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UNIONS THREATEN BUSINESS
620 WTMJ ^ | 3/10/11 | Charlie Sykes

Posted on 03/12/2011 5:30:20 AM PST by SonofReagan

That's a nice business you got there. Pity if anything were to happen to it if, say, you didn't toe the line and denounce Governor Walker like we're asking nice-like.

"In the event that you cannot support this effort to save collective bargaining, please be advised that the undersigned will publicly and formally boycott the goods and services provided by your company."

Wisconsin Professional Police Association, Jim Palmer, at 608.273.3840.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: business; unions; wisconsinshowdown
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To: SonofReagan

Making a threat is a crime. I presume that in Wisconsin anyone making a threat can and should be prosecuted.

Unless, of course, this business of we being a “nation under laws” is a myth.


21 posted on 03/12/2011 6:08:39 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: SonofReagan
How about if the People decide they'll boycott ALL Union goods and services?

Unfortunately, it would only hurt the people who are FORCED to be Union Members, and there's no way to boycott GOVERNMENT UNION SERVICES, and they are the ONLY Union people affected (until they can opt-out).

22 posted on 03/12/2011 6:09:24 AM PST by traditional1 ("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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To: chickadee
M & I was a failing bank and was acquired by Harris Bank of Canada

Harris Bank of Chicago ... owned by BMO (Bank of Montreal) Financial Group, which is coincidentally headquartered in Toronto, not Montreal.

Probably more than you wanted to know.

23 posted on 03/12/2011 6:10:19 AM PST by TheRightGuy (I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
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To: Daisyjane69

We’re in line to get constitutional carry. Yes, they should move on that immediately.


24 posted on 03/12/2011 6:11:36 AM PST by rabidralph ((Mu)Barack must go!)
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To: TheRightGuy

** Probably more than you wanted to know. **


Not really:)

The bottom line is that those who claim to “protect and serve” are proving to be quite adept at threatening and bullying.


25 posted on 03/12/2011 6:18:14 AM PST by chickadee
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To: SonofReagan

All the brown shirts bios. Mr. Palmer looks as much as a cop as Ronald McDonald does.

http://www.wppa.com/contact/bios.htm


26 posted on 03/12/2011 6:18:24 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: chickadee
The bottom line is that those who claim to “protect and serve” are proving to be quite adept at threatening and bullying.

indeed, it's a world turned upside down

27 posted on 03/12/2011 6:25:23 AM PST by TheRightGuy (I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
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To: Daisyjane69

They don’t meet until Tuesday, but agreed.


28 posted on 03/12/2011 6:38:07 AM PST by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: NTHockey
"Making a threat is a crime.....can and should be prosecuted."

Your logic is similar to the protesting thugs.

What threat? Is my saying that I'll no longer read childish posts like yours a threat? And if so, who determines it to be?

How often have you seen FReepers propose boycotts for one reason or another? Would you have them prosecuted?

Grow up.

29 posted on 03/12/2011 6:50:11 AM PST by diogenes ghost
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To: SonofReagan

Nice protection racket you got goin’ there, Jim.


30 posted on 03/12/2011 7:37:24 AM PST by CarryaBigStick (My office is an Airtractor 402)
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To: SonofReagan

All this union crap reminds me of the old, black and white gangster movies.


31 posted on 03/12/2011 8:18:38 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Look for the union label and just say, NO!)
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To: oh8eleven

Exactly. Law enforcement is not a function of “Associations”.

Maybe Palmer’s got some beer muscle goin’ on.


32 posted on 03/12/2011 8:31:15 AM PST by Gene Eric (*** Jesus ***)
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To: diogenes ghost

Listen up, sonny boy. I’m old enough not to care what others think of me. That said, the grandfather in me looks kindly on those who resort to childish arguments.

The difference between proposing a boycott on FR and writing a letter to a business threatening a boycott should be, as my learned Calculus professor often remarked: “intuitive to the casual observer”. And when it comes from a police association, it becomes a threat. Direct vs. indirect - get it, sonny boy?

The beauty of FR is that we are free to say what we wish, without fear of punishment (except for trolls and profane posters). LIkewise, all of us are free to read posts - or ignore them. I will lose no sleep over whether you read my posts or not, sonny boy.


33 posted on 03/13/2011 1:37:36 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: SonofReagan

So, what is new about this? The whole purpose of unions is to threaten business.


34 posted on 03/13/2011 1:55:39 AM PST by Fresh Wind (TOTUS knows how to give a speech. Obama knows how to read.)
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