We all know he has been anti union for years. Yet on time magazine he is wearing a nj building trades pin.

 

Trying to gain union support for a White House run?

Realized he can't rebuild the shore with out the unions?

He has to have an angle.

 

 

Lets try and refrain from making this a union bashing thread which turns into an argument.

How can this NOT turn into a union bashing thread?

Simple. By being men and not doing it.

Simple. By being men and not doing it.

 

Alright.. im ready to see this..

 

god look at that neck

Wow, this is a tough one, but I'll try to comply. In my opinion, he's only wearing the pin because it represents the State of NJ in looks and has nothing to do with any groups or affiliations, just that fact that it's a cool looking pin in the shape of NJ. How's that?

god look at that neck

What neck?

I think ray got it!!

It's gotta be more then just a cool looking pin. Politicians always have angles.

What do you think his angle is? Union leaders said if you vote for him you will lose your job and to vote for the anti Christ. Do you think the state is worse now then 3 years ago?

Is he anti-union or just trying to deal with reality? I don't pay the strictest of attention because I am not in a union but I think his motivations were to have the unions feel the pinch just like everyone else. The unions have for lack of a better term a, "my way or the highway" attitude. They never want to budge one bit if they can help it. Understandable, living gets more expensive no one wants to earn less. However, working for 25 years and retiring with 75% pay is a luxury most private sector employees have never enjoyed. The "public sector employees make less" argument doesn't really wash these days either. If you average out over the U.S. public sector employees actually make more according to BLS. Yes, that is a wide swath generalization but still gives some perspective.

 

Yes, the gov't and/or municipalities signed contracts with the unions and in a perfect world they should have to live up to them. However, when the state and country is in debt up to it's ears everyone has to feel the pinch. Should it be the working stiff? Probably not when you have guys like Bloomberg, Corzine, et al just blowing money out the wazzou (sp) to get a job that pays practically nothing to them. Reforms are needed everywhere. Government spending needs to be controlled, benefits packages need to be reformed, healthcare needs to be reformed. It's a cluster F.

He's done nothing for me being in the union cept ass fugg me over and over again! Never gonna vote or like this prick.

I mostly work in pa even though I live in nj so he doesn't really effect me. But he has openly stood against unions. Now all of a sudden he has a building trades pin on the cover of time magazine. We are taking about a small news paper. The cover will be framed in his office for his entire life. So it is an important photo.

He's done nothing for me being in the union cept ass fugg me over and over again! Never gonna vote or like this prick.

fortunately for me I've seen no change. If you don't mind me asking what has he done with your union since he's been in office

 

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I think it just represents NJ. He doesn't have a beef with unions, he's just trying to get the states financial crisis back to earth. We're a train wreck like California.

I dont care for christie, unions do what they say they do. They helped elect obama, which is what they wanted, and i am sure they will endorse obamas gun control bills, when they come out. If you are in aunion and pay dues, thats where your money goes. Trade or public union. I am fine with that, it is what the members of the union want, apparently.

What do you think his angle is?

 

What ever keep him in favor and get him votes, evasive, evasive, evasive for as long as possible..

Guns are different when it comes to unions. Just like any other body of people.

 

http://www.unionsportsmen.org/

 

My union's sponsorship table

 

A large amount of the building trades hunts and shoots. I know this for a fact. So if any anti gun agenda was brought up to the body it would get tossed. We got asked yesterday if we wanted to go to a rally against certain officials (nutter being one of them) and we laughed at em as soon as we heard al sharpton was speaking.

No matter, trumka will endorse the gun control bills, regrdless of what some members may think. Again, union members dues go to pay for this and support obama and dems. If the members did not agree to this, i am sure they would select other leaders. I have no problem with that, unions are very vocal in ahat and who they support. This is america they have that right.

One thing to put into perspective is unions tell these politicians if they endorse them 60% of their members will vote for them.

One thing to put into perspective is unions tell these politicians if they endorse them 60% of their members will vote for them.

Unions put Obama back in the White House Plain and simple.

Wow, this is a tough one, but I'll try to comply. In my opinion, he's only wearing the pin because it represents the State of NJ in looks and has nothing to do with any groups or affiliations, just that fact that it's a cool looking pin in the shape of NJ. How's that?

 

+1

Im a proud union member but some things are more important to me, like the Bill of Rights.

Walking into this topic is like watching Lindsey Lohan as she walks into a bar. You know what's going to happen, and yet, you just can't bear to turn away...

Guns are different when it comes to unions. Just like any other body of people.

 

http://www.unionsportsmen.org/

 

My union's sponsorship table

 

A large amount of the building trades hunts and shoots. I know this for a fact. So if any anti gun agenda was brought up to the body it would get tossed. We got asked yesterday if we wanted to go to a rally against certain officials (nutter being one of them) and we laughed at em as soon as we heard al sharpton was speaking.

While this is cool as hell do you think your union will go stand up to the politicians they endorse if only go after evil semi auto rifles, mag caps and forced registry?

What ever keep him in favor and get him votes, evasive, evasive, evasive for as long as possible..

So typical politics as usual

so how will the unions help restore the shore, replace police check points with picket lines and a big inflatable rat. jk

How can this NOT turn into a union bashing thread?

 

He didn't request that. He asked for it not to be a union bashing thread that turned into an argument. I think the bashing part is OK.

We're a train wreck like California.

 

Yeah, but at least California has some really good Train Wreck if you catch my drift.

Unions suck

 

Their filled with fat, lazy useless workers that couldn't cut it in the real world.