Last week, AFL-CIO bosses viciously accused the grassroots citizens who are increasingly alarmed about unfolding Big Government power grabs (and who are expressing their legitimate concerns at Congressional town hall meetings on government run health care) of orchestrating "extremist disruptions" in coordination with "a growing number of health care reform opponents, including Republican leaders trying to kill President Obama’s reform initiatives."
AFL-CIO operatives are convinced that these so-called "extremist disruptions" are meant "to kill health care reform, not debate it, not refine it, not find a middle ground, just kill it."
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer and heir apparent to AFL-CIO chieftain John Sweeney, had this to say:
"Mob rule is not a democracy. People have a democratic right to express themselves and our elected leaders have a right to hear from their constituents -- not organized thugs whose sole purpose is to shut down the conversation and attempt to scare our leaders into inaction."
Such over-the-top hyperbole might be dismissed if it didn't come from someone who makes his living coercing and intimidating. After all, union bosses are the ones known for intimidating and shouting-down people who refuse to toe the union line. When anyone questions Big Labor's government-granted special privileges, union bosses frequently resort to intimidation, harassment, or worse to end the discussion.
And Trumka himself has tacitly endorsed such thuggery. Here's how he responded to reports of UMW union violence against independent-minded workers:
"I'm saying if you strike a match and put your finger in, common sense tells you you're going to burn your finger."
The presumptive AFL-CIO president Trumka isn't the only culprit, of course. When California teachers Judy Liegmann and Jeralee Smith spoke out against forced union dues for politics, union bosses rounded up a mob of union toughs to shout down and intimidate them. As Ms. Liegmann and Ms. Smith bravely announced their opposition to funding union political activism, union militants chanted "shame on you" while other Big Labor goons booed and hurled insults. This sounds like REAL "extremist disruption" to me.
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Union Thugs
I saw the same thing with my son when he worked at Safeway. Being force to pay dues to a corrupt union that was funneling money to the democratic party. The only way to solve this is to put union leaders in prison where they belong, and then outlaw all unions in the country by declaring the unions as gangs, and treating them as you would the cripes or any other gang. Then you can put them in jail where they belong.
"Unions Don't Care"
I wonder if you and other Americans are "aware" that Obama is going to "do away with Teamsters Union oversight" so that the feds won't be watching over them anymore (instead, Obama's putting unions on his "team")!! Hey, I also was a union worker...but I NEVER wanted to be. When I started my job, the union guy told me that I didn't "have to" be a part of the union, but my DUES would be taken out of my pay check anyway!! Tell me THAT isn't un-American!!
"Who Knows Mob Rule Better Than Union Bosses?
Barack Obama, Rohm Emanuel, David Axlrod, and all the other Chicago thugs in the White House.
Pat Watson
Please try harder
If you are going to quote people, and provide a link showing where you got the original quote from, at least have the link to the full official statement. In several articles you have published on this site, your links merely lead to a different writer, usually on your staff, making the same point. People aren't stupid, (altho maybe the people that subscribe to your intentions are,) and will notice when you are so deliberatly trying to take a quote out of context. I understand that your agenda doesn't really envolve taking both sides, but at least try not to be so blatent when spewing your partisan garbage.
Sincerely, Jordan S. Adams Atlantic City, NJ
Out of context.
You liberal Obama worshippers always revert to the tired, old cry-baby claim that,"this was taken totally out of context" when you find yourselves painted into a corner or have your foot in your mouths. You stand before the world screaming you did'nt swallow the gray mule although it's tail is hanging out of your lying mouths. You thoroughly and totally make me sick!
Amen, right to work states RULE
Atlantic City, NJ hummmmmmmmm. Traveled through there on my way to Maine from South Carolina. Sure ran into a ton of self-centered and very unfriendly drivers on that leg of the trip. Think I'll stay in SC where us backwoods folks make a living on our own without having to pay someone to handle our negotiations 'fer us. Unions had their time in place and it has passed. Keep twisting that arm and it is going to fall off sir. Keep twisting and you'll eventually chase all manufacturing off shore where wages are in tune with the job performed. Don't know if you have looked around lately on that off-shore thing or not but we are almost there.
William Jackson - South Carolina
Reply to Jordan S. Adams
I am intellegent enough to recognize the writings of a dedicated liberal. You folks take things out of context all the time and NEVER apologize or correct your false statements. If you don't like the material you are reading, I suggest you cancel your subscription to the NRTW pages. I come from a family with long time associations with organized labor including an uncle who was the assistant to George Meany when he was president of the
AFL-CIO. Not all union people are ignorent as you caracterize readers of the NRTW newsletters but most of their leaders are THUGS! Are you one of them?
Union Bully
So, Jordon, are you saying that those who read what is posted here are stupid for reading stupid comments, like yours. You have proven, by your post, that you do and say exactly what your Union Boses tell you. I don't come here very often. But I am glad I did, for this time. If you don't think that Union bullying goes on, then your deaf and blind, probable dead. At least you might as well be. I know that union bullying happens, because it has happened to me. Your mind is about as open as quick sand, at least what mind you have. Unions can't attract most people, so they have to resort to force and corruption. The first unions were good and needed. But unions have long lost the good and have went with corruption.
THAT IS SO DAMN TRUE!!!!!!
THAT IS SO DAMN TRUE!!!!!! SPEAK UP FOLKS, DON'T LET THESE UNION IDIOTS INTIMIDATE US CITIZENS!!!!!!!
The only people in denial
The only people in denial about union intimidation are the union lovers and intimidators themselvs. Remember my friend you and I are in the same boat that Obama is drilling a hole in. I am a former forced union dues payer, I've seen their tactics. I'm not a little old lady you like bullying. I'm not scared of you!
Sincerley Andrew Jessup Waukesha WI
Thank God I live in a Right to Work state.
These kinds of tactics don't work in Texas and thankfully our state is a right to work state along with a concealed handgun state so even if they did try to use thug tactics I don't think it would go far.
As far as Card Check , Nationalized Health Care and the like Gov. Rick Perry has already assured Texans he will sign into law and reaffirm The Republic of Texas' soverignity under the 10th amendment.
Thank God I live in a RIGHT TO WORK STATE
I Do not know of many TEXANS who have moved to the north to find LIBERTY FROM THE SOCIALIST NORTH the people I see moving into TEXAS are coming here to escape from it.Unfortuntely they have been infected and want to bring thir B---S--T here.We are just fine without you!STAY IN THE HOUSE YOU SCREWED UP DO NOT COME AND THINK YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO YOURSELVES TO ME AND MY STATE!I GAVE UP MY IRONWORKERS CARD A LONG TIME AGO IT DID NOT WORK THEN AND IT WILL NOT WORK NOW!
Right to Work State
I join Rudolph in being thankful for being in a Right to Work state. Florida has that protection in our statutes and constitution. My favorite piece of language in our statutes comes from the Right to Work section. It says, "...The right to work is the right to live."
We believe that workers who want to work should have the MAXIMUM opportunity to do just that....WORK. Our constitution isn't pro-union, of course, but it IS pro-WORKER!! I have been accused of being "unAmerican" for supporting our constitution, and even threatened a couple of times...anonymously, of course. Seems union bullies prefer to remain anonymous when getting tough.
There a lot of greedy people in this country, of course, but unions live by it, along with fear and intimidation.
"Greed" unionism is thy name.
Jordan seems to claim these
Jordan seems to claim these quotes were taken out of context.I see that jordan hasn't backed up his clames with the actual quotes as he sees them so I believe the quotes were as written and are not out of context. Jordan prove your point or don't make such wild accusations.