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Old 02-14-2008, 09:09 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Let's get rid of qualified union workers and hire a bunch of scabs, you get what you pay for
Are union members qualified before or after they join? If it's before, then there are qualified non-members. If it's after, then there are unqualified members. Bottom line is that union membership has absolutely nothing to do with workmanship.
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Old 02-14-2008, 09:13 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I thought this thread said "unicorns suck"



Which would explain why smooth glued a horn to a horse.
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Old 02-14-2008, 10:34 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Unions Suck 02-14-2008 08:42 AM You suck.


I guess I pissed off some Union loving #### wad, No Balls Anon Karma Giving Pussy


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Old 02-14-2008, 10:44 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Okay, you think Unions suck.

I want you to work 16 hour days, including weekends, forget about holidays, forget about a lunch hour or safe working environments, forget about sick leave, forget about maternity leave, forget about age, sex, and racial discriminations......

Try living your life without all the good things that have come from the sacrifices that working men and women of unions have made, and then tell me again that unions suck.
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Old 02-15-2008, 12:09 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Lord have mercy, I'm agreeing with Forestal! I agree that some union workers are complacent because of their union protection but, truth be known, we wouldn't have the payscale we have today or the vacation time & medical benefits if it weren't for the unions. I've been union member all of my working life, a shop steward in the last 5 years and I'm still a member in retirement. What you reported RP was not unusual but an isolated incident. The union normally uses scare tactics on it's members who cross a picket line during a strike.
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I thought this thread said "unicorns suck"



Which would explain why smooth glued a horn to a horse.
That wasn't a horn, nor was it a horse..

Google Sybian..

He stayed on the full 8 seconds!!!
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Okay, you think Unions suck.

I want you to work 16 hour days, including weekends, forget about holidays, forget about a lunch hour or safe working environments, forget about sick leave, forget about maternity leave, forget about age, sex, and racial discriminations......

Try living your life without all the good things that have come from the sacrifices that working men and women of unions have made, and then tell me again that unions suck.
Yep, Unions suck.


Chryslers are made by Union Workers, BMW's aren't..


nuff said.
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Old 02-15-2008, 12:40 AM   #18 (permalink)
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When I hear or read the word union it is followed by mafia...or mobsters...I don't know why! Don't get mad!
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Old 02-15-2008, 02:23 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Unions have outlived their usefulness.

If you think unions are so great try being the child of a union carpenter that refused to do non-union work when money was tight.
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Old 02-15-2008, 04:34 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Yep, Unions suck.


Chryslers are made by Union Workers, BMW's aren't..


nuff said.
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