Midwest Voting Mom: SEIU Says Boycott Arizona? It's Time to Boycott SEIU:
"This is a clear example of leftist policy doing more harm than good. But there is more.
There are stories of SEIU making pacts with corporations, at the expense of workers, in order to expand the strength and membership of SEIU.
Quoting from an article in the San Francscio Weekly;
'The secret deal worked out between SEIU bosses and nursing home owners denies union members the right to speak out, strike, or protect patients.'
'It has involved trading away workers' free-speech rights, selling out their ability to improve working conditions, and relinquishing their capability to improve pay and benefits, in order to expand the SEIU's and Stern's own power.'
Seems that the purpose of SEIU is no longer for the good of the worker. It's purpose is to perpetuate itself. SEIU exists in order to exist. Kind of like the BIA.
When did this entity, created to help the oppressed worker, become the Oppressor of the worker?"
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Can We Boycott SEIU?
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Among the entities that have threatened to Boycott Arizona are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (800-424-8592) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) (602-254-0099)
I grew up in Minnesota, in a politically active DFL (Democratic Farmer Labor) Family. As a child, I went to gatherings where I met Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale. My neighbor was a nurse for Humphrey in his final year. My mom was friends with Rudy Perpich and attended his inauguration. My family visited Don Fraser's place on the St Croix.
I've also been a member of the union when working in Health care. So I grew up thinking that Unions were a good thing.
But...therein lies the cruxt. I've grown up.
From everything I have seen of SEIU over the last couple years, from thugs beating a guy at a townhall meeting, to Andy Stern snuggling up to Obama and money, to the video of him saying "Workers of the World, Unite," or saying "[W]e prefer to use the power of persuasion, but if that doesn’t work we use the persuasion of power,” I have changed my mind about Unions.
And now, the SEIU and UFCW have the audacity to threaten to boycott Arizona because it's new law.
What I am wondering is - when and how can we start Boycotting Unions? Where, in our Constitution, is it mandated that we must participate in and pay dues to a Union if we want to work? Where in our Constitution does it say that we are mandated to give money to thugs in return for their strong-arming of employers?
Fortunately, I now live in a "Right-to-Work" state. (I didn't always). So when I go back to work in the Health field later this year, I can choose not to participate in a Union. It appears that about half the states have Right to Work laws, and the other are forced - Union states.
According to National Right to Work,
Of course, in Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts and other predominately Liberal states you currently don't have that option. If you don't live in one of the Union states but really want out of the "Union," there are steps you can try to get a RTW law passed in your state legislature. If enough people are fed up, you might be able to turn the tide.
National Right to Work says;
We CAN Boycott the Unions. Yes We Can!
Contact address for SEIU - 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 .
Among the entities that have threatened to Boycott Arizona are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) (800-424-8592) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) (602-254-0099)
I grew up in Minnesota, in a politically active DFL (Democratic Farmer Labor) Family. As a child, I went to gatherings where I met Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale. My neighbor was a nurse for Humphrey in his final year. My mom was friends with Rudy Perpich and attended his inauguration. My family visited Don Fraser's place on the St Croix.
I've also been a member of the union when working in Health care. So I grew up thinking that Unions were a good thing.
But...therein lies the cruxt. I've grown up.
From everything I have seen of SEIU over the last couple years, from thugs beating a guy at a townhall meeting, to Andy Stern snuggling up to Obama and money, to the video of him saying "Workers of the World, Unite," or saying "[W]e prefer to use the power of persuasion, but if that doesn’t work we use the persuasion of power,” I have changed my mind about Unions.
And now, the SEIU and UFCW have the audacity to threaten to boycott Arizona because it's new law.
What I am wondering is - when and how can we start Boycotting Unions? Where, in our Constitution, is it mandated that we must participate in and pay dues to a Union if we want to work? Where in our Constitution does it say that we are mandated to give money to thugs in return for their strong-arming of employers?
Fortunately, I now live in a "Right-to-Work" state. (I didn't always). So when I go back to work in the Health field later this year, I can choose not to participate in a Union. It appears that about half the states have Right to Work laws, and the other are forced - Union states.
According to National Right to Work,
"A Right to Work law secures the right of employees to decide for themselves whether or not to join or financially support a union. However, employees who work in the railway or airline industries are not protected by a Right to Work law, and employees who work on a federal enclave may not be."State where people have the right not to participate in a Union include:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.If you live in one of these states and have been paying into a Union that you don't like nor want, check out your RTW law, and see what you need to do to stop their deductions from your paycheck.
Of course, in Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts and other predominately Liberal states you currently don't have that option. If you don't live in one of the Union states but really want out of the "Union," there are steps you can try to get a RTW law passed in your state legislature. If enough people are fed up, you might be able to turn the tide.
National Right to Work says;
"The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a non-profit organization providing free legal aid to thousands of employees nationwide whose human and civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses."Their website is here: National Right to Work
We CAN Boycott the Unions. Yes We Can!
Contact address for SEIU - 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 .
List of Politicians & Orgs to Boycott
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The site includes a list of politicians and organizations calling for a boycott of Arizona and asking visitors to call or e-mail these people to "let them know that you support Arizona."
We go a step further, and ask you to please Boycott the cities and entities that can be Boycotted until a time when they have ceased harrassing and attacking the citizens of Arizona. For the Politicians and community agencies that can't be Boycotted, please contact them and let them know how you feel.
Please continue to check back on this list in case there has been a need to enlarge it.
The list of politicians and organizations currently calling for boycotts of Arizona include:
Major League Baseball Players Association
Michael Weiner, Executive Director
(212) 826-0808
feedback@mlbpa.org
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D- AZ)
(520) 622-6788
Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY)
(718) 620-0084
Contact Form
San Francisco, CA
Mayor Gavin Newsom
(415) 554-6141
gavin.newsom@sfgov.org
St. Paul, MN
Mayor Christopher B. Coleman
(651) 266-8510
Contact the Mayor
Oakland, CA
Mayor Ronald V. Dellums
(510) 238-3141
Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
(213) 978 - 0721
mayor@lacity.org
Sacramento, CA
Mayor Kevin Johnson
(916) 808-5300
Contact Mayor Johnson
San Diego, CA
Mayor Jerry Sanders
(619) 236-6330
JerrySanders@sandiego.gov
Boulder, CO
Mayor Susan Osborne
(303) 447-3280
osbornes@bouldercolorado.gov
City of Austin
Mayor Lee Leffingwell
(512) 974-2250
lee.leffingwell@ci.austin.tx.us
Boston, MA
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
(617) 635-4500
mayor@cityofboston.gov
El Paso, TX
Mayor John F. Cook
(915)541-4145
mayor@elpasotexas.gov
Denver Public Schools
(720) 423-3414
communications_office@dpsk12.org
The National Council of La Raza
(202) 785-1670
comments@nclr.org
Service Employees International Union
(800) 424-8592
National Urban League
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO
(212) 558-5300
Contact Us
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Crystal L. Williams, Esq., Executive Director
(202) 507-7600
executive@aila.org
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
(410) 554.0040
admin@apa1906.net
American Educational Research Association
(202) 238-3200
flevine@aera.net
Sociologists Without Borders
(919) 962-5603
jrblau@email.unc.edu
Asian American Justice Center
(202) 296-2300
knarasaki@advancingequality.org
Center for Community Change
(202) 339-9300
DBhargava@communitychange.org
United Food and Commercial Workers
(602) 254-0099
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 624-5457
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 434-8070
On Saturday, May 15, 2010, Sarah Palin and AZ Governor Jan Brewer launched the website SecuretheBorder.org
The site includes a list of politicians and organizations calling for a boycott of Arizona and asking visitors to call or e-mail these people to "let them know that you support Arizona."
We go a step further, and ask you to please Boycott the cities and entities that can be Boycotted until a time when they have ceased harrassing and attacking the citizens of Arizona. For the Politicians and community agencies that can't be Boycotted, please contact them and let them know how you feel.
Please continue to check back on this list in case there has been a need to enlarge it.
The list of politicians and organizations currently calling for boycotts of Arizona include:
Major League Baseball Players Association
Michael Weiner, Executive Director
(212) 826-0808
feedback@mlbpa.org
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D- AZ)
(520) 622-6788
Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY)
(718) 620-0084
Contact Form
San Francisco, CA
Mayor Gavin Newsom
(415) 554-6141
gavin.newsom@sfgov.org
St. Paul, MN
Mayor Christopher B. Coleman
(651) 266-8510
Contact the Mayor
Oakland, CA
Mayor Ronald V. Dellums
(510) 238-3141
Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
(213) 978 - 0721
mayor@lacity.org
Sacramento, CA
Mayor Kevin Johnson
(916) 808-5300
Contact Mayor Johnson
San Diego, CA
Mayor Jerry Sanders
(619) 236-6330
JerrySanders@sandiego.gov
Boulder, CO
Mayor Susan Osborne
(303) 447-3280
osbornes@bouldercolorado.gov
City of Austin
Mayor Lee Leffingwell
(512) 974-2250
lee.leffingwell@ci.austin.tx.us
Boston, MA
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
(617) 635-4500
mayor@cityofboston.gov
El Paso, TX
Mayor John F. Cook
(915)541-4145
mayor@elpasotexas.gov
Denver Public Schools
(720) 423-3414
communications_office@dpsk12.org
The National Council of La Raza
(202) 785-1670
comments@nclr.org
Service Employees International Union
(800) 424-8592
National Urban League
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO
(212) 558-5300
Contact Us
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Crystal L. Williams, Esq., Executive Director
(202) 507-7600
executive@aila.org
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
(410) 554.0040
admin@apa1906.net
American Educational Research Association
(202) 238-3200
flevine@aera.net
Sociologists Without Borders
(919) 962-5603
jrblau@email.unc.edu
Asian American Justice Center
(202) 296-2300
knarasaki@advancingequality.org
Center for Community Change
(202) 339-9300
DBhargava@communitychange.org
United Food and Commercial Workers
(602) 254-0099
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 624-5457
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 434-8070
Palin Says 'We're All Arizonans Now'
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May 15, 2010
Arizona State Governor Jan Brewer and Sarah Palin got together at a brief news conference today to defend the new Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration. The law takes effect July 29 and requires police, when stopping someone from breaking another law, to enforcing federal law by asking a person about his or her immigration status if there's "reasonable suspicion" they are in the country illegally. Being in the country illegally would also become a state crime.
Many liberals across the country have been verbally attacking Brewer and the law and calling for a boycott of all things Arizona. In fact, our incredibely mature and presidential President Obama made jokes about Arizona and the law. Apparently unaware of the federal law in which the Arizona law was built, he condemned it, thinking that it encouraged racial profiling.
Brewer says that profiling is illegal and won't be tolerated. "Our president apparently considers it a wonderful opportunity to divide people along racial lines for his personal political convenience," she said.
Brewer and Palin had other interesting things to say. For one, they said that if President Obama had properly done his job and secured the border, there wouldn't be a need for this law, as the measure is Arizona's attempt to enforce immigration laws because the federal government won't.
I don't really like the way that the defense was worded though. The point is that Federal law concerning illegal immigration exists, and it exists for good reason. It exists because Congress, after discussion and hearings, decided that such a law was necessary. The problem is that it hasn't been enforced very well. So, wouldn't the correct admonition to the Obama administration, as well as previous administrations, be that they didn't ensure their agencies enforced federal law?
At any rate, there were other good quotes from the event. Palin said, "It's time for Americans across this great country to stand up and say, 'We're all Arizonans now' and in clear unison we say, 'Mr. President: Do your job. Secure our border.'"
She also said, concerning police checking identification and citizenship, "I think for most American people the reaction to this would be, 'Why haven't the police already been doing that?"'
Brewer said, "Our purpose today is to help the rest of the nation understand the crisis which confronts our state," and she cited the presence of human and drug smugglers.
The event launched a website - SecuretheBorder.org - that Brewer said was an effort to educate America about border security and discourage an economic boycott of the state.
The site, funded by Brewer's re-election campaign, shows pictures of Brewer and Palin and invites visitors to sign a petition opposing boycotts. It includes a list of politicians and organizations calling for the boycotts and asks visitors to call or e-mail to "let them know that you support Arizona."
The list of politicians and organizations calling for boycotts includes:
Major League Baseball Players Association
Michael Weiner, Executive Director
(212) 826-0808
feedback@mlbpa.org
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D- AZ)
(520) 622-6788
Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY)
(718) 620-0084
Contact Form
San Francisco, CA
Mayor Gavin Newsom
(415) 554-6141
gavin.newsom@sfgov.org
St. Paul, MN
Mayor Christopher B. Coleman
(651) 266-8510
Contact the Mayor
Oakland, CA
Mayor Ronald V. Dellums
(510) 238-3141
Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
(213) 978 - 0721
mayor@lacity.org
Sacramento, CA
Mayor Kevin Johnson
(916) 808-5300
Contact Mayor Johnson
San Diego, CA
Mayor Jerry Sanders
(619) 236-6330
JerrySanders@sandiego.gov
Boulder, CO
Mayor Susan Osborne
(303) 447-3280
osbornes@bouldercolorado.gov
City of Austin
Mayor Lee Leffingwell
(512) 974-2250
lee.leffingwell@ci.austin.tx.us
Boston, MA
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
(617) 635-4500
mayor@cityofboston.gov
El Paso, TX
Mayor John F. Cook
(915)541-4145
mayor@elpasotexas.gov
Denver Public Schools
(720) 423-3414
communications_office@dpsk12.org
The National Council of La Raza
(202) 785-1670
comments@nclr.org
Service Employees International Union
(800) 424-8592
National Urban League
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO
(212) 558-5300
Contact Us
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Crystal L. Williams, Esq., Executive Director
(202) 507-7600
executive@aila.org
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
(410) 554.0040
admin@apa1906.net
American Educational Research Association
(202) 238-3200
flevine@aera.net
Sociologists Without Borders
(919) 962-5603
jrblau@email.unc.edu
Asian American Justice Center
(202) 296-2300
knarasaki@advancingequality.org
Center for Community Change
(202) 339-9300
DBhargava@communitychange.org
United Food and Commercial Workers
(602) 254-0099
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 624-5457
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 434-8070
See Full Story at foxnews.com
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May 15, 2010
Arizona State Governor Jan Brewer and Sarah Palin got together at a brief news conference today to defend the new Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration. The law takes effect July 29 and requires police, when stopping someone from breaking another law, to enforcing federal law by asking a person about his or her immigration status if there's "reasonable suspicion" they are in the country illegally. Being in the country illegally would also become a state crime.
Many liberals across the country have been verbally attacking Brewer and the law and calling for a boycott of all things Arizona. In fact, our incredibely mature and presidential President Obama made jokes about Arizona and the law. Apparently unaware of the federal law in which the Arizona law was built, he condemned it, thinking that it encouraged racial profiling.
Brewer says that profiling is illegal and won't be tolerated. "Our president apparently considers it a wonderful opportunity to divide people along racial lines for his personal political convenience," she said.
Brewer and Palin had other interesting things to say. For one, they said that if President Obama had properly done his job and secured the border, there wouldn't be a need for this law, as the measure is Arizona's attempt to enforce immigration laws because the federal government won't.
I don't really like the way that the defense was worded though. The point is that Federal law concerning illegal immigration exists, and it exists for good reason. It exists because Congress, after discussion and hearings, decided that such a law was necessary. The problem is that it hasn't been enforced very well. So, wouldn't the correct admonition to the Obama administration, as well as previous administrations, be that they didn't ensure their agencies enforced federal law?
At any rate, there were other good quotes from the event. Palin said, "It's time for Americans across this great country to stand up and say, 'We're all Arizonans now' and in clear unison we say, 'Mr. President: Do your job. Secure our border.'"
She also said, concerning police checking identification and citizenship, "I think for most American people the reaction to this would be, 'Why haven't the police already been doing that?"'
Brewer said, "Our purpose today is to help the rest of the nation understand the crisis which confronts our state," and she cited the presence of human and drug smugglers.
The event launched a website - SecuretheBorder.org - that Brewer said was an effort to educate America about border security and discourage an economic boycott of the state.
The site, funded by Brewer's re-election campaign, shows pictures of Brewer and Palin and invites visitors to sign a petition opposing boycotts. It includes a list of politicians and organizations calling for the boycotts and asks visitors to call or e-mail to "let them know that you support Arizona."
The list of politicians and organizations calling for boycotts includes:
Major League Baseball Players Association
Michael Weiner, Executive Director
(212) 826-0808
feedback@mlbpa.org
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D- AZ)
(520) 622-6788
Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY)
(718) 620-0084
Contact Form
San Francisco, CA
Mayor Gavin Newsom
(415) 554-6141
gavin.newsom@sfgov.org
St. Paul, MN
Mayor Christopher B. Coleman
(651) 266-8510
Contact the Mayor
Oakland, CA
Mayor Ronald V. Dellums
(510) 238-3141
Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
(213) 978 - 0721
mayor@lacity.org
Sacramento, CA
Mayor Kevin Johnson
(916) 808-5300
Contact Mayor Johnson
San Diego, CA
Mayor Jerry Sanders
(619) 236-6330
JerrySanders@sandiego.gov
Boulder, CO
Mayor Susan Osborne
(303) 447-3280
osbornes@bouldercolorado.gov
City of Austin
Mayor Lee Leffingwell
(512) 974-2250
lee.leffingwell@ci.austin.tx.us
Boston, MA
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
(617) 635-4500
mayor@cityofboston.gov
El Paso, TX
Mayor John F. Cook
(915)541-4145
mayor@elpasotexas.gov
Denver Public Schools
(720) 423-3414
communications_office@dpsk12.org
The National Council of La Raza
(202) 785-1670
comments@nclr.org
Service Employees International Union
(800) 424-8592
National Urban League
Marc H. Morial, President and CEO
(212) 558-5300
Contact Us
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Crystal L. Williams, Esq., Executive Director
(202) 507-7600
executive@aila.org
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
(410) 554.0040
admin@apa1906.net
American Educational Research Association
(202) 238-3200
flevine@aera.net
Sociologists Without Borders
(919) 962-5603
jrblau@email.unc.edu
Asian American Justice Center
(202) 296-2300
knarasaki@advancingequality.org
Center for Community Change
(202) 339-9300
DBhargava@communitychange.org
United Food and Commercial Workers
(602) 254-0099
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 624-5457
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
(202) 434-8070
See Full Story at foxnews.com
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