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48. Just reported

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:54 AM

Feb 2014

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The ED Show now!!!.... The Tennessee VW plant workers completely reject and refute [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 OP

Here's one article... DonViejo Feb 2014 #1

Here's an extensive article from WaPo ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #2

my grandpa got blackballed organizing a train union in the depression. he roguevalley Feb 2014 #33

It is very rich and ironic that Bob Corker is giving lectures to a world class corporation how to Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #3

Not only that. This world class corporation BlueMTexpat Feb 2014 #46

Thanks for the link! That was sweet. In the Wall St. Journal no less! CTyankee Feb 2014 #49

Watching now. K&R! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #4

Kick! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #5

Some young free-market twerp was interviewed by Jeffrey Brown on PBS last night... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #6

I watched it, via your link. I hate Young Republicans. What a smarmy little douchebag. NBachers Feb 2014 #13

That seems to be a requirement for young teabaggers these days 47of74 Feb 2014 #17

*Total* chickenhawk Young Republican... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #19

What an idiot Mnpaul Feb 2014 #37

the senator and governor should be removed from office. spanone Feb 2014 #7

Ah, then you would be the person to ask. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #31

not well. editorial and article sum it up... spanone Feb 2014 #35

Senator Bob Corker needs to get a job...we can take care of ours...stand up Chattanooga nt bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #8

And tell them to tie Lamar Alexander down in the trunk asjr Feb 2014 #18

Unions, YES! blackspade Feb 2014 #9

What Bob Corker is doing is a travesty and may even summerschild Feb 2014 #10

President Gore makes up for all the bad Tennessee politicians, in my opinion. TrollBuster9090 Feb 2014 #12

I don't understand this part of your comment: freshwest Feb 2014 #29

I apologize for my poor wording, freshwest! summerschild Feb 2014 #43

it's cool. So sad to see they were intimidated into voting it down. As I posted, the GOP saw it as freshwest Feb 2014 #44

Go Tennessee! The good people of Tennessee will throw off the yoke of conservative politicians TrollBuster9090 Feb 2014 #11

That's what needs to happen. I give conservatives a hard time. But if only they would ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #14

Workers unite! Aldo Leopold Feb 2014 #15

Get democracy in one plant, and it spreads to the others. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #42

Smart chaps! :) nt arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #16

Go, Tennessee workers! senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #20

How conveniently they forget.... paleotn Feb 2014 #21

the steel mill i worked for made the structural H beams for the plant madrchsod Feb 2014 #36

Workers need to understand, if they are not organized they are at the whim of their employer. Dustlawyer Feb 2014 #22

Exactly Right Wolf Frankula Feb 2014 #23

Meanwhile, I know some stupid Republicans TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #28

Working under a contract is empowering mountain grammy Feb 2014 #24

Oh you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union.... japple Feb 2014 #25

Geeeezzzzz your headline at first made me wonder lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #26

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #27

I'm curious as to how this is playing Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #30

Unfortunately, I live in the same city with this VW plant. anniebelle Feb 2014 #52

I've already got an article assigned from Workers' Power about this..... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #32

That cliffhanger title scared me half to death. I was afraid you were going to report IrishAyes Feb 2014 #34

When will we know the final vote? Nt Stardust Feb 2014 #38

in the two-three day range if it is really close. madrchsod Feb 2014 #40

The VW workers I referenced in the OP said it wouldn't come close to rejecting UAW. They expect ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #41

all those southern states are right to work states madrchsod Feb 2014 #39

Except they voted to reject the UAW n2doc Feb 2014 #45

Sadly true, although not by much. BlueMTexpat Feb 2014 #47

Just reported boomerbust Feb 2014 #48

87 votes shy of victory for UAW B Calm Feb 2014 #50

Do you lie on the Internet for a LIving? concreteblue Feb 2014 #51

wow... stay classy secondwind Feb 2014 #54

712/(712+626) * 100= 53% JHB Feb 2014 #55

Volkswagen may want to look at a state where Turbineguy Feb 2014 #53

hold your breath for that pasto76 Feb 2014 #56

Ahem... this was voted down by the employees, wasn't it? ReRe Feb 2014 #57