On a day when his presidency suffered a near
fatal blow, we're starting to wonder if Obama's going to have
any support left. It's not looking good.
About a dozen trade unions plan to sit out the 2012 Democratic convention because they're angry that it's being held in a right-to-work state and frustrated that Democrats haven't done enough to create jobs.
The move could pose a larger problem for President Barack Obama next year if an increasingly dispirited base of labor activists becomes so discouraged that it doesn't get the rank-and-file to the polls in the usual strong numbers.
That's what we call a good sign. I guess they just haven't extorted enough from President Downgrade.
The unions - all part of the AFL-CIO's building and construction trades unit - told party officials this week they are gravely disappointed that labor was not consulted before Democrats settled on Charlotte, N.C., where there are no unionized hotels.
"We find it troubling that the party so closely associated with basic human rights would choose a state with the lowest unionization rate in the country due to regressive policies aimed at diluting the power of workers," Mark Ayers, president of the building trades unit, wrote in a letter to Democratic Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Poor guys are frustrated. Hey, now thew know how the rest of America feels.
"There is broad frustration with the party and all elected officials, broad frustration with the lack of a union agenda," said Michael Monroe, chief of staff of the building trades division. "People are looking for outlets to express that frustration."
Maybe they should protest the convention. I'm sure the media would rush to cover that, right?
3 comments:
BS...they won't miss it..reasons are GM and Chrysler bailouts. Congress to vote to remove USPS collective bargaining or go bankrupt.
Do these clowns ever see any aspect of life except through the lens of union thuggery? "We're not participating in the union because there are no union unions in the union blah blah blah..." Shut the f*** up for once.
<span>So the fucking union babies are gonna take their ball and go home since they didn't get things exactly the way they wanted. BFD! What else can one expect out of progressive/liberal/trash.</span>
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