serious question: what has this administration done FOR unions?

[Lerkfish]

there might be some things, actually, but I don't know of them.
I know about the support for mass firings of teachers, but that's not very helpful.

[lonestarnot]

1. I certainly haven't seen much empowerment.

[Oceansaway]

2. well, they want to tax union health

benefits, that seems real helpfull...<:sarcasm:>

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. Unions wanted health care reform, but wanted someone else to pay for it

[stray cat]

3. the administration sadly seems concerned with workers and not primarily unions

however the car bailout kept union workers employed - if your company closes the union does you no good

[NJmaverick]

4. That's a huge one. Keeping GM afloat was a big help for the Unions

[ThomWV]

6. Where is the evidence for 'concern with workers' and how is it achieved without Unions?

[crazyjoe]

14. What does that mean? Do you suggest Obama be less

concerned about workers who are not organized but make up the bulk of the work force?

[Yuugal]

5. The Obama admin has:

bravely decided to retreat on EFCA
courageously caved in to every anti-teachers union scam to come along
helped the union of Afghani tribes become better acquainted with modern munitions
supported foreign workers with every fiber of his being


what more do you want, a pony?

[MannyGoldstein]

11. That's Harsh and One Sided

For example, here's footage of Obama vigorously defending the unions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud7YNNA0Mwo

[Yuugal]

12. Howl!

One of my favs. TY

[rucky]

7. He saved unions a bunch of money on campaign donations for 2012.

:shrug:

[RainDog]

8. I think it's time for a third party

if this is the best democrats can do, then they're just not good enough.

[Brickbat]

9. This union family didn't expect much from Obama, and it's dismaying how he hasn't even met our low

expectations.

[madrchsod]

10. very little and expect the unions to respond in kind....

there`s more corporate money than union money and that is the sad fact in this country.

[NNN0LHI]

13. My neighbors purchasing non-union made cars has a larger impact than President Obama ever could

Many have cut their own throats and they still don't realize it.

Let me give you an example. I have a cousin who is an oral surgeon. His father, my uncle is a retired dentist. I would say half my uncles business at one time was from the workers at the local GM plant(now closed) and the two local Ford plants(now downsized). My uncle the dentist got rich collecting on the dental insurance these companies paid to him over the decades.

Then he retires the first thing he and his wife do is buy non-union made cars from GM and Fords competitors. His son(my cousin) the oral surgeon and his wife did the same thing.

Well my cousin did real good after he got out of medical school. For a while. Million dollar house. Has a condo in Florida with a couple more non-union made cars down there. He had two offices with probably half a dozen assistants a few years ago.

Well guess what? Now my cousin(the oral surgeon) is hurting financially. Got the condo in Florida up for sale. Can't sell it. His wife had to go back to work cleaning teeth for a Periodontist. She never planned on going back to work again. She likes to golf. He had to lay off half his office staff.

So whats the problem? Aren't people needing oral surgery any more? No, people still need just as much oral surgery, but now they don't have any money or insurance to pay for it. So business is way down.

See how it can come back to bite you? But my cousin sure showed them overpaid union autoworkers didn't he?

Don