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I am a strong supporter of Nanci Pelosi (even though she chooses to spell Nancy as Nanci but never mind). Please tell me what your source for this information is?

Just google "The Real Nancy Pelosi" and you'll see the item I believe the earlier poster was referring to.

Personally, I'm not a Pelosi fan, in fact I don't like her at all and believe her to be yet another corrupt, power hungry politician who serves her own purpose at the expense of the people. However, the item in question seems to be nothing more than a politically motivated attack from the other side of the political battle line. May be some truth to it but who really knows. The point is, like her or not, there's no point in disliking her over these silly and unsubstantiated accusations.

Ahhh, public life, power and politics brings all kinds of unwanted attention to everyone who participates.

the transistion form union to non-union workforce is what I dread and look forward to seeing here in Michigan.... its ineviditable i think. I kow my dad retired with thirty years from fords and the union put his COLA on the chopping block here hes retired no say in union matters but did thirty years and they want to take the mans COLA cost of living allowance from his retirement income.... its just wrong.

All we need is one big bus to clear the rest of Michigan out!

Let's GO!!!

unuions have there place

but ussually it is somplace else

i was a meember of the carpenter union (akron ohio)

when you join they give you a little book of do and don't things

one of the don't things listed is

don't work on non-union jobs for your union employer

i followed that rule and was fired

the capenter union would do nothing about this

yet 4-5 monthes down the road they wanted me and all the others
that worked for this company to help them collect unpaid
health and welfare benifits

i looked the guy in the eye told him you mhandle my grievance
(repeated it to him) then got up and walked out

to my pleasure everyone else got up and follwed me

maybe we need unions for the union

just a thought

but hey what do i know

looks like i killed this one to

Some things are different places I've worked union jobs, from Baltimore to Spokane and all over California, but everywhere I've been, is not unusual anymore for a signatory contractor to be a subcontractor to a non-union general.

I feel very strongly that unions provide a means for opportunity to those who would otherwise not have it, and would refute anyone who would want me or anyone else to believe that they are not necessary with respect to "today's business model", and further that we need them now as much as we ever did.

Nothing is perfect, and sometimes the e-board needs a shakeout.

What is the point of keeping a workforce scared, poor, without benefits, and unorganized? So capital can better "trickle down" on an as needed basis?

"trickle down" on that!!

New Jersey is all about there unions