SHAPIRO: The card-check deal

Many voters were too busy trying to punish Republicans to consider such things like card check and where the Dems stand on that. Now, it looks as though we will have a Congress that shows every intention to create an America that businesses and manufacturers will need to flee from in order to stay in business. That won't be good for employment numbers, or help the current accounts deficit or the federal budget deficit.

I almost feel bad for the unsuspecting rank and file proletariat workers in the socialist mob that is the UAW. Wake up you morons. Like Nero, Gettlefinger is fiddling while Rome is burning. One day when all that is left are the memories, unemployed auto workers will stand around the fire, (burning in a barrel) waiting for their “spread the wealth” checks, reminiscing about the days when they were paid almost obscene wages to do menial work, how they coerced GM with the help of some unsuspecting and less than intelligent Democratic politicians, into granting them contracts with legacy costs that bankrupted the once mighty auto companies. This bailout was simply a gift to keep the autoworkers paid through Christmas. Chrysler (as we currently know it) has had it; no amount of money can save her now. GM (as we currently know it) will cease to exist by the third quarter of next year. Somehow, this must be Bush’s fault. One day you union workers will get it, for the sake of your families, I hope it’s not too late.

Card check, the final Fascist nail in the coffin of organized labor. The unions are parasites. As an Ironworker I worked at a plant in CT. After several years of pressuring the company to give us almost criminal wage hikes, we threatened one more time to strike. Management told us this time if we struck, they'd close the plant and move to SC. The union told us not to worry; they were on it, that this was just a management ploy, and that they were just “ironing out” the final details of our contract and that management would cave. They were going to protect us and our jobs. We walked in February; they closed the plant April 1. 456 of us were left out of our jobs, and the union guys were nowhere to be found. Ask any of the thousands of union workers that lost there jobs in CT over the past 15 – 20 years. CT has almost no manufacturing left and its all thanks to the selfishness of the unions. I used to laugh at the insane money I used to make doing a job a chimp could do. I bought all the union drivel that somehow the company was always screwing us and that they were making the “real” money off our sweat. What a crock! We (the Union) almost bankrupted the company. They had to move down south just to survive. (I can read an annual report). Carpenter Steel, Winchester Arms, International Silver, Bridgeport Brass, Colt, Norden, Electric Boat, etc, etc, etc, someday the unions will wake up and realize that having a job is much more important than being a proud unemployed union member. Once and only once did I speak out in the hall against the union. (I was just young and stupid I guess) I learned fast though. I’m a fairly big muscular guy (former college football player) and a lot of the guys were afraid of me, or I may not have survived it. (Some wuss did slash my tires though) I learned as every other member eventually learns. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, speak out against the union. We learn too, that secret ballots (that the messiah opposes by the way) are not always so secret.

All Democrats should have to read Ziggy Stardust's comments, just in case they don't already know what he so clearly states. My suspicion and fear is that they already know it but will institute the abomination of card check anyway because they have been bought by the union campaign donations. They are all Blagojeviches, selling themselves to the highest bidders. And just like Blagojevich, they don't have the decency to quit.

Many years ago when I was 18 I had a summer job at a unionized business. I was earning college money but after just 2 or 3 weeks they went out on strike. Being young and dumb I asked the shop steward if they'd mind if I worked through the strike so I could make enough to go to school in Sep. He smiled and said that no he didn't mind me working if I didn't mind my car being set on fire. That moment made a lasting impression on me.

Forced unions are just one more step in the road to socialism. It's all part of the plan. "In the United States, socialists joined with others on the Left to build a broad-based, anti-corporate coalition, with the unions at the center, to address the needs of the majority by opposing the excesses of private enterprise." - Section 4- A New Strategy for the Left, Where We Stand, Democratic Socialists of America

I don't view Democrats passing a law denying workers the right to a secret ballot as a means for paying back unions for their support. The goal for unions may be increased membership. But the goal for Democrats is to unionize as many people, forcibly take their money in the form of dues, and then have the unions turn around and give even more to Democrats. This is how Democrats will force non-Democrats - Republicans, Libertarians and people of other political persuasions that would never ever voluntarily give to the Democrat Party or any Democrat, to help finance Democrats. As far as Democrats are concerned, it is all about the money.

Our company has an extension to our building going up. It's only half union. So of course we got picketed by Teamsters. One fine morning a motley crew of folk in day glow vests marched in a circle in front of our entrance with pre-printed signs, maybe 15 people. Wow, they were motley! Finally I realized they weren't actual union workers, people whom our greed had displaced from a job, but temps! And not skilled temps, either: homeless dudes and drunks and other losers, hired to march in place for show. This, my fellow Americans, tells you need to know about the state of the Unions today. Like amnesty for illegals, secret ballots is an issue I'll take to the streets for. Democrats: step in this hornets' nest at your own peril!

If the "card-check" philosophy is such a great idea for the unions, why don't we just make all elections "card-check" elections? If Democrats truly believe that there will be no coercion with these union elections, the same should hold true for state and national elections. In addition, with "card-check" elections, we would not have to worry about "hanging chads" (Bush/Gore 2000) or Washington state's recount folly (2004) or Minnesota current recount (2008) since the person standing over your shoulder will tell you how and who to vote for.

The Card Check Act is ludricous. I really hope everyone does their homework and learns what it is, what it does and how it will affect this nation in already fragile times. This website does a stellar job of laying it out in no uncertain terms. Definitely check it out. http://friendsoftheuschamber.com/email/email4.cfm?id=178