Seems funny being on the same side as Sweeney.
OOps....here come da unions!
If they can't organize...better NOBODY organize! hee.hee.
It took you long enough........sheeesh had to think about it did ya'???
Unions in general should be in favor of amnesty or anything that makes it easier for immigrants to become naturalized because that repreesents a bigger pool of employees likely to be in unions.
The guest worker program doesn't offer that option.
Secure the borders and then deal with the illegals.
The great majority of Americans - moderates and independents and conservatives - strongly oppose amnesty and "gift" citizenship and will vote for candidates supporting border enforcement and citizenship truly earned.
We have an oldtime company closing here in Upstate NY with 200 employees. The sign says: "Moving to Mexico".
One of these days, Mexico will simply say: "We'd like to become the next state in the USA.....and hand us ALL the problems they refuse to deal with.
"The corporate strategy is export good American jobs and then import cheap labor," he said. "That might be good corporate strategy, but in my judgment, it's not good for the American worker."
Hey Byron take a look at a non-union Toyota plant in Indiana.
A dedicated Teamsters union worker was attending a convention in Las
Vegas and decided to check out the local brothels. When he got to the
first one, he asked the Madam, "Is this a union house?"
"No," she replied, "I'm sorry, it isn't."
"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The house gets $80 and the girls get $20," she answered.
Mightily offended at such unfair dealings, the union man stomped off
down the street in search of a more equitable, hopefully unionized
shop.
His search continued until finally he reached a brothel where the
Madam responded, "Why yes sir, this is a union house. We observe all
union rules."
The man asked, "And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get? "
The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
That's more like it," the union man said. He handed the Madam $100,
looked around the room, and pointed to a stunningly attractive blonde.
"I'd like her," he said.
I'm sure you would, sir," said the Madam. Then she gestured to a
92-year old woman in the corner, "but Ethel here has 67 years seniority
and according to union rules, she's next."
Apr 6 6 - Guest worker proposals divide America's unions
"Guest worker programs are a bad idea and harm all workers," AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said in a written statement. "They cast workers into a perennial second-class status."
By April 10 6 apparently Democrat elites got to Sweeney to force him to change his public posture on illegal aliens.
IMHO Sweeney genuinely articulated rank-and-file positions at first but then flip-floped under Democrat elite pressure. It seems disingenuous for the Wash Times to continue using Sweeney's genuine original position in light of his subsequent flip-flop.Apr 10 6 - Throngs rally for immigrants
Others speaking at the rally included Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington; Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza; and John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO.
"We all hope," Sweeney said. "We all love. We all dream. We all worship. We all work. We all have rights."
The unions will continue to die regardless of illegals. They cannot compete (see GM, Delphi, etc.) in a free market- except the gubmint unions, of course.
Union Leaders Boo McCain on Illegal Immigration
Let's not get too excited until we see if Sweeney is trying to form Illegals Local 101...
The unions would agree to second-class status for illegals as long as they are the overseers.
I'm amazed that the unions have their heads this much above sea level.
They have been way in the same camp as Blacks, just campaigning hugely for dems, who have done NOTHING for them.
Unions were against NAFTA; dems didn't even pretend to fight it.
The dems are not really for working people and sometimes I think the union leadership is not either.
This division will grow and fester as the Sweeney side ( AFL-CIO) struggles against the Stern/Hoffa side the SEIU and other already broken away unions. Nothing that can possibly come from this can be helpful to the Democrats. One of these sides will have to make a sharp break away to the anti illegal alien side. The Democrats are already stuck on the pro illegals side. Of course Sweeney will never support a Republican so he will likely support no one in November. That will hurt the Democrats. The SEIU can not U turn and support the Democrats all out because that was the main issue in their split to begin with. If they did just start automatically supporting Democrats, the purpose of their break away would be defeated and the will come off as mere opportunists.