Im trying to find a local Springfield commemorative 150 (operating engineers) 1911. I know this isnt marketplace section, but ive never even seen one. My father in law has been trying to get his hands on one with no avail. He's retiring later this year and i wanted to get him one as a retirement...
So with all the union talk, what are the pros and of course cons of labor unions. both at the employee level and employer level, and the effect on the economy as a whole?
this is not meant to be a union bashing thread but im sure it will become one.
in short, if you were in a conversation with...
Too bad Mitch Daniels isn't on INGO so I could rep him. Ya'll just rep the guy ahead of you in this thread in celebration. :rockwoot::rockwoot:
IN YOUR FACE PAT BAUER!:laugh:
I took this pic on my way to lunch as I drove past Laborers union local 120. I counted over 14 buses in the pictured parking lot and 2 more in the union hall parking lot.
Regardless of your thoughts on the right to work, the unions are taking it serious and throwing a lot of money and man...
Who thinks right to work is a good thing for Indiana considering in is predominantly republican?
Please answer if you vote
If for it why?
If against why?
Police are investigating, it could be a lone disgruntled employee, a lone union member or it could be the work of a union thug (been known to happen). But the owner of a non-union company has been shot and his car damaged by what very clearly appears to be a pro-union attack on a non-union...
Public school children are being taught collectivist dogma through puppet shows. Think twice before sending your kids off to socialist bootcamps that barely prepare them for a substantive academic future.
Indoctrination Fridays: Curriculum Teaches Kindergartners to Unionize
I can't help but just shake my head whenever I read this stuff.
They plaster these things all over the place.
If they're difficult to read, you can read them better in my photo alubum.
According to Advance Indiana and the findings in a filed CFR. Whoda thunk it? Of course this may be illegal, too bad we are unlikely to find out, as gop member and AG Zoeller seems unmotivated to pursue the matter.
Advance Indiana: Unions Funded Democratic Lawmakers Exile In Urbana, Just As We...
Ohio’s turn to revolt: Thousands flood statehouse over anti-union bill | The Raw Story
shar.es The massive, government-crippling protests in Madison, Wisconsin have now spilled over into Ohio, where over 5,000 rallied Thursday in opposition to a bill that would eliminate collective bargaining...
Feds to Grant Union Rights to Airport Screeners - FoxNews.com
First of all, govt employees shouldn't be able to unionize. Second of all, if you think its hard to get rid of an out of control "safety measure" now.... wait til they have a union to slow the process down. Heck, watch how MUCH...
WARNING: AGAIN NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED. THESE ARE NOT MY JOKES, THEY ARE OFF RANDOM WEBSITES
Im pretty anti union, in case you couldnt tell. I do happen to have a Teamster job. Please dont tell me "If you hate unions, you should quit your union job"
Its not really a valid argument, Im not...
This is disgusting. But unfortunately its not surprising. Its just a simple inside look at what happens at a union event.
Part 1
YouTube - Teachers Unions Gone Wild - Volume I
Part 2
YouTube - Teachers Unions Gone Wild - Volume II
A union worker was fired for wearing a shirt that had the name of his son's aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, on it.
This leads me to the question I asked in my thread title.
Do unions hate the military? So much so that merely having a son in the military and showing support for...
Friend of mine just went to pick up his new car today and did the walk around before accepting it.
Good thing he did!
Somewhere along the delivery chain someone pee'd on the back seat. The seats are black, so they don't look stained and the unrine dried out, but the smell remains. He also...
Congratulations to the UAW local 23 for standing together and rejecting an offer that would have kept the Indianapolis metal plant open. Congratulations on the lose of 650 production workers and more than 50 salaried workers jobs. Where was the win in your stance? What did you gain? How does...
Once again a union has decided that they'd rather see their members on unemployment and welfare than working. Their decision to refuse pay cuts has likely doomed a plan to resurrect their plant and keep jobs in Indy. Yay, unions! :rolleyes:
via Indiana Barrister
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"Everywhere there is a working American there should be a union. We will not go away ever," said George McGregor a UAW Spokesperson.
Nice. There's only 5,000 people working at Toyota here in SW Indiana...
UAW Wants Toyota Workers To Join Union - TriStateHomePage.com