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Watch out: More Obama union pay-offs in the works
Michelle Malkin ^ | 12/20/10 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 12/20/2010 9:46:49 AM PST by Nachum

On Friday, President Obama mollified Big Labor bosses at the White House. Which means you better watch your wallets.

Angered at the tax deal, union leaders marched into 1600 Pennsylvania with a renewed list of grievances and demands. AFL-CIO chief thug Richard Trumka was there, along with: United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard; American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten; Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry, and United Auto Workers President Bob King.

One item on the Big Labor wish list: more failed government-funded infrastructure spending:

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, speaking for the union presidents at White House, backed administration efforts to boost funding for infrastructure projects.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; payoffs; union; works
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1 posted on 12/20/2010 9:46:50 AM PST by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

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2 posted on 12/20/2010 9:47:18 AM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Killing America .....


3 posted on 12/20/2010 9:54:11 AM PST by goodnesswins (You deciding how to spend your health care $, thatÂ’s freedom. Govt deciding, thats a death panel)
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To: Nachum

Most of the union types in my area appear to be having multiple orgasms over the thought of high speed rail projects.

Will probably give my neighbor in the electricians union another 44 weeks of work before he can go back on unemployment.


4 posted on 12/20/2010 10:01:43 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Nachum
Trumka not only wants to sell you a bridge, he wants to build it, too.
5 posted on 12/20/2010 10:04:16 AM PST by JPG (A new sheriff is on her way and she's ready to cleanup Dodge.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“Most of the union types in my area appear to be having multiple orgasms over the thought of high speed rail projects.”

and no TSA security screening, after all, if the airline industry is crippled maybe people will take the train:)


6 posted on 12/20/2010 10:10:55 AM PST by Beowulf9 (Stuck in Arizona and hating the sunny weather.)
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To: Nachum

Where’s Issa and his investigators? Jail time please for the corrupt human waste in this Regime and this Congress and for Union thugs and goons.


7 posted on 12/20/2010 10:37:20 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Nachum
union leaders marched into 1600 Pennsylvania with a renewed list of grievances

Like Greece, this will be the daily headline as Obama plugs in more and more of his pet projects. As always, just can't afford democrats anymore!

8 posted on 12/20/2010 12:26:20 PM PST by CRBDeuce (here, while the internet is still free of the Fairness Doctrine)
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