Pedro's Podium: Labor Unions

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

WI Win

When you see daily the government ceasing more and more power and attacking the Constitution it is easy to become cynical. The progressives as they continue to preach to the nation nightly that the things that made this nation great are evil, out of date, or no longer relevant to “today’s world.” The Left Stream Media constantly paints a progressive picture of the world as they ignore the hate and violence on the left but accuse conservative Americans for events that never occur.

With so many factors—even with the Internet as a balance to the LSM—it is hard to stay positive. Any thinking American knows the obstacles faced by anyone who is reformed minded. There are huge Federal and bureaucracies. The public sector unions are very powerful and command giant war chest to protect their stranglehold on government workers and Democrat politicians. The incestuous relationship between the unions and Democrat party officials are legendary. Taking on these mostly corrupt and highly thuggish machines is enough to make a person concerned about winning such a battle depressed. When Obama took the Administration branch in 2009 and started his push for “card check” that would have, if passed, allowed forced unionization across the nation. The nations march to socialism at the least and communism at the worst seemed to be a predetermined fact.

Mr. Obama has had a near parade of union leaders through the White House, starting soon after his election. These close relationships with union leaders and his admitted preference for radicals, socialist, communists, and domestic terrorists are enough to understand that this man and his close advisors do not have the same ideas for the future of this nation. He and his advisories not only have been willing not let a crisis go to waste, but seem quite willing to create a crisis to exploit. This is not a recipe for a bright future and some of his policies may have damaged this nation forever.

His now revealed membership of the far left "New Party" shows his true goals of this country. Their connection with ACORN not only adds to the concerns that I have been fighting, but it also drives home how important the November elections are to the future of our republic. I understand how each and every citizen is to this fight. Although his ego seems to have caused him to not support the unions in their hour of need, I don’t believe he has abandoned his goals. He just knows that if he wants to maintain his seat of power, he can not openly support the unions with such a show of opposition. I’m sure that he believes that he will be able to obtain many of his goals, but only if he gets that second term. Who knows, he might think that he will be able to actually change the system so that he can get a third and fourth term. Maybe he thinks he can cease even more power and control. He has not been afraid to exceed his authority with Executive Orders and regulations.

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The results of the Wisconsin win this past Tuesday, along with the little watched ones in California, are enough to give honest freedom loving Americans hope. Over the past few decades labor unions have taken control of many local governments. Many partisans, labor leaders, and Democrat operatives will say that that assertion is false, but look at how much power these unions have obtained. This relationship is driving many cities, counties, and state governments into bankruptcy. The nation as a whole is near the edge of financial collapse due to crony capitalism and unchecked corruption.

Although I’m very pleased to see the people of Wisconsin winning some control back from a system that has raided treasuries across the country with wild abandonment one victory does not win the war. Because this is a war on the union thugs that are unafraid to use almost any means to win. These wins have wounded the unions, but they are now aware that they are fighting a much larger and important battle then they first thought. They will be fighting back as hard as they can to preserve the power they have enjoyed. Nothing is more dangerous then a wounded animal. The actions that those union supports took last year were those more like animals and less like reasonable people.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not so much anti-union as anti big union. When unions became larger than the businesses that they unionized they became big business. When unions openly began to openly support socialism and reject the capitalist system they became an enemy to the nation and the republic. When unions became a barrier between the people and their government they no longer served as a benefit to the nation. I am and have always been an opponent of public sector unions. There are many reasons why private sector unions came into existence and why they’ve lost their membership and political power. They over exceeded their relevance and out grew their needs. The unions have become too radical and too big to serve the average workers. They seem to only serve their national goals and the huge money that comes with their size.

Now is not the time to celebrate the win in Wisconsin too much. We must learn from the victory and understand the weaknesses of the public sector unions that have attacked our system of government, the free enterprise system, and the American way of life. The next election is too important to assume that we have won the day. We must not aim to destroy the unions, but we must curtail their power. We must find and remove the thugs from their ranks. We must take control of our nation and restore our republic by ending the creeping tyranny of the unions, the government, the Progressives, and the Democrat Party.

If we do not follow through on the lessons learned from June 5, 2012 this win will turn into a footnote in the history of the demise of the United States of America and our once grand republic. Moving forward to November is something that we must keep in mind. The Wisconsin win is one victory in a long battle. We can not throw it away.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday’s Memos 3/14/11

Crossing the line:
I must say that I am not against Labor Unions. There have been situations where people have been abused, living in intolerable working conditions, and situations close to slavery. The only way in which they could break free was through organizing and demanding better pay and working conditions. I understand why many people are loyal to labor unions and willing to go to extremes to protect what they see as hard fought concessions. But as labor unions grew and became more powerful their mission seems to have changed. The political power and socialist agenda of the leaders of the large unions are not in sync with the foundational ideas that allowed for the growth of human freedom as never known on this planet.

I believe that one of the greatest dangers that our nation faces is the possibility that our public sector workers loyalties are split between serving the community and the union. Those who work for the state governments are our employees and first loyalty must be the people. When they are willing to follow labor leaders and protest or possibly strike due to situations created outside of their own working conditions they are violating our trust. Looking back to the work slowdown in New York this winter it is easy to see how labor unions are willing to endanger the public to protest. Such actions make public sector unions a danger to society. I fully support the actions of Gov. Walker of Wisconsin. The unions and the media are saying this is about taking away union rights. This has nothing to do with unions and everything to do with the public sector. We are being played for fools if we believe that public workers are being mistreated. It is time for these workers to join the rest of the nation in reality.

The Union bosses appear to be scared. Well they must be. Look at the money or should I say the amount of member’s money they’ve spending to protest nationwide. The rise of the TEA Party and last November’s elections awoke the public unions that their world was becoming endangered. The failure of the Progressive Socialist to maintain their hold on power allowed such leaders as Gov. Walker to actually bring sanity into the public sector. I see no difference in Bell, California and the abuse of the city government and the incestuous relationship between the Democrat party and the unions. It is time to clip the wings of these out of control union leaders.

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35% of Americans
It was reported last week that over one third of Americans are currently unable to provide for their own needs. When this many citizens of this country are dependent on the government to provide their basic needs the fate of the nation is in danger. How can anyone really say that the recession is over with this many people dependent upon hand outs, welfare, Social Security, and unemployment? Is this really the hope and change that Obama’s supporters were expecting?

Debt ceiling and Cowboys:
It is once again clear that the Democrat Party Leaders are determined to continue to blindly spend this nation’s future away. They seem to be blind to reality. With the disaster in Japan it should be clear that we must not commit national suicide through endless spending. They truly believe that government spending creates jobs and prosperity. But after two years of record spending that went to pay off Democrat supporter, including the labor unions, and used as a slush fund the nation has nothing but an empty treasury to show for it. The idea that Sen. Reid would defend federal funding for a Cowboy Poetry Festival when the national debt is approaching the GDP is insane. The Democrat Party is out of control. If the people who call themselves Democrats don’t see the folly in these policies then the nation is in much more trouble then I thought.

Act of War?
Is it not an act of war for one nation to arm rebels in another country? It was reported last week that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm has been allowing guns to be sold to gunrunners. It seems that while politicians and various anti-gun individuals and groups have been complaining about gun sells in states on the border with Mexico and with calls to restrict the freedoms of Americans, the ATF was responsible. It seems that at least 1700 guns sold in this country and smuggled into the sovereign nation of Mexico.

After the death of an ICE agent, shot by a gun sold by the ATF, an agent decided to go public. For that he should be praised, but I really have to wonder how far up this went up the chain of command. Such a stunt is not only an act of war against Mexico; it is an attack on the Constitutional Rights of all Americans. Such operations cause more Americans to doubt their government as a whole. Once again it appears that our unelected government has attempted to take freedoms and undermine our republic. Once again we see the administrative branch of government exceeding their authority and acting against the will and best interest of the public. Will there be an investigation with results over this incident or will it be swept under the rug. I just wonder how many innocent Mexicans have been kill indirectly by this operation. It would seem that the Mexican government would be demanding some answers. I know I would like to hear some and see some heads roll at the ATF.