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Statement of by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Today’s Fast Food Strikes
AFL-CIO ^ | September 4, 2014 | AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Posted on 09/04/2014 4:10:06 PM PDT by mdittmar

“Working families everywhere applaud the courage of the fast food workers who are striking today and engaging in acts of civil disobedience in over 150 cities. And we applaud the unity and the collective spirit displayed by members of AFL-CIO state federations and labor councils who have joined today’s protests in solidarity.

This nation was built on the fundamental beliefs that work should be a gateway to the middle class, and that no job should ever trap someone in poverty. That’s why the ‘Fight for Fifteen’ movement is surging and the protests are getting ever louder. It’s time for corporations to hear this resounding message: every worker deserves a fair wage and the right to form a union without retaliation. We support them.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aflcio; trumpkahalfwit; unions
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To: mdittmar

“courage”? It takes courage to strike because you want more money? I don’t see that as courage. I see people that want everyone else to pay them more because they don’t have any qualifications to do anything else.


21 posted on 09/04/2014 5:15:29 PM PDT by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: plain talk

There might not be robots yet capable of handling tasks but touch screens are certainly available and I do expect to see more of them show up everywhere. Could certainly get rid of anyone taking an order, accepting payment or delivering product.

Our local grocery stores never have more than one or two check out places manned by a real person but lots of self-check out areas. My bank has only one attended drive through area but two with do it yourself deposit machines. I would think somewhere along the line some of these people striking for more money would take a look at what has happened in other industries.


22 posted on 09/04/2014 5:23:44 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Objective Scrutator

We live in a society where people are too stupid and unmotivated to learn how to scan a barcode into a machine,...”

Excuse me! With the price I pay for groceries I want someone else to bag them, put them in my cart and put them in the trunk of my car. I also would like to see the return of the gas stations which have attendants who not only pump my gas but also check my oil, the air in my tires and wash my windows. And no I’m not a liberal or a snob. I just happen to appreciate a little help.


23 posted on 09/04/2014 5:30:22 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: mdittmar

I can see the $15 an hour achieved and then it will be “ju went fries wit dat burger gringo”?


24 posted on 09/04/2014 5:34:38 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (If you are reading this then you are probably one of the NWO designated 6.5 billion excess people.)
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To: Grams A

you bring up a good point. It is no longer a futuristic discussion. In just the last few years we have seen lots of minimum wage losses at places like HD, Walmart, Sam’s due to automation. It’s already happening.

These strikers are just disposable pawns in the continued march towards greater socialism.


25 posted on 09/04/2014 5:34:52 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: mdittmar
ALL STATES RIGHT TO WORK.

NO COMPULSORY UNION DUES.

NO WITHOLDING OF UNION DUES FROM PAYCHECKS

OUTLAW ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS

NO EARLY VOTING

NO FELONS VOTING

VOTER FRAUD MINIMUM 5 YEAR SENTENCE.

THROW OUT ALL REGISTRATIONS, NEW NATIONAL VOTER ID CARD REQUIRED TO VOTE.

INVESTIGATE , INDICT, AND IMPRISON ALL SOCIALIST CROOKS IN THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS.

DEFUND ALL LEFT WING PNP ORGANIZATIONS.

26 posted on 09/04/2014 5:37:33 PM PDT by Rome2000
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To: mdittmar

Any of the strikers work in the Fast food industry ?


27 posted on 09/04/2014 5:38:26 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: mdittmar

Great, I will never eat in a unionized
fast food joint. I hope they all get fired!


28 posted on 09/04/2014 5:59:15 PM PDT by fedupjohn (America...Designed by Geniuses...Now inhabited by Idiots..Palin 2016...)
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To: re_nortex

Meanwhile in other news,

http://www.businessinsider.com/momentum-machines-burger-robot-2014-8

Keep on dumbles...


29 posted on 09/04/2014 6:05:20 PM PDT by Adder (No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
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To: Rome2000
AND . . .

IMPEACH ALL JUDGES WHO IGNORE THE CONSTITUTION OR CITE FOREIGN LAW IN THEIR DECISIONS.

DEFUND ALL AGENCIES NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION. YES, THAT INCLUDES EPA, IRS, FEMA, FTC, FEC, FCC, LABOR DEPT., NLRB, DEPT. OF ED., NATIONAL PARKS, DEPT. OF ENERGY, HEALTH AND INHUMAN SERVICES. . .

—LAY OFF ALL STAFF AND SELL ALL OFFICE SPACE AND EQUIPMENT TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

THEN, ON DAY 2 . . .

30 posted on 09/04/2014 6:06:20 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: mdittmar

Trumpka should be embarrassed....the AFL - CIO needed entry level fast food workers as fooder for his thug union...

Basically exploiting them to continue to line is own pockets...

At the end of the day....fast food will automate....shed lots of non skilled workers and china will be happy to build all those new touch screen menu boards to order...

Pretty damn hard to unionize a touch screen and maybe Trumpka can visit china and try to unionize those folks...lol


31 posted on 09/04/2014 6:17:07 PM PDT by Popman (Jesus Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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To: mdittmar

Hey Richard, let’s say you get your $15 and hour and I’m working at some fast food place making $15 an hour. But I’m pretty sharp, bust my ass and over two years I manage to get raises to $17 an hour.

Then the minimum wage is raised to $17 an hour. Now rookies are making the same as me. My two years of busting my ass is for naught.

Have you ever thought about this Richard?

And what about the business owner (without whom your union would cease to exist overnight)? Jumping a person who is making, say, $8 per hour to making $15 an hour does not make that employee worth almost 100% more than they were.

The “minimum wage” is 100% artificial and is not based in economic reality.


32 posted on 09/04/2014 6:57:26 PM PDT by upchuck (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
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To: jazusamo

Richard Trumka is 49 and I suspect has never had a minimum wage job. In 1995, he was making $165,000 as secretary-treasurer to his now $293,750

The guy’s job probably was / is cracking heads. The money he makes publicly is not what he makes privately.

Anyone here making $165,000 at 30 years old and not an engineer/doctor? He certainly was not getting minimum wage.


33 posted on 09/04/2014 9:20:35 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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