From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/19/2026 7:28 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:47:55 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/19/2026 4:24 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:01:22 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 2/19/2026 2:45 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:09:47 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> On 2/19/2026 1:44 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:38:57 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> On 2/19/2026 12:43 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:39:03 -0800, Dude    
   wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> On 2/19/2026 7:40 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:35:08 +0000, Julian    
   >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> a union thug and his cabal of communist academics have awoken a   
   sleeping   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> giant: behold, your first look at the billionaire counterattack   
   in the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> war for California’s future   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> There you have it.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Key words: Economic Impact   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> What happened to the labor movement?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Not sure you've thought this through.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> They are now thugs and a cabal of communist academics.>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Critics, argue it could negatively impact working people and that   
   the   
   >>>>>>>>>> top 1% already pay nearly half of the state's income taxes.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> And so it is that the labor movement has become thugs and a cabal of   
   >>>>>>>>> communist academics.  Nah, you can't fool me with that shit.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> That's because you have not thought this through. Otherwise, you would   
   >>>>>>>> have posted your arguments, pro or con, to this list, instead of   
   >>>>>>>> infantile emotional outbursts.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Nah, I simply reject any premise that ends up with   
   >>>>>>> labor movement has become thugs and a cabal of   
   >>>>>>> communist academics   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Obviously, you've not read any California labor union history, or even   
   >>>>>> thought about it.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> California Teamsters were often labeled "thugs" and "commies" due to a   
   >>>>>> combination of violent, coercive strike tactics, deeply ingrained   
   >>>>>> corruption.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> The union used intimidation, engaged in mafia-related corruption notably   
   >>>>>> under Jimmy Hoffa. Remember him?s.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Right, he disappeared something like 65 years ago.  Time to give labor   
   >>>>> unions a break.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> For the record, I am anti-union and support your right to work.   
   >>>   
   >>> Right to work.  Another mis-naming of something to hide what it is   
   >>> really about.   
   >>>   
   >> You have a right to work.   
   >>   
   >> Let me be clear: People have individual freedom to work by preventing   
   >> forced association with unions or collecting mandatory dues from   
   >> workers. You have a right to work without being forced to pay union dues   
   >> and/or join a union in order to work.   
   >   
   > Total shapeshifter.  Instead of my right to work, this is really about   
   > employers right to bust unions.  Which is where we are right now. Some   
   > people with special skills have unions.  The rest of us nothing.   
    >   
   Let me be clear: Employers have the inherent right to bust any union   
   conspiracy that is taking away the right of workers to work. Tear them up!   
      
   U.S. states with right-to-work laws:   
      
   As of May 2024, the following 26 states have right-to-work laws. - Wiki   
      
   https://tinyurl.com/yhyerzsa   
      
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