Union members block Market Street to protest layoffs

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 11/23/9 | Bay City News

[SmithL]

Unionized city employees protesting layoffs and wage reductions marched from San Francisco City Hall to Market Street this afternoon, blocking off a busy intersection during rush hour.

[Mobile Vulgus]

Fire EVERY unionized government employee. It should be illegal to be in a union and work for the government.

[Nervous Tick]

Why weren’t they at work? Fire their asses.

[mia]

Do they think they are the only ones to be laid off? Didn’t they hear that their state is almost bankrupt?. . . or is it already bankrupt?

[truthguy]

It’s like these people have been on another planet for the past few years. Do they read a newspaper or have interest access? Don’t they know that CA has 12% unemployment? What idiots these people are. But then again it’s San Francisco.

[blam]

"Fire EVERY unionized government employee. It should be illegal to be in a union and work for the government."

We'll never get OUR country back until this is done...every last one of them gone!!!

[chris_bdba]

They voted for all of the spending that bankrupted California and now they B*tch when the bills have to be paid?

[Tzimisce]

Liberal eats Liberal.

Maybe they’ll kill each other (figuratively speaking of course).

[dila813]

How’s that Hope and Change working for you fellers?

Still enjoying yourself?

The government is going to take 1000 from the rich guy and give you guys with 10 for free healthcare.

Suckers...

[FrankR]

In my experience, unions traditinally have very little power in layoff situations, except that seniority be followed.

There is really not much a union can do if a business is losing money, and has to lay off people...it's a fact of life. Now, I don't know much about government unions, maybe that doesn't hold for them.

But, I don't see how governments could be immune to layoffs, since the government actions are causing most of the layoffs.

They need to go and lay down in obama's driveway....

[The Mayor]

Coming to New York next.

[REDWOOD99]

Union cops just got overtime.

[fhayek]

Or it should be illegal for public employee unions to contribute to political candidates.

[boycott]

I hope every union worker loses their job, pension and health care benefits.

They don’t care for me or America so why should I give a flip about these thugs? In fact, they bleed off the rest of society.

[presently no screen name]

Hey thugs - take it to Pelosi’s office!

[RobRoy]

Welcome to France.

[21twelve]

Well, Detroit anyways.

[Mobile Vulgus]

France, Detroit, what’s the diff.... they are both hellholes!