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Union threatens boycott of any business that doesn't show support

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Union threatens boycott of any business that doesn't show support - JSOnline

Members of the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, have begun circulating letters to businesses in southeast Wisconsin, warning that they will face a boycott if they don't support collective bargaining for public employee unions.

The letters ask businesses to express that support by displaying union signs in their windows.

"Failure to do so will leave us no choice but (to) do a public boycott of your business," the letter says. "And sorry, neutral means 'no' to those who work for the largest employer in the area and are union members."

There are stories on WI radio of business owners trying to stay neutral, but since the won't place the letter in their window they are being boycotted and protestors are in front of their place.

I think this has a large potential to back fire on the unions and erode some of the support they have. It doesn't seem people take too kindly to brutish behavior and this activity easily draws comparisons to the mob asking for protection money to ensure no one burns down the business.
 
Union threatens boycott of any business that doesn't show support - JSOnline

There are stories on WI radio of business owners trying to stay neutral, but since the won't place the letter in their window they are being boycotted and protestors are in front of their place. I think this has a large potential to back fire on the unions and erode some of the support they have. It doesn't seem people take too kindly to brutish behavior and this activity easily draws comparisons to the mob asking for protection money to ensure no one burns down the business.

I'm surprised to hear they're actually protesting. Must be using sick days.

I think this has a high potential of backfire. People do not like to be threatened. Nobody. Force me to put a sign in my window and, when I get in the voting booth, "I'll show you!!" People who may not have planned to vote may be showing up in droves. Bad move, in my opinion.
 
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Same intimidation tactics that thuggish unions are known for, and were built on.

I'm sure death threats are next. That's all they understand.

The end is near, and they'll go down in a blaze of glory, unfortunately.
 
It would be a real shame if something were to happen to your business. You get what I'm saying?

Must have a real noble cause :cool:
 
I think this has a large potential to back fire on the unions and erode some of the support they have. It doesn't seem people take too kindly to brutish behavior and this activity easily draws comparisons to the mob asking for protection money to ensure no one burns down the business.
I have no idea what the mindset of the average Wisconsinite(Wisconsan?) is, but what you say would certainly apply to me. If it doesn't erode support, it will probably erode sympathy.
 
Thats the wrong approach for sure and certainly wont help...but scott walker and company used the wrong approach and used the same thuggery if you all want to be honest about it. He could went about this altogether different and got most of what he wanted. Scott walker wanted to play the tough guy and he created this turmoil.
 
Thats the wrong approach for sure and certainly wont help...but scott walker and company used the wrong approach and used the same thuggery if you all want to be honest about it. He could went about this altogether different and got most of what he wanted. Scott walker wanted to play the tough guy and he created this turmoil.



He did no such thing. The Unions are going after small businesses, these thugs have some nerve threatening folks, no excuse.
 
I wonder if people are feeling intimidated to sign the petitions for recalls? If so, that won't mean squat at the ballot box. The thugs may get a surprise.
 
He did no such thing. The Unions are going after small businesses, these thugs have some nerve threatening folks, no excuse.

I said the unions were approaching it wrong and threatening business is wrong...and I also said Scott walker started this whole situation from the beginning.
He could have went about it altogether different and still get what he wanted and I stand by that statement.
It doesnt help to whine that your state is broke and the first thing you do is give a large corporate tax cut and the second thing you do is blame the workers for your financial woes...One thing he should have done is NOT give the tax cut until he got the concessions from the union.. and used the same Rhetoric as Christie has and did the town hall meetings like christie has. Scott Walker did it wrong out of the gate and added alot of this chaos, he wanted to make a big splash
 
I said the unions were approaching it wrong and threatening business is wrong...and I also said Scott walker started this whole situation from the beginning.
He could have went about it altogether different and still get what he wanted and I stand by that statement.
It doesnt help to whine that your state is broke and the first thing you do is give a large corporate tax cut and the second thing you do is blame the workers for your financial woes...One thing he should have done is NOT give the tax cut until he got the concessions from the union.. and used the same Rhetoric as Christie has and did the town hall meetings like christie has. Scott Walker did it wrong out of the gate and added alot of this chaos, he wanted to make a big splash



I'm not following what you are saying about christie...


If Wisconson did not give tax breaks to business, Minnesota, iowa, and michigan would.
 
I said the unions were approaching it wrong and threatening business is wrong...and I also said Scott walker started this whole situation from the beginning.
He could have went about it altogether different and still get what he wanted and I stand by that statement.
It doesnt help to whine that your state is broke and the first thing you do is give a large corporate tax cut and the second thing you do is blame the workers for your financial woes...One thing he should have done is NOT give the tax cut until he got the concessions from the union.. and used the same Rhetoric as Christie has and did the town hall meetings like christie has. Scott Walker did it wrong out of the gate and added alot of this chaos, he wanted to make a big splash

Walker couldn't wait to get concessions from the union. He had a deficit in the current fiscal period that he had to close. That deficit was not made worse by the business tax cuts (which do not take effect until the next fiscal period).

On average Public employees represent well over 30% of a state's budget. Due to public sector unions in WI, I would expect they are well above the average. In other words, to tackle the deficit, WI has to tackle public employee compensation - which is such a large percentage of their overall budget. Just like to tackle the fed's deficit, they have to address military spending and entitlement spending.
 
Union threatens boycott of any business that doesn't show support - JSOnline



There are stories on WI radio of business owners trying to stay neutral, but since the won't place the letter in their window they are being boycotted and protestors are in front of their place.

I think this has a large potential to back fire on the unions and erode some of the support they have. It doesn't seem people take too kindly to brutish behavior and this activity easily draws comparisons to the mob asking for protection money to ensure no one burns down the business.

That is the way things are done in a capitalist system. Why should they support businesses who are against them? I can see how bent-over sheeple might see this as "brutish" behavior. Oh the shame!!!

Grab your ankles lads!! You have forgot about all the people & businesses you boycotted. ie. Fonda, French, etc.
 
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Wish I was in Wi about now. I'd boycott all the businesses that cave to the Union and support those who are being boycotted.
 
I'm not following what you are saying about christie...


If Wisconson did not give tax breaks to business, Minnesota, iowa, and michigan would.

Im saying christie told the unions and the public that along with cost controls he was trying to save their pensions for the future...he did not attack collective bargaining and hes had town hall after town hall explaining his reasoning and he didnt attack the public workers as soon as he got elected..he did alot of other things first...Christie did it right...Walker did it all wrong imho
 
Ahh, the face of thuggery. What comes next? The crystal night?
 
If the threat of a boycott is now equal to thuggery, we've dropped a long way into pantywaistdom.
 
That is the way things are done in a capitalist system. Why should they support businesses who are against them? I can see how bent-over sheeple might see this as "brutish" behavior. Oh the shame!!!

Grab your ankles lads!! You have forgot about all the people & businesses you boycotted. ie. Fonda, French, etc.

Agreed. This is what people do in a capitalist state. When businesses work against your interests, you boycott them...
 
If the threat of a boycott is now equal to thuggery, we've dropped a long way into pantywaistdom.

What does boycotting small businesses have to do with public unions? It's basically saying "pay for our salaries, pensions, and benefits, or else!"

Hopefully, soon the union will be dead and gone, and we can all laugh over a beer.
 
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Unions are calling for revolution.

Chilling Video: Openly Rooting for Revolution, The Left Calls For American Civil Unrest & Riots (Frances Fox Piven, Lib Talkers, Journalists, Van Jones, Rev Wright, English Protest Leader, etc) | The Blaze

It doesn’t have to be this way. This can be our moment. The fragility of an unstable boom-and-bust economy and growing economic inequality create unique opportunities to stoke simmering discontent into concrete, concerted direct action to challenge corporate extremism. From Wisconsin, where hundreds of thousands of workers, students, clergy and others have rallied, to cities around the country where average Americans are occupying Wall Street banks to protest revenue shortfalls, the poisonous deals banks have with cities and states, and foreclosures, a movement is being born that challenges corporate dominance and is inspired by a vision of a better and more just world.

But in order to make this vision reality, we need to go on offense and make Wall Street pay for the trillions it stole from us. Wall Street is bankrupting cities, states, homeowners, and students with trillions in unfair debt, even after the big banks received $17 trillion in bailouts and backstops after crashing the economy. We can use our political and economic power to renegotiate our relationship with Wall Street to keep millions of people in their homes, and raise revenue for cities and states to protect jobs and critical services:

This Can Be Our Moment -- In These Times


Also: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/revealed....e-wealth-power/
 
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I'm shocked at how far these people are going. They are trying to recall the gov, throwing temper tantrums, and now wanting to boycott businesses that don't show support. The entitlement mindset is extremely damaging and this is a prime example. This reminds me of taking toys away from a spoiled child and watching them react in an illogical and rage filled way. They need to see the reality of their state's budget and mature a bit (well, a lot) and realize that they are earning unmerited money and essentially stealing from taxpayers through their overpowered union.
 
I'm shocked at how far these people are going. They are trying to recall the gov, throwing temper tantrums, and now wanting to boycott businesses that don't show support. The entitlement mindset is extremely damaging and this is a prime example. This reminds me of taking toys away from a spoiled child and watching them react in an illogical and rage filled way. They need to see the reality of their state's budget and mature a bit (well, a lot) and realize that they are earning unmerited money and essentially stealing from taxpayers through their overpowered union.

It's not illogical to protect your interests.
 
What does boycotting small businesses have to do with public unions? It's basically saying "pay for our salaries, pensions, and benefits, or else!"

Hopefully, soon the union will be dead and gone, and we can all laugh over a beer.




You know these shop owners probably make less, and have lesser healthcare than the union thugs who get thiers off the backs of these shop owners.
 
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