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  61% of Americans OPPOSE Limiting Union Bargaining Power

  by blondie in

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  http://themoderatevoice.com/102199/usa-todaygallup-poll-61-oppose-limiting-union-bargaining-power/.

  themoderate voicean internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right no more fear.

  this is why americans vote against economic self-interest .

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  Understand. Take care!!
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  61% of Americans OPPOSE Limiting Union Bargaining Power

  by blondie in

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  http://themoderatevoice.com/102199/usa-todaygallup-poll-61-oppose-limiting-union-bargaining-power/.

  themoderate voicean internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right no more fear.

  this is why americans vote against economic self-interest .

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  Hi Robdar,

  Tax Dollars. Our tax dollars allow politicians, who want to stay in power, to *negotiate* contracts. The politicians are only giving the union bosses what *they* want. Union assured votes for said politian. It has been a never ending cycle. Seemingly.

  I have been in two separate unions. I know how hard it is to fire a union member. It is almost impossible. One was stealing from the compnay. I had him on camera. For months I monitored and documented his actions. I was not his supervisor, just a worker. I was also the union rep which put me in a bind. They (The union guys) wanted me to lie and destroy the film. I wouldn't and was really put into a tough situation. In the end, it took over 3 months, with him being on paid leave, for the investigation and union reps to come in etc. He was fired with full pension. He had been there for 15 years. In the private sector he would have been out the door and perhaps prosecuted. He stole over $15,000 worth of product and customers.

  It is even harder to fire a teacher or cop who has union reps. I could find stories, but, why bother? No one here wants to believe it.

  My attitude is not "I don't have it why should they", my attitude is "I'm a taxpayer and our state is broke". They are employees of the state and the state, as their employer can no longer afford the ridiculous terms that were negotiated by the previous crooks in office. Between pay and benefits, those state and local workers are suitable for WalMart. Maybe. They are lucky the Neotism system has worked so far. Most of them are lazy and not at all happy to help you when you go to their place of work. They don't give you proper information and they don't do their jobs well. Again, in the private sector, they would be immediately fired and a new person put in their place who would try harder and be happy.

  Are all WalMart workers happy? No. Are Target workers? Mostly. I haven't had a negative experience at Target. I have at WalMart.

  I just want them to paid realistically. Like the rest of America is. Having the local taxpayer fund their pension fund and pay 100% for their insurance is crazy!! The local governments simply cannot afford it.
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  61% of Americans OPPOSE Limiting Union Bargaining Power

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  http://themoderatevoice.com/102199/usa-todaygallup-poll-61-oppose-limiting-union-bargaining-power/.

  themoderate voicean internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right no more fear.

  this is why americans vote against economic self-interest .

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  In Illinois and especially Chicago, the unions have a strangle hold on the city. Yes, the politicians got us into this. That does not mean that we should continue on like sheep and just sit back and take it.

  I sent the following article to my Mom who, being a typical JW does not pay attention to the local news:

  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-civic-pensions-0210-20110209,0,3198498.story The city of Chicago is $23 BILLION in the hole to Union Pension Plans: The Civic Federation releases a report showing the unfunded liabilities for 10 city and county pension funds grew sixfold from 2000 to 2009, with shortfalls now totaling nearly $23 billion, or $11,000 per Chicago resident. As the article states, she will be facing property tax increases and reduced services in Chicago. All because of the pensions that crooked politicians cooked up with Union Bosses--to keep them both in power. And funded with OUR TAX Dollars. Why is everyone putting their heads in the sand? This has happened all over the US. I, for one, see no reason for unions in a government environment. Is the government going to put the workers at risk? Is the government going to treat them so bad? They can leave just like any other employee and get another job. Why on earth does a group of government employees need collective bargaining? Why shouldn't they pay into their own retirement plan, like I do? Why shouldn't they pay for apart of their own insurance, like I do? Why shouldn't they be fired for doing a shitty job, like I can be? Why can't they negotiate their pay, like I do? Why do they need a Union negotiating everything for them? Bottom line? They don't. The union bosses need their money to pay the politians and the politicians need the union money to purchase their positions.
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  My Labrador died can anyone please help me. I can't stand the pain.

  by Witness 007 in

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  my wife recovered from depression just 14 months ago and things have been going well.....so much so that i started a buisness for her and we are two weeks into it.

  my labby was ill vomiting abit of discomfort, i thought great, you ate something bad again!

  the vet gave him a shot and sent us home.

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  I'm so sorry!
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  OMG Justin Bieber got a hair cut???

  by darthfader in

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  gasp..... http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/justin_bieber_haircut#tab=most_recent&id=86727.

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  Dreamy!!

  Justin and Tom.
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  We're like a cult with better Kool-Aid

  by darthfader in

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  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110222/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_billboard_flap_jonestown.

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  Very poor taste.
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  Needs help telling my mom that I dont want to be apart of her religion

  by LovelyEunie in

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  i really don't know how to just tell my mom that i dont want to do be a jw, i mean i really shouldn't have to tell her if she'd actually pay attention to my attitude everytime she goes on a religious rant, but she chooses to stay blind and keeps making me go to that place and sit through meetings that i don't agree with on most occasions...i think that she thinks that if she keeps making me go then i'll miraculously have a change of heart and want to stay in (which will never happen).

  i don't want to be disrepectful about it but since she obviously doesn't care about my feelings towards it, then why should i care if i hurt her feelings in the process, you know?

  i just really don't know what to do, everytime i go to that place i feel fake because everthing they instruct us not to do, i've pretty much done it or will do it with no remorse, and i don't care either way.

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  My mom still witnesses to me and still sends me the WT and Awakes. I throw them in the trash. I sometimes put the phone on mute and unmute it when I figure she is done witnessing. I was not DFd so perhaps she is counting her time.

  As for college, all I can say is "IT WORKS!". Seriously, when you say you have to go to the library because you have to research something and no, you can't use online research, you really need to get up and go. As for FS, use school as an excuse. If you have to meet with the geek club to do it, try. Anything to not to have to go pound on doors will make it worth it. A big plus will be the friends you'll make.

  I've learned that once I paid my bills, my mom was happy I could. It is a lot easier to preach to me when I'm paying my own way.

  Good luck!!
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  Needs help telling my mom that I dont want to be apart of her religion

  by LovelyEunie in

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  i really don't know how to just tell my mom that i dont want to do be a jw, i mean i really shouldn't have to tell her if she'd actually pay attention to my attitude everytime she goes on a religious rant, but she chooses to stay blind and keeps making me go to that place and sit through meetings that i don't agree with on most occasions...i think that she thinks that if she keeps making me go then i'll miraculously have a change of heart and want to stay in (which will never happen).

  i don't want to be disrepectful about it but since she obviously doesn't care about my feelings towards it, then why should i care if i hurt her feelings in the process, you know?

  i just really don't know what to do, everytime i go to that place i feel fake because everthing they instruct us not to do, i've pretty much done it or will do it with no remorse, and i don't care either way.

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  ^^^^ What LTW said.

  Oh, and go to college. Community college. I know, I know, they don't saction it. *They* don't have to. It is your life and your future. Pay your own way. Take out loans, work part-time, etc. Do what ever you have to.

  And, a plus side, home work and class time are a perfect excuse to not go to the KH or out in FS. Another way to get out of going? The campus library. You need to research a paper and the book is at the library on campus.

  Think about it.

  It worked for me. Honest.
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  Chill out, relax and join me in the land of the TORTOISE.

  by nicolaou in

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  why does every waking moment need to be filled with something?!.

  when was the last time you just kicked back and daydreamed, got lost in a novel or wasted an afternoon listening to your old l.p's?

  the world is so fast, work has deadlines, housework must get done and when you think you've finally caught up another pile of tasks lands in your 'in tray'.. i want to be a tortoise!.

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  I'm a Hare, I need to run. Then I'll be relaxed.

  
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  Did you do very early morning field service?

  by truthseeker in

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  in my old congregation, there was a group of dubs who started field service at 4am - yes, that's 4 o'clock in the morning.

  i went with them on a few occasions.. to be ready, you'd have to be up at least 3:30am to get washed and dressed and maybe get a bite to eat.. at 4am, our designated driver would show up along with a couple of sleepy eyed jws trying to "get their time in.

  " many times we'd go pick up a jw only to find they forgot about service and overslept.. .

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  I'm curious, did you leave any call back information on these mags?

  It has been decades since I went in FS and I simply don't recall if we gave people our information on how to contact us. Since I was either paired with my sister or another woman from the hall it seems strange if we would give out personal info to strangers. What is done now? Do you leave your personal or contact info with strangers on how to get a Free in Home Bible Study?

  And, did any of you ever get any RVs from these efforts? Seems like such a waste of time and sleep.