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Joe Shlabotnik

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11. well Fuck them then.

Reply to Lionessa (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 03:45 AM

May 2012

If they can't get beyond "I got mine", then seriously FUCK THEM. Taft-Hartley aside (which IS a genuine legal and operational concern), Occupy is not their political toy when it suits them. Occupy should Never be co-opted by 'em, but rather, if they want to support Occupy then great: but don't expect Occupy to work the same way around. Word up to the big unions: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth; by doing so you are only encouraging the age old criticisms that you have tried to disavow.

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Labor unions rejected pleas for a general strike. [View all] Lionessa May 2012 OP

Will have to wait for some union members to weigh in - TBF May 2012 #1

Unions understand and want political power. hack89 May 2012 #2

I don't think that's it - TBF May 2012 #3

Union officials can be ousted very easily. joshcryer May 2012 #9

Why do you think the rank and file oppose the leadership? hack89 May 2012 #16

Unions have no strike contracts. It would be an unauthorized doc03 May 2012 #4

uAW has teamed with Occupy 2pooped2pop May 2012 #5

The very first thing we ought to do is repeal the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 limpyhobbler May 2012 #6

The NLRA itself forbids wildcat strikes so you'd still need Labor Union officials to sign off on it. joshcryer May 2012 #8

If Taft-Hartley were repealed, then a Union could vote to join a general strike, limpyhobbler May 2012 #10

Don't get me wrong, I think that's a definite first step! joshcryer May 2012 #12

Wildcat strikes are illegal, unions can't protect you if you do them. joshcryer May 2012 #7

well Fuck them then. Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #11

Maybe read the other comments in the thread before TBF May 2012 #13

My apologies. Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #14

Occupy and Unions are definitely pretty separate right now - TBF May 2012 #15