Comments on: Morning Bell: Can Our Economy Afford More Union Corruption? http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Morning Bell: What’s the Matter With Free Elections? | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-80641 Morning Bell: What’s the Matter With Free Elections? | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:32:48 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-80641 [...] — the method by which most workers join unions — with publicly signed union cards. This is a recipe for intimidation and corruption. Just ask 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern: As a longtime friend of labor [...] [...] — the method by which most workers join unions — with publicly signed union cards. This is a recipe for intimidation and corruption. Just ask 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern: As a longtime friend of labor [...]

]]> By: Morning Bell: The Public-Sector Union Threat to Economic Recovery | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-80550 Morning Bell: The Public-Sector Union Threat to Economic Recovery | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:45:34 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-80550 [...] International Union collects nearly $5 million a month from just 223,000 health care workers. And when the SEIU is not blatantly stealing this money, they are turning it into efforts to elect politicians who promise to endlessly grow the public [...] [...] International Union collects nearly $5 million a month from just 223,000 health care workers. And when the SEIU is not blatantly stealing this money, they are turning it into efforts to elect politicians who promise to endlessly grow the public [...]

]]> By: The Ugly Face of Progressive Corporatism « Conservative Thoughts and Profundity http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-10721 The Ugly Face of Progressive Corporatism « Conservative Thoughts and Profundity Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:30:27 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-10721 [...] in U.S. public policy. Organized labor has a tall wish list for Obama’s administration, including the abolition of secret ballot voting in union organizing elections and ensuring that as much of the $1 trillion Obama plans to spend to stimulate the economy goes to [...] [...] in U.S. public policy. Organized labor has a tall wish list for Obama’s administration, including the abolition of secret ballot voting in union organizing elections and ensuring that as much of the $1 trillion Obama plans to spend to stimulate the economy goes to [...]

]]> By: DMM http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4214 DMM Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:30:05 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4214 OBama is like the rest of the Politicians. The Unions have gone the way of the Political System. Greedy, Selfish SOB'S. Years ago we had a Union Form of Government and Statemen. The Unions, in the past, did a lot for the working man. We should get rid of all the SOB'S. We need to Clean House and get our Country back to where it was and mean't to be. " In GOD We Trust!!" "GOD Bless AMERICA" OBama is like the rest of the Politicians. The Unions have gone the way of the Political System. Greedy, Selfish SOB'S. Years ago we had a Union Form of Government and Statemen. The Unions, in the past, did a lot for the working man. We should get rid of all the SOB'S. We need to Clean House and get our Country back to where it was and mean't to be. " In GOD We Trust!!" "GOD Bless AMERICA"

]]> By: L. Townley,Monroe,MI http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4193 L. Townley,Monroe,MI Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:10:39 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4193 I have been a member of the USWA (steel workers) union for almost 15 years.They use my dues to support political candidates that I would never support (without asking the membership). They work in nice climate controlled offices, I work on the production floor where you either bake or freeze. The only time these elected representitives can find the plant itself is when its election time. They bargined away our retirement fund, personnal days,sick days etc.. and always tell me what a great job they do for me. If one of their drunken buddies get in trouble they are there, but if a hard worker gets in a jam the union jumps ship on them as fast as they can. So it comes as no surprise to me that a union rep. has embezelled vast amounts of money. Watch closely and you will the union raise dues to cover what was stolen. I have been a member of the USWA (steel workers) union for almost 15 years.They use my dues to support political candidates that I would never support (without asking the membership). They work in nice climate controlled offices, I work on the production floor where you either bake or freeze.

The only time these elected representitives can find the plant itself is when its election time.

They bargined away our retirement fund, personnal days,sick days etc.. and always tell me what a great job they do for me.

If one of their drunken buddies get in trouble they are there, but if a hard worker gets in a jam the union jumps ship on them as fast as they can.

So it comes as no surprise to me that a union rep. has embezelled vast amounts of money.

Watch closely and you will the union raise dues to cover what was stolen.

]]> By: Danny http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4166 Danny Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:36:52 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4166 Slowly ,but surely corruption changes it's face as Americans are again drawn, into a different spin that most cannot recognize. To become a victim, by the original actions of those who are given the slap on the hand -has not furthered the American hope of a freedom promised. Even as this is going on many countries smile, as their homelands are cleaner, brighter and many of our younger citizens have moved there with their own money. To free themselves from worry that haunts them at every street corner. Slowly ,but surely corruption changes it's face as Americans are again drawn, into a different spin that most cannot recognize. To become a victim, by the original actions of those who are given the slap on the hand -has not furthered the American hope of a freedom promised. Even as this is going on many countries smile, as their homelands are cleaner, brighter and many of our younger citizens have moved there with their own money. To free themselves from worry that haunts them at every street corner.

]]> By: James Harris, Jr., C http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4156 James Harris, Jr., C Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4156 Corruption which appears to occur in waves which ultimately drive honest men into despair as participation in those diverse schemes of unprincipaled men become the dominant force within closed systems. The status quo becomes that of vice and its contageon seeks new markets or other discrete systems and with great speed becomes a standard of practice. The corrupt standard of practice, then propagates and those Honest or Wise to this recurrent historic phenomenon seek shelter from a wave of immorality in commerce. It has been this way since the time of confucius and undoubtedly will remain this way for another 2,000 years. It is the principal of the Free Market that when corruption is so openly displayed, to make a stringent example of it as when the propagation of unprincipaled standard of practice takes hold in a wider system, there is no governance that can impede the ensuing losses to all within the system, principaled and unprincipaled, moral and immoral, honest and dishonest suffer equal harm from loss of confidence in the wider economic system from a localized infection of vice that becomes a poor standard of practice which proceeds to the Tragedy of the Common. It is the Calamity of Dishonesty. To be of liberal mind when all indicators call for discipline will exaggerate the cost, term and depth of Common Economic Loss. Corruption which appears to occur in waves which ultimately drive honest men into despair as participation in those diverse schemes of unprincipaled men become the dominant force within closed systems. The status quo becomes that of vice and its contageon seeks new markets or other discrete systems and with great speed becomes a standard of practice. The corrupt standard of practice, then propagates and those Honest or Wise to this recurrent historic phenomenon seek shelter from a wave of immorality in commerce. It has been this way since the time of confucius and undoubtedly will remain this way for another 2,000 years. It is the principal of the Free Market that when corruption is so openly displayed, to make a stringent example of it as when the propagation of unprincipaled standard of practice takes hold in a wider system, there is no governance that can impede the ensuing losses to all within the system, principaled and unprincipaled, moral and immoral, honest and dishonest suffer equal harm from loss of confidence in the wider economic system from a localized infection of vice that becomes a poor standard of practice which proceeds to the Tragedy of the Common.

It is the Calamity of Dishonesty.

To be of liberal mind when all indicators call for discipline will exaggerate the cost, term and depth of Common Economic Loss.

]]> By: Shopfloor » Blog Archive » Card Check: Empowering the Corruption http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4142 Shopfloor » Blog Archive » Card Check: Empowering the Corruption Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:14:53 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4142 [...] The Heritage Foundation’s Foundry blog, “Morning Bell: Can Our Economy Afford More Corruption and Intimidation?” Yesterday, the president of California’s largest largest union local, the 160,000-member [...] [...] The Heritage Foundation’s Foundry blog, “Morning Bell: Can Our Economy Afford More Corruption and Intimidation?” Yesterday, the president of California’s largest largest union local, the 160,000-member [...]

]]> By: More trouble in Big Labor-Land « Prairie State 2.0 http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4140 More trouble in Big Labor-Land « Prairie State 2.0 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:49:43 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4140 [...] accusations of political intimidation by corporate America, I just couldn’t help but share the following: Yesterday, the president of California’s largest largest union local, the 160,000-member Service [...] [...] accusations of political intimidation by corporate America, I just couldn’t help but share the following: Yesterday, the president of California’s largest largest union local, the 160,000-member Service [...]

]]> By: Morning Bell: Can Our Economy Afford More Corruption and Intimidation? http://blog.heritage.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4137 Morning Bell: Can Our Economy Afford More Corruption and Intimidation? Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:20:29 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/2008/08/21/morning-bell-can-our-economy-afford-more-corruption-and-intimidation/#comment-4137 [...] Original post by Conn Carroll [...] [...] Original post by Conn Carroll [...]

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