Posted on 09/15/2009 8:52:39 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
An interesting admission by James A. Williams, president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades in Philadelphia, can be seen in an interview he did with the Philly Inquirer. It is an admission that conforms one of the things that anti-union folks have been saying for years, but one union officials are loath to admit.
While discussing the hard economic times, the Philly Inquirer asked how the recession was affecting the union. In his answer President Wilson admitted that his union uses out-of-work members for "political events." Wilson mentioned that they lower dues to $1 a month after a member has been out of work for more than six months, but that isn't just the kind hearted union looking out for its members. No, the union expects something in return for that lowering of dues.
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So instead of having the big drop in membership, this way here, we utilize them for political events, we can keep them informed on various things and still keep them as active members.For a long time those on the anti-union side have claimed that union members are forced to appear at political rallies, told to go by union masters. Here is one union boss that doesn't seem ashamed to admit that his rallies are peopled with forced union participants.
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Interesting. May be seeing a split as the trade unions recast themselves to the historical legacy of true craft unions rather than marxist fronts. That would be great.
Gomer Pyle was unavailable for comment.
In certain states - Force people to join unions, force them to “work” at political rallies and also force them to pay union dues - ALL in support of uber socialist candidates.
I think the old USSR was more free.
Ok...
WHERE IS MR. OBVIOUS???
I'M SHOCKED
Nothing like some free choice for the “working man” huh you union freaks! Unions are a scourge upon free societies.
Thanks for the great Claude Raines photo.
It has now been saved to my computer’s hard-drive (and back-up drives)
in the “Democrats” file of “My Pictures”.
Which is really a bit of a mis-statement as the late, great Mr. Raines was simply
portraying a decent fellow posing as the average corrupt government official.
Until he met up with a kindred soul in the form of “Rick”.
He did a great job carrying off “a role of a lifetime”.
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