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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Teamster Jeff

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13. Thank you. Re: Classic Dilemma

Reply to hay rick (Reply #10)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 01:10 PM

Jun 2012

Another option for union financial support is to sit one out. Take all that bad or worse money and support good local congressional candidates or other progressive/protest movements. I believe long term that might help move the Democratic party back to the left because they would no longer take union support for granted.

If by supporting bad over worse we still get devastating trade agreements like TPP, it's time to change the game plan.

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By getting its own house in order, so that it speaks with authentic Solidarity. patrice Jun 2012 #1

How dare you bring this up during "election season"? nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #2

What better time to talk about how Solidarity must be REAL, not just an empty totem. nt patrice Jun 2012 #3

Please elaborate on how to make Solidarity Real. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #5

Labor has had internal issues for a VERY long time. We refer to it like it's one, but it isn't. patrice Jun 2012 #11

solidarity against deceit and corporate whorism, that's quite a struggle nt msongs Jun 2012 #8

Freedom requires diligence. I have never known anything but the struggle in one way or patrice Jun 2012 #12

This agreement is yet another attack on our experiment with democracy. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #4

"representatives from lobby groups like the American Petroleum Institute ..." - The A team lobbyists AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #6

Pretty much all corporations only exist because we buy their stuff bhikkhu Jun 2012 #7

When in a hole....stop digging Teamster Jeff Jun 2012 #9

Welcome to DU. hay rick Jun 2012 #10

Thank you. Re: Classic Dilemma Teamster Jeff Jun 2012 #13