Why stop at health insurance? If a business owner has enough money to pay for the workers' food and clothes, and he chooses not to, should he also “die a fiery death”? What makes health insurance the specific responsibility of an employer?

What about life insurance? Housing? It is conceivable, for instance, that Donald Trump has enough money to buy each of his employees a great life insurance policy as well as a huge house. Regardless of whether he does these things (I'm pretty sure he doesn't), should he die if he chooses not to?

You claim that you only read this website “for laughs,” and yet you display no indication that you read anything else for intellectual purposes, judging by your ignorance of what unions are, how they operate, and why people are upset about ACORN in light of that group's sordid background.

But why stop there? Why not take this logic even further? Why should we have a choice as to what food we eat, what clothes we wear, or what neighborhood we live in? Why shouldn't we have a “bargaining” rep to protect us from the evil food vendor, the malicious clothing salesman, and the greedy real estate speculator?

What about marriage? There are those who have trouble initiating sexual relationships with others, so maybe we could all be assigned (against our will, of course) a union rep who will bargain for sex and marriage with others (who will be forced to comply, as per union-style “bargaining”).

This neat dichotomy is not specific to the labor Left. The same type of paranoid conspiracism can be found in Nazism (Aryans vs Jews), radical feminism (woman vs men), radical race theory (minorities vs whites), etc.

It's a simple “you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours” scenario. And folks, due to the bailouts and stimulus packages, unions got payback big time for their millions in contributions, and their muscular backing. Unions like SEIU and others, and their close associates ACORN, were handsomely rewarded for their work and/or money in getting Obama elected.

That money, and favorable treatment was paid for with your money and mine. The Thugocracy at it's best. Grifters of the first order, and it all translates into power. Power organizing, if you will.

A side note here. We all heard that Congress defunded ACORN right? Well they did. For a month. As of October 31st, ACORN is back in the government chips once again. Oh, by the way, that's our money too!

Trick or Treat!!!

I'll bet not a few politicians and ACORN dupes got a laugh over that. Yep, they sure pulled the wool over our eyes huh?

But, hey, for the liberals here, aren't you proud? Don't you love these people who rob from you and give to their thugs? They demonstrate time and time again that they care nothing for the American people including you, unless of course you work in their campaign then they'll care about you. Until, that is, the campaign is over. But, don't worry, they'll be back for more, the next election.

And this ladies and gentlemen is why unions are important. Not for the workers, but for political power. The workers are mere suckers who have chosen three masters instead of one which would be their employer. The other two are the union leaders, and ultimately, the politicians who hold the real power to give or take away as they see fit. At least in this case, as long as they are elected and in control. As now.
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That was then, this is now. Many of the jobs these people had no longer exist, and those laid off are working in other industries, for reduced wage/benefits. Those left, have had to take major wage/benefit concessions. I could still be working my job if I wanted to. No one is laughing anymore. Their unions failed to do anything about job security, when times were good, and they the chance to do. Raises of multiple dollars per hour, strict work rules, and extended vacations only benefit you, “if” you have the job. No one is laughing anymore.

The fact is, the workplace has changed. Unions are trying to organize employees that there unions had nothing to do with in terms of a trade. Unions are certainly not “bad”, but like any other organization that came about because of a need, much of that “need” has disappeared. They only interested in these non traditional workers, “now”, because they have seen their membership decrease by attrition, and regardless of the reasons for it, those jobs are not coming back.