Replies to post #195149 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[DesertDrifter]

at least the police are unionized.

[PegnVA]

Unions should mount a PR campaign to educate the public...too many people now take for granted what unions had to fight for - 40/hr work week, 2/wk vacation w/pay, O/T pay, etc. MI voters should not count on recalling their gov or relying on a violation of the Sunshine Law, albeit that's tempting - just see how well all that worked in Wisconsin. The big money boys behind anti-union legislation will not let their pols get thrown out of office - it's too important to them.
What unions should do is mount a serious PR campaign - too many people take for granted what unions had to fight for...a 40/hr work week, (at least) 2/wk vacation w/pay, O/T pay, etc.
WAL-MART is a perfect example of what happens when mgt becomes too strong (read: arrogant). Inspite of negative publicity regarding abuse of their workers, it continues...Union/non-union consumers continue to support/shop at WAL-MART which blows my mind, but does not go unnoticed by those determined to break the back of unions!

[arizona1]

This was written before the tragic shooting today.

Michigan has now COMPLETELY lost it's friggin' mind

Hey, all, I'm still on extremely restricted diary-posting duty for the next few weeks, but I couldn't let this one slip by:

State House passes bill allowing concealed weapons in schools, day care centers, stadiums, churches

Changes to the concealed weapons law passed the state House Thursday evening, allowing highly trained gun owners to carry their weapons in formerly verboten places, like schools, day care centers, stadiums and churches.

Yes, that's right, in addition to the union-busting RTW bill, the misogynistic anti-abortion/anti-contraception/anti-women bill, the all-new Emergency Manager bill (to replace the one that was just shot down 5 weeks ago) and the package of public school-destroying bills that they're trying to cram through, the Michigan House of Representatives has just voted to make it legal to bring concealed weapons into DAY CARE CENTERS.

Let me repeat that: DAY CARE CENTERS.

I've nothing else to say at this time.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/13/1169666/-Michigan-has-now-COMPLETELY-lost-it-s-friggin-mind