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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 05:36 PM Jun 2016

WARNING: Pro-Labor post (is that considered splitting the Party, too?)

Well, since a Clinton acolyte (that would be Rahm Emanuel) is at the center of it all, perhaps so.

Chicago's ordinance to regulate Uber passed by a voice vote with no opposition and heads to the full City Council for final approval Wednesday. A historic victory for Cab Drivers United Local 2500. Chicago mayors never lose.

Good riddance entitled billionaire brats! Your business model will succeed in Somalia, where there are no rules or regulations - it's a Libertarian paradise!

What's with the Rahmbot and Uber, anyway? Does he share Travis Kalanick's fetish for Ayn Rand, or is it simply that he's looking out for the family business? We'll see what Rahm really thinks about competition, now. Competitors are already soliciting Uber drivers anticipating Uber's and Lyft's exodus. No one cares about Uber. People will gladly crawl into a stranger's car with a "Fare" or "GoGetMe" or "Juno" sticker in their window.

If pro-labor is splitting, then I'm a divider not a uniter.

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WARNING: Pro-Labor post (is that considered splitting the Party, too?) (Original Post) WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jun 2016 OP
Yeah for the taxi drivers! You know WhiteTara Jun 2016 #1
I went out last night, and, BAM! something happened. No, I didn't know that at all. Thanks! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jun 2016 #2
We need to make our unions stronger WhiteTara Jun 2016 #3
What people don't understand is that they wouldn't be driving part-time for Uber WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jun 2016 #4
I think you may be confused on that. WhiteTara Jun 2016 #5
 

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)
2. I went out last night, and, BAM! something happened. No, I didn't know that at all. Thanks!
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 06:18 PM
Jun 2016


AFSCME Local 2500 (Cabbies) and SEIU march in solidarity through the streets of Chicago.

LABOR, YES!

WhiteTara

(29,703 posts)
3. We need to make our unions stronger
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 06:29 PM
Jun 2016

and give them more credence. I'm just a store owner so I don't really have anything to do with unions (one person shop) but I certainly appreciate their importance. I'm glad the taxi drivers prevailed over Uber. They are out of Austin too. Texas is a right to work state, but the people of Austin gave them the boot.

 

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)
4. What people don't understand is that they wouldn't be driving part-time for Uber
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 06:46 PM
Jun 2016

if unions were strong, because their full-time job would pay enough that they could afford to have their weekends free, courtsey unions! The Democratic Party is take the country backwards.

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