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Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice
Associated Press ^
| September 5, 2020
| Aaron Morrison
Posted on 09/05/2020 12:36:43 PM PDT by buckalfa
NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening to authorize work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement amid calls for concrete measures that address racial injustice.
In a statement first shared with The Associated Press, labor leaders who represent teachers, autoworkers, truck drivers and clerical staff, among others, signaled a willingness Friday to escalate protest tactics to force local and federal lawmakers to take action on policing reform and systemic racism. They said the walkouts, if they were to move forward with them, would last for as long as needed.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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Hey, it is Labor Day weekend. Unions have to union you know!
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:36:43 PM PDT
by
buckalfa
To: buckalfa
What, they not going to report to work Monday? Hey union (socialists) assclowns———phu cough!
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:40:05 PM PDT
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: buckalfa
What is racial justice ? I bet these people have NO IDEA either
To: buckalfa
Teachers are going on strike?
They haven't done any work for 6 months. Who is even going to notice if they go on strike or not?
To: SmokingJoe
Not postal workers though; illegal to strike (I am USPS emp. since 86)
To: buckalfa
Somebody needs to ask these pinkos what’s wrong with equal rights?
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:43:25 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: buckalfa
You can’t strike without a grievance against your employer. If they don’t show up, fire them. There are plenty of people looking for work.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:43:40 PM PDT
by
motor_racer
(Who will bell the cat?)
To: SmokingJoe
"They haven't done any work for 6 months." The kids are better off for it.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:43:49 PM PDT
by
blam
To: buckalfa
They can all CHOKE ON IT. GO HUNGRY. Extortionist bastards.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:44:27 PM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: buckalfa
Proof its fake:
2020 Their US Presidential ticket includes a candidate whose family owned over 200 slaves.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:46:09 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(It's 2020 & the DNC runs a candidate whose family owned over 200 slaves. When did the parties flip?)
To: buckalfa
Union politicking has been considered essential services since March of this year. Not so much going to church though.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:47:03 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
To: buckalfa
AOC has been floating the idea of a General Strike for a while now.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:47:28 PM PDT
by
aynrandfreak
(Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
To: motor_racer
I think what they’re going for is a European-style ‘General Strike’, the kind that attempts to bring down governments.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:48:28 PM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: buckalfa
Most union guys I know would not be for Burn Loot Murder (BLM).
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:48:37 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Leave me alone, I have no incriminating evidence on the Clintons)
To: buckalfa
Good - then hire more white guys for NFL/NBA teams.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:48:47 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
To: buckalfa
Doubt they’ll do it.
I suspect organized job actions would void contracts.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:48:53 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds.)
To: buckalfa
“...amid calls for concrete measures that address racial injustice.
What concrete measures about what racial injustice?
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:49:55 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Prediction: G. Maxwell will surprise everyone by not dying anytime soon.)
To: buckalfa
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:50:04 PM PDT
by
4Liberty
(As a conservative college professor I'll pro'ly be fired soon & then killed. Been nice knowing you!)
To: buckalfa
“...labor leaders who represent teachers, autoworkers, truck drivers and clerical staff, among others, signaled a willingness”
Laughable. Labor leaders are paid shills and hardly represent the beliefs of their workers. And from the list above the only group necessary are the truck drivers. (Wife is a conservative teacher)
All of the truck drivers I know support Trump.
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:51:08 PM PDT
by
jcon40
(The other post before yours really nails it for me. IOr keep people from / PC ing in ver and alway)
To: buckalfa
Maybe this is why Boeing has been rumored to be considering a 1 October plant halt across Boeing for at least 3 months?
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posted on
09/05/2020 12:51:26 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Have!)
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