tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post7422468959917381292..comments2023-10-16T08:47:15.509-04:00Comments on Kay's Thinking Cap: Raising Hell in OhioKay Dennisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-58244798652553044062011-02-21T21:52:29.454-05:002011-02-21T21:52:29.454-05:00I'm with you - my father worked at Republic St...I'm with you - my father worked at Republic Steel (that tells you how old I am!), my uncles were union printers, both of my grandfathers were union men. I live in the south now, where apparently people believe that workers' rights just fell from the sky one day. Union busting will cost everyone - not just union members.Cinderellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944325468803416106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-29729056811136353382011-02-21T05:04:38.389-05:002011-02-21T05:04:38.389-05:00I know what you mean about watching the excitement...I know what you mean about watching the excitement in Egypt then realizing we have our own U.S. protests growing increasingly across the country I fear. <br /><br />Sounds like Ohio politics is pretty volatile as is Wisc. Expect there will be more States facing similar problems. Calif. has major budget problems so who knows what will develop here. Likely the cuts everywhere will come from joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-17034334246541842512011-02-20T18:19:16.725-05:002011-02-20T18:19:16.725-05:00Really ugly. Yes, it's all about union busti...Really ugly. Yes, it's all about union busting as an excuse to save money. I'm not a union fan, but I sure disagree with what's happening.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-50059562116845906862011-02-20T13:48:45.478-05:002011-02-20T13:48:45.478-05:00I cannot stand that the Conservative Right Wing, w...I cannot stand that the Conservative Right Wing, whomever, seem to be in power here in our Beautiful country now--It is my worst nightmare about what will happen here---People who don't really care about other people who are not exactly like them--Taking Charge. The "TEA PARTY"???<br />HELP!!!!!<br />Unions were and are the backbone of our country. PLEASE...Do not go backwards, OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-29035501908967438842011-02-20T13:41:45.830-05:002011-02-20T13:41:45.830-05:00Octo: Thanks for the links and we all know that we...Octo: Thanks for the links and we all know that we all now that there are plenty of others egging them on. <br /><br />Barbara: Yes they are and I'm fighting back. Maybe I'm just an old lady in Ohio but if enough of us yell, they'll get the message.<br /><br />Willy: Yeah . . . right.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-78291178011175427252011-02-20T13:09:03.253-05:002011-02-20T13:09:03.253-05:00You too, eh? I am a lifelong supporter of Unions, ...You too, eh? I am a lifelong supporter of Unions, my granddad founded one and I worked for an international Trade Secretariat.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-29982098389087512492011-02-20T11:08:38.854-05:002011-02-20T11:08:38.854-05:00Teabaggers - Glen beck - what is that all about.
...Teabaggers - Glen beck - what is that all about.<br /><br />It is what it is.<br /><br />10-4 WillyWillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405678803896925945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-60077465261152016762011-02-20T10:33:07.629-05:002011-02-20T10:33:07.629-05:00Kay -- I'm appalled at what should be really t...Kay -- I'm appalled at what should be really termed "union busting" The tea party is attempting to take us back to the ice ages. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-22029259161311924862011-02-20T03:11:57.165-05:002011-02-20T03:11:57.165-05:00Who is the behind the union busting? The Kochroac...Who is the behind the union busting? The <a href="http://swashzone.blogspot.com/2010/09/kochroaches.html" rel="nofollow">Kochroach brothers</a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/149965/wisconsin_is_a_battleground_against_the_billionaire_kochs%5C'_plan_to_break_labor%5C's_back" rel="nofollow">Wisconsin Is a Battleground Against the Billionaire Kochs' Plan to Break (O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-70436871407242617602011-02-19T20:11:16.796-05:002011-02-19T20:11:16.796-05:00Darlene: I like that!!! I'm game -- slightly...Darlene: I like that!!! I'm game -- slightly gimpy leg and all! As it is, I almost went to Columbus. <br /><br />Sighting: I agree with you on most of what you said amd I'll be over to read your post in a few. I'm always interested in others take on something like this -- unless of course it's a Teabagger quotimg Glen Beck et al.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-90379118574727780762011-02-19T19:29:57.915-05:002011-02-19T19:29:57.915-05:00Go Wisconsin. Go Ohio! Give your tea party gover...Go Wisconsin. Go Ohio! Give your tea party governors hell. <br /><br />I think we all need to take to the streets and start protesting all the cuts the Tea Party and their Republican friends are making.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-53892644471910252662011-02-19T18:14:52.064-05:002011-02-19T18:14:52.064-05:00As you prob. know by now, I'm not a knee-jerk ...As you prob. know by now, I'm not a knee-jerk liberal, so I put on my thinking cap for this one. I once belonged to a union. I enjoyed better pay because of that; but I also found union reps. weren't above bullying employees into doing things that weren't necessarily in their best interest. But like anything else, just because they're not perfect doesn't mean they're not Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-9972326258476367372011-02-19T17:55:29.492-05:002011-02-19T17:55:29.492-05:00LTTS: You may be right! However, we have to fight...LTTS: You may be right! However, we have to fight back!<br /><br />Fran: Wasn't he great? I knew that I was going to miss him and he proved it yesterday.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-71676243971711506312011-02-19T17:16:37.868-05:002011-02-19T17:16:37.868-05:00Strickland was on MSNBC yesterday and he is really...Strickland was on MSNBC yesterday and he is really standing up for Ohio's workers! <br /><br />We all have to realize the Biblical edict that "a laborer is WORTHY of his hire." Union busting based on cheap-labor conservatism is immoral.Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-36883461031374060882011-02-19T15:59:08.154-05:002011-02-19T15:59:08.154-05:00I am afraid, I believe our gov't has sold us d...I am afraid, I believe our gov't has sold us down the river. When America celebrated the 200 years mark. People said we were going to fall like Rome. It didn't happen then but I think its happening now.<br /><br />The almighty dollar speaks, hit them in the pocketbook and the gloves come off. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.<br /><br />take care :)Looking to the Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211255507065858940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-79999915955394753512011-02-19T15:17:59.377-05:002011-02-19T15:17:59.377-05:00From what I have seen these tea party governors ar...From what I have seen these tea party governors are doing this wherever they have the power. It's not just about Wisconsin :(Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-54044339926632216622011-02-19T13:46:41.810-05:002011-02-19T13:46:41.810-05:00It's coming everywhere. (And why do I always s...It's coming everywhere. (And why do I always start singing every time I hear 'Gary, Indiana'? I think people are waking up -- funny how a body is suddenly upset when it hits them in the pocketbook, isn't it? And yeah, my synapses were out of sync on 'red shirts' and it niggled at me but I went with it anyway. Actually, I kind of liked Garibaldi. Thanks for the heads up! <Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-9640176356825362212011-02-19T12:45:18.589-05:002011-02-19T12:45:18.589-05:00When we first saw the protest photos from afar, we...When we first saw the protest photos from afar, we thought Ohio looked like the Middle East. Wow! Isn't it great that we HAVE the right to protest?Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-71397911059383322502011-02-19T12:35:27.618-05:002011-02-19T12:35:27.618-05:00Hi, Kay. Just read on the on-line version of a lo...Hi, Kay. Just read on the on-line version of a local newspaper that teachers in Gary have been warned of possible union busting legislation coming up here. This nonsense seems to be spreading and I don't like it one bit. One little quibble--the Nazis were 'brown shirts;' 'red shirts' were Garibaldi's revolutionary followers in 19th century Italy. However, i agree that MaryContraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350460293199385621noreply@blogger.com