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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:00 PM Original message |
When did Union become a dirty word? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. It was always a dirty word to the bosses. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. 'scuse me, massa, listening to the bosses? n/t |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. It happened about the same time liberal became a bad word |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. Reagan is the one who tore down the unions. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. he also made "liberals" a bad word. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Correct on both scores. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. About three years before the word "liberal" became a dirty word. n/t |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. Jesus christ, I ask: When was it NOT a dirty word. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. A dirty word, but to whom? |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Who do you think? The employers. The corporations who pay the employees. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I can see, then, why employers would be against unions, |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. People that didn't work for unions that got less pay then the union guy next |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. About when raygun became president. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Why does St Reagan hate America? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Remember the 80's? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. No, Alzheimer's. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Then why you aksin? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Did you read the original post? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Are you playing a game? |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I'm trying to understand why you're giving me a hard time, |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. No intention of doing so, sorry. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. See bourgeoisification |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. The Reagan administration started the war on unions |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. It never *wasn't* a dirty word -- |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. So, I guess the victors of the Civil War were not Real Americans |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Look at how the Southerners derided the soldiers of the Union: |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. August 3rd, 1981. The PATCO strike |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Try 1947 |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Yes, that was significant |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. And then, planes started chucking engines on takeoff, and nobody noticed... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. When Joey said it. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
25. I was going to say around 1980 under Reagan - the worst President this country has ever seen |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. At least Reagan was elected n/t |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. You need to ask all of the people who support non union auto makers |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Forgive me if I don't hold my breath... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. OH, you mean most of the membership here on DU? |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
33. w/o my union I'd have no health coverage |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
34. When it was voted on by "Secret Ballot" |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-12-09 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. When the pro-rich conservatives said it was |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
40. If you think its bad now, wait until the public pension bills start to roll in |
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