of government at ALL cost..
Report Post »ChipK
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:02pmNO UNIONS in our government!!!!!!! Especially in a department where the socialist president cooks the books on a daily basis. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:01pmWow, the same folks who did not even put a budget out are complaining? This is the biggest office within the executive office. This is probably a 100 billion dollar office that is doing nothing but complaining about work? Fire these freaks now.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:59pm@Untamable:
How about we unleash the javalinas and ground squirrrels at them? Might teach those unions a thing or two about what a real raging critter is?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:59pmABSOLUTELY!!!
abcdefg (lower case letters)
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:58pmThis won’t compromise OMB. NNAAAAAAA
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:57pmUnions strong arm their way in to taking over somebody’s business, in this case, our business. This is an office of the people and should not be able to unionize
Report Post »oldasdirt
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:57pmTo arms,to arms!!.The AFL-CIO are comming!
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:59pmthe afl-cio, A-anti
Report Post »F-freedom
L- liberals
C-communist
I indoctrination
O- organization
let us prey
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:53pmHey Blaze you are missing out on many news stories today. I mean Hawking, hit n run, come on man.
Report Post »Mr. Nice Guy
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:10pmPointy boots, pointy boots! Talk about your cruel shoes.
Report Post »Mr. Nice Guy
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:52pmDoesn’t this look like another nail in the coffin of the Republic to you?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:52pmGive me a break! The White House is going to remain “neutral” about unions?
Tell me another one.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:14pmLenin appointed Stalin the head of the Workers‘ and Peasants’ Inspectorate, which gave Stalin considerable power.
Report Post »WE will all be beet farmers soon.
commonsenseguy
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:56pm@let us prey, are you serious, beet farmers, heck by the time these commies get through with America, we will be lucky to farm dirt.
Report Post »tierrah
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 5:50pm@Showtime: love the new avatar!!! Totally agree …. Draft West!!!
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:51pmGreat, more useful idiots, just what we need
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:59pmA liar and his followers. I wonder which is which.
Report Post »HairRazor
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 10:37amBHO is a prowling rat devouring what he can with his munchkin chump buddies in the unions. He needs to go. This is sickening. 800 billion a year… to thugs.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:51pmHow about a union of Actual American Taxpayers. Only people that actually Pay Income Taxes can join. Then we can go on strike and not Pay any Taxes. Screw these Union Takers. DC is a cesspool.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:01pmWhatever happened to “We the People” and “…to create a more perfect union….”
Report Post »Don’t WE count?
let us prey
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:02pmExactly, the ATU and we strike today.
Report Post »Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:06pmwhere do I sign up.
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:25pmI’d sign up!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:56pmShow
Report Post »I like your new Picture. Go West , Young Man
alienguns
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 4:19pmExactly… a taxpayers union that goes on strike…TODAY…that is a wonderful idea…dang I like that idea
Report Post »Zer0
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 4:19pm@13th Imam,
How about only tax payers be allowed to participate in the electoral system? Period. End of discussion. 90% of this b.s. would be stopped if only those who pay taxes were afforded the right to vote.
Report Post »JimmyP
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 10:11pmDid you know that there is NO union of Union workers? Why don’t they organize their own workers?
Think about it…
THIS IS A TRUE TALE. A PERSON I KNOW WHO IS A SKILLED TRADES-PERSON TOLD ME HE/SHE (let’s keep it anonymous) COULDN’T FIND WORK AT THE LOCAL; HE/SHE WAS THEN HIRED BY HER/HIS LOCAL TO UNION ORGANIZE (READ – disorganize) IN ANOTHER CITY. LATER HE/SHE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RAISES TO HAND OUT AFTER THE LINE GUYS/GALS GOT A NEW CONTRACT BEC THE LOCAL COULDN’T AFFORD TO PAY HIGHER HOURLY RATES…
YUP, MAKES SENSE.
HECK, LET’S MAKE EVERYONE IN THE GOVERNMENT A UNION SLAVE, ELECTED AND NON-ELECTED FIOLK. LET’S RAISE THE PAY RATES, BENEFITS AND GRAFT UNTIL IT COMES OUT OF THEIR EARS AND EYES. WHY THE HECK NOT… JUST TAKE, TAKE AND THEN TAKE MORE. GIVE INTO EVERY UNION DEMAND AND OFFER THEM MORE THAT THEY ASK FOR.
20 MINUTES LATER THEY WILL ALL DISSAPPEAR IN A PUFF OF ECOLOGICALLY TOXIC SMOKE AND WE CAN GET BACK TO WORK.
BEST WAY TO WIN – GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT!
Stupid B@$t@rd$…
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:50pmOMG! More destruction.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:07pmyou are exactly right.
Report Post »ByrdsofMisssouri
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:54pmSeems to be a daily thing. i just hope we do not forget or become lax and let this dictator win again.
Report Post »MomaGrisley2
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 4:13pmWhy are we not taking these people down by successfully convicting them of RACKETEERING?
Report Post »ByrdsofMisssouri
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 4:28pmBecause he also has the justice dept. in his pocket.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:46pmSaved or Created?
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:51pmI wonder what Mitch Daniels thinks about this, since he used to be OMB director for Bush… http://www.elephantwatcher.com/2011/05/mitch-daniels-signs-law-defunding.html
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:55pm^______^______^
Whatever they want at this point. No one is speaking up against all of this really. America will cry out for a few days then somethign new will be in the headlines.
This clearly is one of the many reasons Trumka in in daily contact with the WH. The other is recent headlines about BHO building his grassroots army for the re-election campaign. Enough with the unions all ready… union members wake up you are being used. Forget that… are you better off today than you were when you first started handing over your money to them?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:58pmSo in otherwords another part of the government will be unionized under a communist progressive union with a communist progressive union supported and sanctioned administration led by their own cronies?
Does anyone smell the proverbial rat here?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:02pmThis is SOOO wrong on soooo many levels … enough with this madness come on 2012!
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:04pm30% oh god they will unionize for sure, 35% will be tokens there just because of their race, they don’t work anyway, why would they be against a union getting them more time at home, having to sit in an office and watch streamed tv shows all day isn’t nearly as nice as laying in bed smoking a fatty.
Report Post »gotta light
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:06pmCronyism & Corruption!!!
Is that the afl-cio‘s motto or the NoMomma Obama’s?!?!? OR both?!?
I‘ve seen the emperor’s new clothing and I was not impressed. He’s naked!
Hey bud gotta light?
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:14pmUnions spent $400 Million which funded Obama’s 2008 victory. How many more public work groups will congress allow Unions to acquire?
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:15pmIt’s time to rescind your consent to be governed by the Commies in Washington DC. Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov and send you message. Dear Obama & friends ……
Send one every day.
Report Post »101
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:22pmWhen government enables and strengthens unions, dues–paying members flourish, filling union coffers. This allows public-sector unions to use big money and political clout to elect favorite political candidates, almost always Democrats. Union bosses then get to negotiate with the very public officials they usher into office.
Public-sector unions are among the most powerful special interest groups in America. In the 2010 elections, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) was the biggest outside spender with total contributions of nearly $90 million. More than 98 percent of this money went to Democratic candidates and causes. That’s especially disconcerting when the votes of members were nearly evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. It’s clear that union dues are advancing the quid pro quo relationship of union leadership and government officials.
There is no right to collective bargaining. It is an unconstitutional legislated privilege given to unions by friendly lawmakers. The federal courts have been clear on this point. All citizens have the right to associate in groups to advocate their special interests to the government. But it is something entirely different to grant any one interest group special status and access to the government decision-making process.
Report Post »Mannax
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:33pmWell, we can never trust those numbers again.
Report Post »IronSights
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:49pmYou’ve got to be kidding me! Once this happens there will be NO ability to reduce government size. These crap bags keep expanding government and solidifying their positions so there will be no way to pry these leeches off the tax payers wallet. Atlas doesn’t need to shrug, he needs to do a handstand!
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:53pmThese Unions need to be tried for treason. Federal Unions are unConstitutional (separation of powers, and all).
I don’t elect Union members.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:53pm@Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 2:58pm
So in otherwords another part of the government will be unionized under a communist progressive union with a communist progressive union supported and sanctioned administration led by their own cronies?
Does anyone smell the proverbial rat here?
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Do we smell it? Do we SMELL it?!
Did anyone SURVIVE the smell?!
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 3:57pm@SavingtheRepublic.com,
“Whatever they want at this point. No one is speaking up against all of this really. America will cry out for a few days then somethign new will be in the headlines.”
This is why States need to be forming militias. They are warring against the American people, and they all must be held accountable for their treasons.
SnowLeopard, I know what you’re going to say, but our nation of laws works both ways. Our elected officials swore an oath to the Constitution, and they must also be held accountable when they break the law.
Report Post »Sam Brown
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 4:30pmWe never get the truth out of them anyway.
Sam
Report Post »logictrumps
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 4:46pmIn short the numbers can no longer be trusted that come from this office. If they are organized by a left wing labor organization, then it is their goal to skew any numbers to further left wing big labor objectives.
Who believes numbers from the BLS? 9% unemployment? More like 17% – 20%! If the OMB conducts themselves like the BLS how can they be trusted. The next admin needs to sweep DC clean.
Report Post »Dandylyon
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 5:02pmYou know what they say,“when his hands are your shoulders”
What a couple of shills.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 5:08pmIt is only Fascist and self serving Capitalists that have a problem with workers unionizing to achieve a balance of power with the company. Companies are made up of people, not just capital. While capital is important it achieves nothing on its own. The actual work done by companies that produces the revenue is performed by people. The investor deserves a reasonable return for his or her investment. A return that is should not be based on the exploitation of workers in any country.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 5:16pmThis cannot happen people!! Call your Reps asap!
Report Post »IMPEACHBHO
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 5:56pmThe more Unions, the more votes for enemy No.1
Report Post »Timbotim
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 6:34pmHey, kids! You can grow up to be a government slug AND a union slug! No double-dipping there! Talk about oxymorons.
Report Post »michael48
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 6:47pmhad enough yet???? guess we’ll make Greece the 58th state and Athens the new District of Criminals…OMB..unionized??? good grief, are Americans THAT CLUELESS??????????
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:15pm@JRook,
(continued from prior post)
“While capital is important it achieves nothing on its own. The actual work done by companies that produces the revenue is performed by people.”
Capital represents labor, just like money does (or is supposed to, which is not necessarily the case with fiat money). If you take rocks and wear them down smooth, then you now have capital in the form of sling ammo that can be used to kill your food.
Now, here’s where I talk about the labor theory of value.
It is true that it cost you a certain amount of time and labor to make sling ammo, and you should not reasonably expect to be paid less than it cost you to make them.
But here’s where the labor theory of value breaks down: It may have cost YOU a certain amount of time and labor, but it may cost someone else LESS time and labor to do the same thing – for example, if through a series of trades, I acquire a barrel and a certain kind of sand, I can produce sling ammo cheaper than you – AND I can multitask because the barrel is rolling the sand and rocks while I’m doing something else.
So because I can produce it cheaper, I can sell it cheaper and underbid you and get more money by volume. And if you get a bigger barrel – or more barrels – then you can produce sling ammo cheaper than me. Meanwhile, a lot more animals are killed for food, and everyone benefits.
That’s how a free market works.
(continued on next post)
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:16pm@JRook,
(continued from prior post)
“The investor deserves a reasonable return for his or her investment. A return that is should not be based on the exploitation of workers in any country.”
The investor always gets a reasonable rate of return if both parties of a transaction agree to the terms in the context of a free market – this is true by definition. If a bunch of people are willing to work for a lower wage, then chances are that if someone wants a higher wage, then the employer is going to wisely hold out for someone who will work for that lower wage.
Another thing you have to understand is, with fiat money (like our US Dollar), the money itself isn’t worth anything, and so the number of dollars you have doesn’t matter as much as how much value a dollar represents relative to goods and services being traded by any given person.
But the most fundamental thing you need to understand about economics is that the only reason people trade is to acquire something they want or need more than the thing they’re trading; meaning that all trade concerns, first and foremost, the two individuals actually engaging in a transaction – and since some people have different desires and needs, one good or service is not going to be worth the same thing to all people.
which is why there really is no such thing as a “correct” price – prices and costs are always in flux with the varying wants, needs, and productivity of any given individual.
(continued on next post)
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:18pm@JRook,
(continued from prior post)
Please, please, please, if you have some time, watch the following video. It talks about how the Pilgrims almost starved, why the rainforests are being destroyed, and why the oceans are being overfished – it’s not what you think!
Stossel Show – The Tragedy Of The Commons! (Part 2/4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PuxMS4ooPc
(You’ll notice that there is four parts to this series. I will ask pretty please if you watch all four in the series, it’s really good. I will watch any video you want that has a contrary view in return if you check out this video, and I’ll tell you what I think about it, afterwards.)
Report Post »TheLascone
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:18pmThis has got to stop ….
Report Post »http://www.flickr.com/photos/23630227@N06/5490432688/in/photostream/
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:28pm@JRook,
I got the video wrong, too. Sorry about that. It’s not Part 2, but Part 1, see below.
Stossel Show – The Tragedy Of The Commons! (Part 1/4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tlVHAr_02c
(It would be great if I could edit my posts.)
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:50pm@JRook,
I’m trying to respond to your post, but they’re being posted out of order. Partly my fault, but not all, I think.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:51pmtesting
Report Post »avenger
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 7:59pmgeeezzz…what a surprise ! this is part 1342-15.56 of the take over agenda in the health care bill.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 8:23pm@JRook,
Also, it may be that you are against Corporatism, rather than against Capitalism – they’re not the same thing.
See here.
How to Reach the Left
Report Post »http://media.mises.org/mp3/misescircle-chicago11/03_MCChicago_20110409_Long.mp3
Bum thrower
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 9:56pmGreat; everyone join a Union and watch while some one else works…..works for me….
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 10:10pmBO has GOT to GO!!! NOW
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 10:43pmWow. Brilliant move on their part. They go on strike……
Report Post »Unix
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 11:07pmyeah, unions have the right to assemble, beyond that nada! it’s all hands on deck, no more shuffling the deck chairs! that means CUT EVERYTHING down to 10% of revenues damn that is $2.2 TRILLION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!! Crapola, we spend $3.6 TRILLION, how is THAT affordable, we are all being HAD!!! Pitted against each other…PROPOGANDA! LAMe Stream Media propogates the socialist march, to…Communism! My sworn enemy.
Report Post »nptden
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 11:12pmJust another communist takeover. I’d like to know how many federal union employees are black.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 11:17pm@JRook
Report Post »Posted on May 16, 2011 at 5:08pm
It is only Fascist and self serving Capitalists that have a problem with workers unionizing to achieve a balance of power with the company. Companies are made up of people, not just capital. While capital is important it achieves nothing on its own. The actual work done by companies that produces the revenue is performed by people. The investor deserves a reasonable return for his or her investment. A return that is should not be based on the exploitation of workers in any country.
—
THAT exploitation you cite is called a fair wage…stand on your own two feet and negotiate if you have the cahones m8!
Meyvn
Posted on May 16, 2011 at 11:22pmScary.
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 12:42amThe people of the United States are not running the Goverment the Unions are. There was a Law that Federal Employees could not join a union. Then they were allowed and there was a Law that they could not strike. But they did under Regan. He fired them. It is now time to get the Goverment back. This is very serious I tell you. Unions should not be allowed in the Goverment at all. They are a speical interest group and they are running all the employees and can hold us all hostage if they want to. How stupid have we been. The Unions are laughing at us they will control the people who make the government run and thus they control the Goverment. If we think it is bad now wait until they start to pressure the branches of Government. If they don’t get whatever they want then we will all pay a price.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 12:45amAFGE has no reason to even exist. This plot has to be stopped completely.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 6:37amGovernment is not populated by ‘workers”. Government is filled with “public servants.” There is a difference.
Report Post »G3L
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 6:52amHow to fix the problem, Impeach Obama and have him removed from office, term limits on all elected officials. No office should more than two terms or 8 years. Go to a flat tax and get rid of the IRS, go private with Social Security. This should help downsize some of the goverment. Next give every tax paying citizen $300,000.00. However with this money they must pay off all there credit card debt, buy one American made vehicle and pay off home mortage. Now look at what we did, paied off all credit card debt, sold american goods and jumped started the ecomony, and helped the housing market. Also lower all elected officials salary and disband all UNIONS in the federal goverment.
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 8:36amgreat just great , another lunge forward by the commies. i’m redy for a fight!
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 5:55pmTrumka ( shrek ) and obummer two coummunist working to bring down America
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on May 17, 2011 at 10:17pmOnce the union moves in they will discover that the average employee works too hard and that more should be hired to make the work load “fair”. The government of the US is out of control!
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