From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/20/2026 7:25 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:03:37 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/20/2026 2:01 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:50:07 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 2/20/2026 12:37 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>> On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:21:59 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> 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   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Shapeshifter.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Let me be clear: You have obviously not thought this through.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You have the right to work without discrimination. The Union does not   
   >>>> have the right to charge mandatory dues to give to political parties if   
   >>>> you refuse to join the union in order to work.   
   >>>   
   >>> That is your opinion.   
   >>>   
   >> Just follow the law.   
   >   
   > Simply follow your conscience if you have one.   
   >   
   >>> My opinion is that employers do not have the right to bust unions.   
   >>>   
   >> The Right-to-work (RTW) laws in the U.S. are state-level regulations.   
   >>   
   >> They were authorized by the 1947 federal Taft-Hartley Act.   
   >   
   > None of which makes such laws the right thing to do.   
   >   
   >> It is illegal to prohibit unions from requiring employees to pay dues or   
   >> fees as a condition of employment.   
   >>>   
   >>> Even though they do that to whatever extent they can manage.>   
   >> The question is, why do some people not want unions?   
   >   
   > No telling why some people want the things they want.   
   >   
   So, you don't have all the answers.   
      
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