Victory Through Intimidation Or The Demise Of The Union

What will it be, victory through intimidation, or the demise of the unions in America?

Unions in America have in the past made great strides in worker safety, fair pay, and job security.

The results however, have not always been beneficial to their members. The sign you see at the right is often times more right than wrong. Unions are like every organization that gets too big, and too powerful through membership and of course membership dues. Over time, unions fall into the greedy hands of their leaders. Soon the representation of the individual workers, becomes lost in the shuffle. Individual members lose their voices, not only with the companies they work for, but with the union hierarchy themselves. Suddenly the members are just part of the collective. Just as suddenly the individual member loses track of why they joined the union in the first place. That was to have a voice, a seat at the table. The union takes care of that now, and once again the member at the bottom of the totem pole is forced to go along with the collective. Once in a union, disagreement with the leaders is not an option, individual members are forced, either by intimidation or sanction to go along with the collective. This is not at all what people really want. This is not what America was built on, remember freedom of choice, the chance to make good through one's own efforts. The opportunity to succeed or fail, the pursuit of happiness. With union membership, none of these are possible.

I was employed with a small west coast commuter airline, it was non-union when I was hired, but shortly after, we did ratify a union contract. It was a good contract, my wages instantly increased by 50%. My uniforms were now being paid for at company expense, my health care insurance only required a small share of my paycheck. Our hours were adjusted, overtime increased to time and a half, many of the rules regarding pay, and pay scales, days off and of course vacation accrual and holidays were also negotiated into a nice neat little package. Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? It sounded good to me too, and it was for awhile. Then, the union dues increased, and they increased almost every year whether or not new contract raises were negotiated. I moved to a right-to-work state, the small airline I worked for was purchased by a big international and domestic airline who, for the time being will remain nameless. Along with the new airline, there became the reality of the huge union. It was about this time that the downside of union membership, and working under a collective contract with a company came to light. When I worked for the smaller airline, we were like family, everyone worked together, union members and management were still friends, although the relationship became strained at times, especially when union and contract grievances were filed against management, who only a year prior could have been worked out, without threats or animosity. Cordial relationships between management and bargaining unit employees were falling by they wayside. You see unions do not want the individual to be friendly with the management. Any differences and or ideas had to go though channels now, first the shop steward, then the president of the local, and then if the local didn't find your idea or difference worthy of their attention, you were shut down and shut up faster than if you had approached the management on a one on one basis.

The bottom line here is this, unions were originally formed to represent the voice of the individual worker, but what happened was the union became the controller of the individual worker. Union's care about numbers of members, the more members, the more dues are paid. The more dues, the richer union executives become. Many union presidents and vice presidents have salaries well above that of the CEOs of companies that their membership is employed by. That's right, most union members have no idea what their mandatory membership dues are paying for, and who is getting filthy rich off the membership. Keeping the membership under contract, keeps the membership quiet, in essence, union membership is just another entitlement.

Anyone who has ever been a member of a union for any length of time knows that one of the biggest downsides of membership is that they protect the deadbeat employee working along side you, or at least sometimes working along side you. Most often union members who have learned how to work the system, won't be doing the same amount or quality of work you are, and yet they can not be fired, and they can not be reprimanded, the union protects them, as well as you. But, you don't need protection, you have an excellent work ethic, you work hard, you do quality work, and now you're picking up the slack for that deadbeat. I didn't like that scenario, most people wouldn't. Most people don't! I also found that the member who did the least and the poorest work was also the union bully, the intimidator, he had the loudest mouth in the shop. He was 100% pro union. He had to be, because if he had no union, no union contract, he would also have no job. That never sat well with me, and it actually never sat well with most hard working members. Did anyone say anything? NO. Union shops have a twisted form of social justice, they will intimidate their members with as much zeal, if not more than non-members. Good little union members, do not make waves.

In Wisconsin, I'm sure there are many teachers that know, perhaps deep in their hearts that many members they share protest signs with aren't worth their salt, but those good teachers won't speak up for fear of retribution from the teacher's union, they are forced to belong to. It's really kind of sad, how so many educated men and women can find themselves in the union trap. Thinking individuals, whose job it is to teach children about honesty, integrity, self worth and self esteem, are now following along like lost sheep, while their union leaders laugh all the way to the bank.

What ever happened to the stand-up, straight forward individual teacher in America? I'll tell you what happened, not unlike many professionals, they've been swallowed up by the unions that were formed to protect their individual free speech. It's time for teachers around the country to look deep inside themselves, find that individual that lies within, and take a stand for individuality instead of collectivism.

PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN

PRAY FOR AMERICA

Sincerely,

"The Watchman"

NOT ONLY ARE AMERICANS EXPECTED TO TOLERATE TERRORIST BASE CAMPS IN THE U.S., BUT....

YouTube - How Are Your Tax Dollars Supporting Mosque Makeovers?

How many of you already know that the U.S. State Department, i.e., one Ms. Hillary "Rob'em" Clinton, under the direction of Barack Hussein Obama is spending three quarters of a billion dollars of your money to build and or refurbish mosques in the Middle-East and other Muslim countries? That's right folks, $770,000,000.00 million taxpayer bones.

I could have swore the left wing was big on their "separation of church and state thing." Perhaps this is the Progressive's way of letting the rest of us know that we're not the only ones who are aware that Islam is not a religion at all. In fact, Islam is a theocracy, a self-governing belief, complete with their own law (Sharia). According to Hillary Clinton, this is America's way of combating terrorism. Through some warped sense of logic, the understanding is to be: If Americans spend millions of taxpayer dollars building and refurbishing mosques around the globe, the Muslim community will gain respect for us. Make no mistake, Islam is gladly accepting the American moolah, (not to be confused with the Islamic Mullah). This misplaced generosity by our state department must have every Imam in the world laughing uncontrollably at America's stupidity and weakness. Because at the same time, as a nation we are on the verge of bankruptcy, thanks to the exorbitant spending by Barack and the beltway boys. Of course America's generosity to Islam comes only at the expense of our borrowing the money from China, or some other ruthless benefactor. My personal opinion is that Hillary Clinton, in her misguided wisdom actually thinks that Islamic terrorists can be bought off, instead of defeated. (Good luck with that strategy.) Meanwhile the president is continuing his endless embraces of Islam and Sharia, while at the same time insisting that he is a Christian. Let's get just one thing clarified, one can not be a Christian and embrace Islam or it's teachings there of! Just as one can not be Muslim and embrace Christianity. Islam, the Qu'ran and Mohammad are the total antitheses of Christianity. Therefore Islam in and of itself is in no way compatible with any other religion or form of government, especially the government of the United States of America. We, (America) are a constitutional Republic, of the people, by the people and for the people, (at least for the time being.) Again, America's way of governing is antithetical to that of Islam. It must be understood by all Americans that Islam's intention is NOT assimilation with the west, but DOMINATION of the west!!! Regardless of what president Obama says, Islam is NOT a religion of peace, the Imams and Muslims in America are NOT our friends. What they are, if in fact they are staunch followers of the Qu'ran and the teachings of Muhammad (the sole author of the Qu'ran), potential ticking terrorist time controlled explosive devices (bombs), who are anxiously awaiting the fatwa (order) to begin their jihad. By their own admission, if you can actually find a Muslim who will be honest with you, there are NO moderate Muslims. They are all in favor of Sharia Law, and none of them, and I mean none of them, can or ever will be loyal or obedient to the laws and rules set forth in the Constitution of the United States. It is written in their Qu'ran that followers of Islam must not submit to man made law.

Taking all that I have just written into consideration, how on earth can this country have 2 Muslim congressmen, one from Minnesota and one from Indiana? I know for a fact that Congressman Kieth Ellison from Minnesota didn't run for office using his Muslim name "Hakim Mohammad" and I have my doubts that the folks in Indiana were very familiar with Andre Carson's Muslim name "As-Salaam-Alaikum" either. The troubling thing, is which oath are these two Muslims going to be loyal to? Where exactly will their loyalties lie, with Allah, or with the Constitution of the United States of America? After all, according to the Qu'ran, they can only be obedient to Allah, as the Constitution is a man made law. They both are obviously deceiving either Allah or We The People?

Sincerely,

"The Watchman"

Wisconsin Democrat Legislators , No Pride, Only Shame

With "collective bargaining" this moron at the right, could very well be your child's teacher. She obviously has yet to master all the 3 letter words.

Above left, are 14 of Wisconsin's finest. With a track team like this, Wisconsin is a sure bet to win the "gold" at the next track and field event. These pathetic state representatives are proof that Liberals know how to run!!!

Wisconsin's Democrat State Representatives sure know how to tackle the state's problems head on, or do they? I suppose the mighty 14 could actually tackle Wisconsin's budget problems if they would only remain on the job. Instead, they have all decided to turn-tail and run from their obligations. I'm glad that none of them are in America's military, because their battle colors would be yellow for their bravery and white for their ensuing surrender. They have run away and are hiding in Illinois so they won't have to vote on the Governor's budget and bill stripping away the teacher's collective bargaining rights. I'm positive that these runaway reps have no idea why Wisconsin is over 3 billion dollars in debt, perhaps it's because of the liberal overspending of state taxes that haven't even been collected yet. I would challenge the runaways with justification of the states current debt dilemma. As a predominantly liberal state, the least these reps can do is explain why the debt is looming so large. Maybe they can't explain it, but I think yes they can and that's why they've run like frightened sheep, guilt is something that will follow you always.

I understand that Republican Governor Scott Walker has tried several ways to entice these runaway Democrats into returning to Madison in order to attempt to be about the state's business. Governor Walker has canceled the direct deposit of the representatives paychecks so that they must come to the capitol in order to get paid. Just recently, Governor Walker has imposed a $100.00 a day fine for everyday the runaways are absent. Both tactics resulted in nil. One of the runaway reps is state Senator Chris Larson in a statement he said: "The Governor's fines show that Republicans are becoming increasingly petty". He followed up with: "We (Democrats) are resolved to stay away as long as necessary. In fact, my family just brought down clothes for me. (Your children must be proud Chris, see daddy run.) We are committed to this cause". In essence, Senator Larson said; Democrats have chosen to run and hide from our obligations rather than attend state congress and defend our support for the public employees unions, who by the way are willing to bankrupt the state in which we live. I think these state representatives are forgetting a couple important facts here. Number one, the example they are setting for the youth of Wisconsin and the nation is that running away from obligations and responsibilities is the best way to solve your problems. And number two, these representatives are supposed to be serving their constituents above all else. They are NOT to be slaves to special interests such as public employee unions. There are many taxpayers in their respective districts who are in favor of the Governor's proposalsThat is why they elected him. The American people deserve better than this. Our students deserve teachers who do not lie and cheat and steal money from taxpayers. The American people hold free elections for local, state and federal representatives to carry out the business of the people, and that means all the people, not just the ones who are members of unions.

This is what happens to a nation that turns it's back on God. Liberals, Communists, Marxists and Atheists do not want the Ten Commandments or prayer in schools and public places, because the Ten Commandments and prayer are convicting by their very nature. The struggle between right and wrong, good and evil is not one that can be ignored. As Americans, as Christians, we must stand up for equal justice, not social justice. Christians are taxpayers too, the removal of God, Jesus and prayer is a tactic of the devil. America can ill afford to allow the evil minority to control the majority. False Gods, false religions and the absence of spirituality will be the ultimate downfall of this Republic. Islam is demanding rights, gays are demanding rights, atheists are demanding rights. It is time for Christians to demand their rights. Believe it or not, Christians are the largest special interest group in America, without our votes, a Satanic government can not prevail.

This has been an alert from,

"The Watchman"

God Help Us

WHAT A GREAT IDEA, LET'S MAKE A DEAL!!!

US must be removed from Islamic world: Khamenei The New Age Online

I never thought I'd say it, but I am in total agreement with this turban wearing terrorist. Now if only we could impeach Obama and get me elected into the White House, me and the Ayatolla Ali Khamenei could hammer out a deal. Removing America from the Islamic world would be my top priority, not without some minor conditions however.

According to my friend the Ayatolla, the biggest problem in the middle east, is the presence of the U.S. Okay, great, because in my opinion, the biggest problem we have in the U.S. is the presence of the Islamic world. So, I'm sure we can come to an agreement that would be most satisfactory to both hemispheres.

Here is my deal Oh Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler of the Muslims. America will be happy to withdraw one American from the Middle-East for every 100 Muslims that you withdraw from America. How could it be any more elementary than that. The ratio of one to a hundred has to be, as there are more Muslims in America than there are Americans in the Islamic World. Hey this deal could catch on. Perhaps the U.K. and Germany, and the Netherlands would like to jump on this bandwagon. There is no doubt in my mind that all countries that have been inundated by Muslims are fed up with their whining and demanding special treatment. This way, your Islamic world and our civilized worlds can get back to normal. Islam will be free to have their stonings, and beheadings, and all of their other sorts of barbaric entertainment, an we in the U.S. and like non-barbaric countries will no longer be forced to tolerate Islam's insane Sharia Law. This is sounding better with every minute.

We can take this deal another step further. How about as the U.S. leaves the Islamic world, we demolish everything we built there. And, of course your Muslims are welcome to do the same here with your Mosques and schools of hate, that you built. Do not feel obligated to do so however, as we have Americans who are well capable of imploding your buildings with very little, if any collateral damage. It appears that your folks aren't as adept at that particular type of demolition technique. Suffice to say, we've seen how you guys work, and well, we're not very impressed.

What do you think there Mr. Grand Poo bah of the Islamic World? Not enough, well sir, allow me to sweeten the pot, make you an offer you can't refuse, as it were. What if we throw into the trade one Barack Hussein Obama, and his entire family? Now, for this to work, you've got to take them all. Hey wait a minute, this should really put the icing on the cake for you. We, the U.S. will also give you two, that's right two Muslim congressmen who took their oath on the Qu'ran and are pretending they can actually be loyal to Allah and the U.S. Constitution at the same time. In all actuality, America has enough liars in Washington, D.C., we really have no need for liars from the Islamic world mucking things up any more than they already are. Yes sir Mr. Ayatolla, that's a pretty sweet deal you have there.

You see, if I were President, we would be drilling, mining and refining. We would manufacturing and inventing, because the small businesses would have the tax breaks they needed to expand. The largest tariffs would be imposed on goods coming into America, not going out, no matter where that company's home office was located. The Federal Government would be out of the health care business, and out of the education business. The Federal Government would however do all possible to make sure all Americans have access to and could afford health insurance, and that would include those with pre-existing conditions. And I wouldn't be putting our nation into bankruptcy to accomplish it. The installation of a fair tax would be implemented, and the Federal Government would not be the largest employer in the nation. Men like Al Gore, Bill Ayers, the Rathke brothers, would all be doing time in Federal penitentiaries for treason against the United States. All crooked congressmen would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, no exceptions. Judges would be removed from their office if they even once tried to legislate from the bench. We have three branches of government in this country, and they each have a job to do, it's up to them to do it! Term limits would be shortened to two 4 year terms for the Senate. Whoever thought they should have a 6 year term, must've been out of their mind!

Yes Mr. Ayatolla, as President of the United States I would make this deal with you, without one single regret. Islam has no place amongst civilized nations. Please keep your Islam and Sharia in the Middle East, and we'll keep our Christians, Jews, atheists and agnostics and freedom for all, right here. You see Mr. Ayatolla, in the U.S. we respect everyone's religion, but there is no place here for a pretend religion that spews hate from their Mosques, schools and their Muslim leaders. You can have them ALL back, good luck, and good riddance!!!

GOD HELP US

Sincerely,

"The Watchman"

TEACHER, EDUCATE THYSELF!!!

If these are actually teachers who are holding these signs in Madison, WI., then they need to go back to school themselves, and get the education that they never received the first time through. I pray that the imbeciles holding these signs are SEIU thugs, and not professional educators in the state of Wisconsin. I sincerely hope that the citizens of Wisconsin are watching this so-called protest unfold, and are taking note of the disgusting behavior of the teachers involved. In my opinion, if I were a taxpayer in Wisconsin, I would demand that the children in school actually get an education from someone else, nae, anyone else but these perverted idiots. The ones holding the signs do not belong in a classroom, any classroom, but they do belong in a sewer where there behavior and language obviously came from!!! I am outraged that teachers would engage in lying and cheating and teaching the students that it is okay for them to do so, the example is at best atrocious. And doctors, my God, doctors writing false sick excuse notes for the teachers, obviously, they have no shame. Trust my life to a doctor that lies, how troubling is that? Hey doctor, remember this: "Do no harm!" You doctor have irreparably harmed every student who has witnessed your example. I am truly disgusted!!!

The level of intelligence that these so-called educators purvey in this protest could very well be the most juvenile I've ever seen supposed reasonable adults engage in. From the signs they hold, to the vile rhetoric that spews from their mouths, explains why they were able to be talked into the protest in the first place. Understanding that your state is on the verge of bankruptcy is well above the level of intelligence of these people. The Union leaders have completely bamboozled these people, and led them like stupid dumb sheep to the Madison, Wisconsin state house, to protest. I could expect this from a bunch of illiterates, but certainly not from teachers. Then again, most of these teachers are products of America's liberal public education system, they have been indoctrinated into thinking that they are somehow more important than anyone or anything else, and that includes the students in our nation's schools. The teacher protest occurring in Madison, WI. is a prime example of the narcissistic attitude that is eating away at the moral fibre of this country.

I remember school in the 1950's and '60s, the teachers were involved in teaching simple things like honesty, integrity, respect, charity, and yes, even spirituality. Reading, writing and arithmetic, civics, true American history. I remember, even in second grade, our public school teacher would not only lead the class in the Pledge of Allegiance, but also in a morning prayer, and yes, before lunch we said grace. That hasn't been the case for some time now. Even back then the signs were there, but I don't believe our parents, (the greatest generation) were paying much attention. Our parents were working hard providing us with the things they never had. It was the beginning of the two income families and two cars. Latch key kids, TV was the baby sitter, at least then the sitter was just harmless cartoons, not like today. Today the youngsters come home to an empty house and begin sexting on cell phones and ipods. No, it wasn't the TV that began our moral decay, it was the hijacking of the U.S. government, and the media. During that era, the Vietnam War was started on what amounted as a lie, but we didn't find out until some 58,000 good warriors were lost. Those of us who went to Nam, fought bravely, and to keep the threat of Communism from spreading. Little did we know that Communism was taking hold of our own government and schools, while we were gone. We learned then that according to the U.S. government that it was okay to abandon our allies, because the tide of public opinion at home had turned against the war. During that era, we were all flabbergasted that Nixon would lie to the American people, and so we impeached him. But that didn't stop the tolerance for decay, President Carter rewarded draft dodgers with amnesty for their cowardice, and at the same time, the words "Peace with Honor" were still ringing in my head. Those of us who were there, knew there was NO honor in our withdrawal from Vietnam.

Time, always marches on, and so does the degradation of our once great society. Remember when Nixon lied, America was appalled, but then comes President Bill Clinton, he lied on TV speaking to millions of Americans, and like Nixon he was caught, but because of the slow deterioration of morality in America, he was given excuses. There were even those who said they can understand his infidelity. How's that for a slap in face of honesty, integrity and morality? Oh yes my friends, the devil has been at work in America for a long, long time! Think about it, when was the first time you heard the phrase "New World Order"? That's right, George Bush Sr.. Not to many folks paid attention to it then, but the Progressive wheels were turning both in Washington, D.C., and around the world. Let's jump forward a few administrations to see where we are now: Same sex marriage, open gay military, political correctness, the Bible contains hate speech all of a sudden, all children are winners, even if they lose. Muslims attacked American soil murdering 3,000 innocent men women and children, but America must tolerate their hateful beliefs, all in the name of political correctness. 10 % unemployment, bankrupt states, can't drill for oil, but America pays foreign nations to drill where we could and should be drilling. Global warming scams, Mosques in every major city in America preaching the killing of Jews and Christians, American citizens who have no sense of values and no principles. Kiddie porn is the fastest growing business on the Internet. Where are the parents, the teachers, the leaders of the people? They are into themselves, and they can not be found, because they have lost their way. God being removed from our public places, oh yes my friends, we are becoming a nation of Godless, and God is not happy.

America, the one time lighthouse of the world, the beacon of freedom, and charity and honesty, and refuge from the storm. When did America turn from melting pot to cess pool? When did we become a nation of takers instead of givers, complainers instead of doers? When did we become a nation of people who would prefer the government feed us, clothe us, house us, and allow government to teach our children what parents should be teaching? When we turned away from God, that's when! America turned from light to dark right before our eyes, and the worst is yet to come unless, we turn back to God and repent of our wicked ways, and seek His face, that He may hear from heaven and heal our land.

God Help Us

Sincerely,

"The Watchman".

WHAT IF???

Coal/ Oil/ Natural Gas

What if the private energy companies and the states that have the untapped resources told Barack Hussein Obama to take a hike? What if the states exercised their states rights and began drilling for oil both offshore and on land? What if the coal mines reopened regardless of orders from D.C.? What if natural gas drilling doubled in America? What if states that have access to the necessary water ways began building oil refineries and distribution depots?

If only the governors of our natural resource states had the guts to stand up to Obama and his minions. America's people would be put back to work. The economy would begin to boom, and the states would climb from their bankruptcy positions. Once announcements were made that all these explorations and drilling and mining were being put back in place, the price of foreign oil would drop like a rock. The economy of every country runs on energy, and especially on it's own energy resources. What if America took the lead in energy exploration and development again? Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing?

Where are the Governors whose responsibility it is to keep their people employed and safe? Where is the Association of American Governors? I think it's high time that American States begin looking after what is good for their people, not what's commanded by the Federal Government. As I see it, there are two entity's holding America down, one is the President and his Progressives and the other is the Environmental community. It is the environmental community that has placed the noose around the American worker's neck, and it is the President who keeps tightening the knot. The unions aren't helping matters either, they are not in any way shape or form working for the worker. Any organization that thinks the only way to benefit the worker, is to strangle the life from the employer, is certainly not on the worker's side. It is the Unions, the Federal Government, the Environmental false science that have caused this country to have 10% unemployment, not the corporations and manufacturers. It's high time the members of these unions start to realize that it is the exorbitant wages and entitlements they demand that causes companies to shut down in America and open in China or Mexico. All people deserve to be treated fairly, this is true. Look at it this way, if there were more companies in America, and less able workers, then the companies would have to vie for good dependable employees. The way things are now, it is less expensive for a company to shut down, put its American employees out of work than it is to try to meet Union demands. If you belong to a union, it's time to hold your union leaders responsible for talking you into thinking that corporations have an endless supply of money to pay you. Time to wake up America!!!

Back to energy and the exploration and production of energy. There is of course no doubt that fossil fuels can not and will not last forever, this is a fact. It is also a fact that alternate energies must be explored, experimented with and developed. Believe me, if someone was to discover or develop a viable alternative to oil and coal, the people of this nation would not have to be forced to use it by the Federal government or environmental groups, the people would flock to a fuel source that is more efficient and less expensive. Up till now however, that new viable energy source has not been found. Ethanol will never replace petroleum, Wind Power will not replace coal fire electric power plants, and solar will not replace fossil fuels either. None of these alternative energy sources can replace what we have been using, at least not yet!!! All alternatives must continue to be researched and developed. New and innovative sources must be found, because we are running out of time. But by forcing the scientific and research and development people to use non-viable alternatives, stifles their ability to proceed. We need to be able to utilize our present energy resources to lead us to the energy sources of the future. We cannot survive if we continue to choke the lifeline that feeds the innovation and ingenuity and invention.

Call your Governors, encourage them, embolden them to put America back to work. There is only one way to energy independence, and that is to produce your own energy, and produce it now!

God Help Us

"The Watchman"