Teamsters ordered to stop picketing funeral homes

[MickZagger]

Its the same line of thinking that all Christians must be bad because Westboro Baptist is disgusting. Or, all Republicans are bad because Ted Haggard was likes chocolate starfish.

 

[PapaG]

Its the same line of thinking that all Christians must be bad because Westboro Baptist is disgusting. Or, all Republicans are bad because Ted Haggard was likes chocolate starfish.

Figured as much. Enjoy your kinship with these scumbags, and be sure not to criticize them.

 

[MickZagger]

I have amazing kinship with the Teamsters in Chicago. How did you know?

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Figured as much. Enjoy your kinship with these scumbags, and be sure not to criticize them.

I do not think he is not criticizing them, but merely not jumping on a media slanted article. The 9% raise was thrown out there to make them look unreasonable. Do you know if all other benefits stayed the same? It is easy to offer a raise if they cut other benefits. Unless you were there, it is also questionable how the events played out. Notice how they picked the most emotional topics like a child's funeral or the daugher to write about?

I have seen both sides of the union issue. I have seen guys getting hammered on lunch breaks, knowing they were untouchable. Also heard too many stories from my friends about guys taking advantage of union status. However, the need for unions still exist because of corporate greed.

 

[Masbee]

lol, that last sentence convinces me that you are brainwashed by Foxnews.

How does fox brainwash someone who does not watch their network?

 

[MickZagger]

Corporate greed is the going to be the downfall of America as if it already isn't.

As for this thread, I don't like worms, I'm more akin to powerbait.

 

[MickZagger]

How does fox brainwash someone who does not watch their network?

You're giving the whole 'mainstream media' talking point and then acting naive to watching foxnews. How precious.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Why doesn't someone go to a Chicago newspaper website and see if there is a more complete story.

 

[jlprk]

Typical response from a liberal when confronted with the nastiness of unions, though. Blame the messenger.

What a bunch of selfish thugs.

Bump

Disgusting. Teamsters are hacks.

Your Teamster buddies doing this are the scum of the earth.

Figured as much. Enjoy your kinship with these scumbags

Many posts repeating the same thing. Who is the thug of this board?

 

[PapaG]

I do not think he is not criticizing them, but merely not jumping on a media slanted article. The 9% raise was thrown out there to make them look unreasonable. Do you know if all other benefits stayed the same? It is easy to offer a raise if they cut other benefits. Unless you were there, it is also questionable how the events played out. Notice how they picked the most emotional topics like a child's funeral or the daugher to write about?

I have seen both sides of the union issue. I have seen guys getting hammered on lunch breaks, knowing they were untouchable. Also heard too many stories from my friends about guys taking advantage of union status. However, the need for unions still exist because of corporate greed.

What part of a judge ordering Teamsters away from a funeral home is "media-slanted"? There is no way that NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, and the rest of the liberal media would report on this real world situation. It doesn't fit into the template of unions being awesome. So, since FoxNews reports it, and no one else does that is "major", it can easily be dismissed, even though there is a court record detailing why and how the decision was reached, and it's easily accessible via a court transcript.

 

[PapaG]

Many posts repeating the same thing. Who is the thug of this board?

I am, clearly. Libs like you are fearful of facts. Give me your address so I can protest outside of your home!!!

 

[PapaG]

jlprk's first post in this thread doesn't address the thugs disrupting funerals. It's about me.

If I didn't know that jlprk's entire act is a joke and performance art (which is weird enough, given how much he posts), I'd think the guy is literally insane.

 

[jlprk]

I step away for a minute, and you make 3 more posts saying nothing new. This thread is self-generated controversy. You're talking to yourself.

Clue: When you start a thread, and then have to make half of its posts to keep it going...get a clue.

 

[PapaG]

I step away for a minute, and you make 3 more posts saying nothing new. This thread is self-generated controversy. You're talking to yourself.

Clue: When you start a thread, and then have to make half of its posts to keep it going...get a clue.

Yes, I understand this thread is embarrassing to union thugs. I wouldn't reply either, other than to condemn their actions. I don't have "half" the posts in this thread, but you're a joke poster anyhow. This thread will die because union thugs aren't going to criticize other union thugs.

Meanwhile, you're all union thugs to much of America if you're a Teamster if this story gets out. It won't, though, because liberal networks aren't going to report on it.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

How does fox brainwash someone who does not watch their network?

According to union members, you are either for us or against us.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Why doesn't someone go to a Chicago newspaper website and see if there is a more complete story.

Because speculating is more fun.

 

[ABM]

Why doesn't someone go to a Chicago newspaper website and see if there is a more complete story.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...ome-strike-20130725_1_teamsters-funeral-homes

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

What part of a judge ordering Teamsters away from a funeral home is "media-slanted"? There is no way that NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, and the rest of the liberal media would report on this real world situation. It doesn't fit into the template of unions being awesome. So, since FoxNews reports it, and no one else does that is "major", it can easily be dismissed, even though there is a court record detailing why and how the decision was reached, and it's easily accessible via a court transcript.

The order part is undeniable. In the age of issues going viral, did anyone take a video?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

"Per" year, or "over" the next two years? The way it read, I was thinking it averaged to 4 1/2% per year.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...ome-strike-20130725_1_teamsters-funeral-homes

Interesting. The union actually only wants 3% raises, but they want a 5-year commitment on that, plus a pension plan.

The union walked out July 1 seeking better wages and benefits, after failing to secure a 3 percent wage increase per year for five years and a $1,100 monthly pension plan.

Teamsters turned down SCI's offer of a 9 percent wage increase over two years -- 6 percent in the first year and 3 percent the next.

 

[blazerboy30]

Corporate greed is the going to be the downfall of America as if it already isn't.

False.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

teamsters does not equal all unions

they are the worst of the worst generally

 

[jlprk]

I don't have "half" the posts in this thread

17 out of 44 at that point. You were talking to yourself in consecutive posts all night, cussing and calling everyone a thug. I called the looney bin, but they don't like you. I'm only here to help.

 

[maxiep]

I'm not a liberal, and I'm glad the judge told this assholes to fuck off... but I also think that a properly written article and good editor would include why the picketers were there in the first place.

It doesn't matter if they even had a good reason for picketing. The bottom line is that it demonstrates a lack of human decency to interfere with the grieving process. They have a beef with the owners of funeral homes? Fine. Take it up with them. Don't interfere with a funeral, viewing or memorial service. Do they think people WANT to give a funeral home business? They're there because of a tragedy.

Aren't there borders for common decency and compassion anymore? And if there isn't, it's bad strategy. Does any union think these are effective tactics or might this approach be viewed as counterproductive?

 

[maxiep]

Its the same line of thinking that all Christians must be bad because Westboro Baptist is disgusting. Or, all Republicans are bad because Ted Haggard was likes chocolate starfish.

As a member of a union, like it or not, their actions smear you by association. For your own self-interest, you should stand up against these craven pricks. It's simply not appropriate.

If a right to work group was picketing a union labor leader's funeral, I would be among the first to rise in opposition to those tactics. It's about right and wrong. This tactic is about as wrong as it gets.

 

[maxiep]

Regarding "media bias", it's not so much how a story is reported, but what they view as being newsworthy in the first place. Yellow cake uranium and the outing of a CIA agent who was already outed before? HUGE scandal. Four dead Americans including a US Ambassador? Nothing to see here. Some Senator wriggling his leg under a bathroom stall to get some gay sex? A sign of the massive corruption of an entire political party. A Congressman sexting and sending photos of his dick to young girls? Just an isolated incident of someone who needs help and should be forgiven.

 

[Masbee]

You're giving the whole 'mainstream media' talking point and then acting naive to watching foxnews. How precious.

Keep telling yourself lies if it makes you feel better.

Don't think that you aren't uniformed and conservative though. Yes, look up conservative in the dictionary.

 

[MickZagger]

As a member of a union, like it or not, their actions smear you by association.

No it doesn't. Nobody except Foxnews watching right wing union haters hate Unions.

 

[MickZagger]

Keep telling yourself lies if it makes you feel better.

Don't think that you aren't uniformed and conservative though. Yes, look up conservative in the dictionary.

What are you blabbering about now?

 

[jlprk]

Some Senator wriggling his leg under a bathroom stall to get some gay sex? A sign of the massive corruption of an entire political party.

Link?

A Congressman sexting and sending photos of his dick to young girls? Just an isolated incident of someone who needs help and should be forgiven.

Link?

Keep telling yourself lies if it makes you feel better.

Don't think that you aren't uniformed and conservative though. Yes, look up conservative in the dictionary.

Now THAT was funny. Better get familiar with a dictionary yourself.

 

[maxiep]

No it doesn't. Nobody except Foxnews watching right wing union haters hate Unions.

Keep telling yourself that to make yourself feel better, as state after state after state becomes Right To Work.