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mopinko

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31. thanks. that's helpful.

Sun Jun 4, 2023, 08:24 AM

Jun 2023

i have to say i’d have voted w the majority. it sounds like they timed the strike to do max damage to the company. that’s not necessary. an unannounced strike like this is dirty pool, imho.

i spent some time in construction long ago. part of my job was watching over concrete pours. trust me, they also cost the construction companies a lot of money, too.

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Anyone notice the supremes ruling 8-1 yesterday on companies can sue striking workers. [View all] Duncanpup Jun 2023 OP

Like the chickens voting for multigraincracker Jun 2023 #1

Exactly Multigraincracker. Duncanpup Jun 2023 #2

thing is, 8-1, it wasn't just the Repuke votes on the court. 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 #3

see my reply below. mopinko Jun 2023 #5

i read the about ruling and it's a bit complicated. mopinko Jun 2023 #4

This encourages malicious suits by companies against unions. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #10

well, it is a bit fuzzy. mopinko Jun 2023 #17

Are you saying "the mob" caused the destruction to the cement trucks? SunSeeker Jun 2023 #46

no. i'm saying violence and breaking shit is not good for the union movement. mopinko Jun 2023 #55

This isn't the 1970s. Unions, what's left of them, are pretty by the book now. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #59

because a lower court had ruled that stopdiggin Jun 2023 #43

Deliberate destruction is already illegal. Why was this ruling necessary? nt SunSeeker Jun 2023 #45

because a lower court stopdiggin Jun 2023 #57

Just like Citizens United there was not advance news reports in advance. Delmette2.0 Jun 2023 #6

good point about this being on radar. A hush docket. Evolve Dammit Jun 2023 #22

Amen to that Joinfortmill Jun 2023 #7

I was complaining about this the other day in a thread. Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #8

Exactly. Justice Brown-Jackson was the only one who saw reality. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #11

I think like most people not knowledgeable in construction, Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #14

do we know that? mopinko Jun 2023 #18

The Union is not going to sabotage equipment they are going to need to make a pay check Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #24

according to the ruling, they had to construct bunkers to take the load. mopinko Jun 2023 #37

They sell and use those bunkers, and when they dump hot loads Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #38

Exactly. This basically allows SLAPP suits against unions. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #48

...pleased that today's decision... doesn't change labor law and leaves the right to strike intact. MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #40

SEIU needs to get a backbone. Telling us "it could have been worse" is pitiful. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #51

Might That Be An Outlier? Or Is It Part And Parcel Of Their Pattern And Practice? MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #56

I agree. nt SunSeeker Jun 2023 #47

She is the voice of reason on this Court mountain grammy Jun 2023 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Joinfortmill Jun 2023 #9

People just don't get how the "middle class" doesn't exist without collective bargaining. jaxexpat Jun 2023 #12

This exactly! Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #15

I worked in union shops for 35 years. I am a solid liberal Democratic voter The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #13

The management team had plenty of time to unload the trucks. Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #16

Site management did unload the trucks. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #19

Piss on Coathanger Barrett; she's dead wrong, as is this ruling. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2023 #34

Labor Leaders Are Relieved This Doesn't Change Labor Law And Leaves The Right To Strike Intact MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #41

They didn't abandon fully loaded trucks without telling anyone. Glacier knew they were on strike. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #49

This is a complicated issue and we won part of it. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #28

imho, the union movement lost a lot of steam mopinko Jun 2023 #39

You're On Point. Thank You For Your Voice Of Reason! MayReasonRule Jun 2023 #42

Here's the actual ruling OnlinePoker Jun 2023 #20

thanks. that's helpful. mopinko Jun 2023 #31

This isn't about the strike, it's about the vandalism localroger Jun 2023 #21

I should have seen your reply first. I pointed out the same thing. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2023 #27

The acceptance of unions lies in management's respect for its power. jaxexpat Jun 2023 #32

Vandalism is already illegal. Why did Glacier need this ruling? nt SunSeeker Jun 2023 #50

My granddaughters range from 16 to 22 mountain grammy Jun 2023 #23

I'm on the side of the Union! Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #30

I'm CWA retired and proud Deuxcents Jun 2023 #54

Important distinction needs to be made though. The ruling was not about suing employees FOR striking Pacifist Patriot Jun 2023 #26

if they'd announced the strike, they'd have been fine. mopinko Jun 2023 #35

You do not know these people. Please stop defaming these workers. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #53

The company knew the union was going to strike, they Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #36

questioning this stopdiggin Jun 2023 #44

SCOTUS should not be making a ruling based on disputed facts. SunSeeker Jun 2023 #52

disputed on THIS site stopdiggin Jun 2023 #58

do u know how much 16 truck of concrete cost? mopinko Jun 2023 #60

yep. this was a big ol' giant FU stopdiggin Jun 2023 #61

Jesus H 3auld6phart Jun 2023 #29

And they use Christian dogma as science Farmer-Rick Jun 2023 #33