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[dockman]

well well well the idiots are pissing the union off now ....it's about time

http://content.usato...y-union-balks/1

[xg22]

If I wanted to shut down the port, I could do it without Occupy. I don't need 'em," says Jeff Smith, president of ILWU's Columbia River District Council. "This is a question for the Occupy movement: Why would I want to send my people home? Why would I take a job away from somebody?

"I don't get what they're thinking. It's my job to put people to work. I've got jobs for 'em, so I'm going to put 'em to work. And I'm going to take some of Wall Street's money."


With 'modern' Union leaders like this who needs enemies?

Yes if they occupied the port(s) for a day or 3, people would go without pay but are they hurting the workers more or the retailers who aren't getting their outsourced freight in time? What kind of impact would these kind of shutdowns have on the image of the 1% if they did retaliate against these shutdowns?

In the same article it is mentioned (that all of us already are aware) that the Ports have had a long running battle against non union trucks.


I see this as a missed opportunity by the Union to draw further awareness of what their grievances are and I wonder what ever became of the concept 'One for all, all for One'

[dockman]

well let me tell ya if a bunch of NON-UNION idiots came over and tried to block us from working ... there would be a fight ....I damn sure wouldn't let some NON-UNION idiot try to prevent me from earning pay and try to take food from my family's table ...these idiots don't want a job and i damn sure don't sympathize with lazy asses trying to prevent others trying to earn a living and getting UNION contract health and welfare benefits ... so let me get this straight xg22, your a union member and you think it's OK for SCABS to strike your company and prevent you from working?

[dockman]

well well well the sesame street gang is pissing the union off with their strike at the port ..yup we got a group who says they are for the union man but is trying to prevent the union man from working ... this same idiot group also supports illegal aliens working here unionbusters is what they are

[Farley]

better do a little more research docky....most port drivers are not Union, and most Longshoremen support the occupy movement, but their leadership would be in violation to come out in support........

[xg22]

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Their skin is sensitive and can't withstand all that exfoliation

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[dockman]

Farley, on December 17 2011 - 09:34 AM, said:

better do a little more research docky....most port drivers are not Union, and most Longshoremen support the occupy movement, but their leadership would be in violation to come out in support........

but the union members are losing work over this ....so don't try to say this is about the non-union workers when union families are being affected the union can make changes through collective bargaining and organizing without the help of illegal alien labor supporters ... just like we did about interlining in the National Master Freight Agreement and the supplements

...so tell me farley why are you a fan of non-union bums blocking union workers from work ... and why does your idiot protesters( that happens to be a majority non-union themselves) support open borders and believe that everybody in the world has the right to work in america illegally? and why ain't your buddies in the occupy bs down at the mexican border protesting mexican trucks coming across delivering goods all over the USA?...oooo that's right, that's part of their open borders and illegal alien's right to work policy here in America

[dockman]

well the sesame street gang continues their attack on union members who wear the blue with this

http://www.washingto...al-data-online/

they are endangering the lives of union families across America that protect You and your Family.... where is the outrage?