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mountain grammy

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25. K&R As retired union members, we are hopefully watching the rebirth

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 11:37 AM

Nov 2013

of the labor movement in America. It was done before, but took plenty of blood, guts and tears.
I think Americans have been beaten down enough now to fight back.. I sure hope so.

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Robert Reich, "One of the most encouraging things I'm seeing isn't happening in Washington. [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2013 OP

Union membership is dropping like a stone. Shemp Howard Nov 2013 #1

We should inform the tea party, aka Koch heads . . . Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #2

In the meantime, cancel NAFTA Shemp Howard Nov 2013 #5

And turn back TPP/TPIP Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #10

Yep! We should have elected THIS guy instead: bvar22 Nov 2013 #12

Wow, no one even saw this...??? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2013 #17

And when taxes were much higher on the wealthy and corporations. pangaia Nov 2013 #26

Maybe new unions will come out of the movements he's talking about el_bryanto Nov 2013 #3

I hope so. IMO, Unions have failed to keep apace with the rightwing onslaught. And they are too KittyWampus Nov 2013 #6

Fake progressives huh ? Myrina Nov 2013 #4

Yeah, that does bother me a bit... Shemp Howard Nov 2013 #7

and he was the only one to vote no on the initial Iraq vote. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #11

Yep. No good Democrat should EVER go into the Lion's Den... bvar22 Nov 2013 #13

... Enthusiast Nov 2013 #22

Actually Union membership is on the rise. INdemo Nov 2013 #15

K & R SunSeeker Nov 2013 #8

K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #9

And I believe Occupy Wall Street had a lot to do with this. cui bono Nov 2013 #14

I went to the biggest Black Friday Wal-Mart strike/protest in the country last year pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #20

I really think OWS spurred a lot of this by getting income disparity out into the dialogue. cui bono Nov 2013 #21

OWS: perhaps the only folks with good intentions left Shemp Howard Nov 2013 #23

K&R ReRe Nov 2013 #16

Sorry, wrong place pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #19

k&r n/t RainDog Nov 2013 #18

K&R nt TBF Nov 2013 #24

K&R As retired union members, we are hopefully watching the rebirth mountain grammy Nov 2013 #25