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Originally posted by SanTropezMay your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.Originally posted by bigblue_dlI don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..Originally posted by KeplerWhen the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
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Im a Union Steward trust me I know. ;^)
That said I would bet the majority did not go to Trump."It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
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"Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
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Of course I'm a fan of the Vikings. A sick and demented Masochist of a fan, but a fan none the less.
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Originally posted by Handyman View PostIm a Union Steward trust me I know. ;^)
That said I would bet the majority did not go to Trump.U-A-A!!!Go!Go!GreenandGold!
Applejack Tells You How UAA Is Doing...
I spell Failure with UAF
Originally posted by UAFIceAngelBut let's be real...There are 40 some other teams and only two alaskan teams...the day one of us wins something big will be the day I transfer to UAAOriginally posted by Doyle WoodyBest sign by a visting Seawolf fan Friday went to a young man who held up a piece of white poster board that read: "YOU CAN'T SPELL FAILURE WITHOUT UAF."
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Originally posted by Jimjamesak View PostYeah, I think “union people don’t care what their leaders think” trope is BS. Is it a perfect 100%? No, of course not.
I suspect that while there was organized crime in unions it was also wildly overexaggerated in the rush by the Right to destroy this tool to fight the Plutes.Cornell University
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Even the worst unions are ten times better than no unions at all. It isn't even close...
I will never understand union workers that vote Republican. The GOP has always been openly hostile to all unions and advocates for the banning of collective bargaining. If you hate your union that much switch ****ing careers."It's as if the Drumpf Administration is made up of the worst and unfunny parts of the Cleveland Browns, Washington Generals, and the alien Mon-Stars from Space Jam."
-aparch
"Scenes in "Empire Strikes Back" that take place on the tundra planet Hoth were shot on the present-day site of Ralph Engelstad Arena."
-INCH
Of course I'm a fan of the Vikings. A sick and demented Masochist of a fan, but a fan none the less.
-ScoobyDoo 12/17/2007
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Part of the issue is people from outside the union world see random, singular events that make ABSOLUTELY ZERO SENSE and then apply that logic to unions as a whole.
Example: Several people I know over the years have commented on how the IBEW (Electrician's Union) works up at the McCormick Place convention center. Basically you need a Union Electrician to do anything related to electricity. This includes benign tasks like moving electrical cords on the floor so you don't trip and plugging ANYTHING into or out of an outlet. Many times people have to wait an extended period of time before a union guy comes over and does the literal two second task.
Stuff like that is what puts unions as a whole in a bad light. Those situations are blown up and made to go viral.It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities
Go Cats!!! GO BLACKHAWKS!
Cuck the Fubs... Let's Go WHITE SOX!!!
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Old (not) joke: how many IATSE electricians does it take to change a light bulb?
5, and it takes them 4 hours. One guy to hold each leg of the ladder, one to change the bulb, and the minimum call is 4 hours.
A common practice to reduce operating cost was to hang 2 lights in each place where one is needed, then wait to call in the crew until enough bulbs had blown that they actually had 4 hours worth of work.
If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?
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Originally posted by RaceBoarder View PostPart of the issue is people from outside the union world see random, singular events that make ABSOLUTELY ZERO SENSE and then apply that logic to unions as a whole.
Example: Several people I know over the years have commented on how the IBEW (Electrician's Union) works up at the McCormick Place convention center. Basically you need a Union Electrician to do anything related to electricity. This includes benign tasks like moving electrical cords on the floor so you don't trip and plugging ANYTHING into or out of an outlet. Many times people have to wait an extended period of time before a union guy comes over and does the literal two second task.
Stuff like that is what puts unions as a whole in a bad light. Those situations are blown up and made to go viral.
1. Liability protection. You plug something into an outlet, it goes haywire, you get electrocuted and decide to sue. Well, pretty easy defense of “we told you not to do it.”
2. Job protection. Contract says they handle anything in the building with electric and wiring so it’s not your ****ing job. And the problem, especially in our capitalist system, is if you give an inch, the bosses will absolutely take a mile. If they let people plug in their own cords without a change in the contract wording, then what else can be ignored? Yeah, it’s ridiculous, but don’t blame the union for protecting their jobs.
(A lot of this probably doesn’t make sense to people who have zero clue about working in a union and having a CBA and it’s work rules but, to someone like me who does, it makes perfect sense.)Last edited by Jimjamesak; 09-16-2022, 01:14 PM.U-A-A!!!Go!Go!GreenandGold!
Applejack Tells You How UAA Is Doing...
I spell Failure with UAF
Originally posted by UAFIceAngelBut let's be real...There are 40 some other teams and only two alaskan teams...the day one of us wins something big will be the day I transfer to UAAOriginally posted by Doyle WoodyBest sign by a visting Seawolf fan Friday went to a young man who held up a piece of white poster board that read: "YOU CAN'T SPELL FAILURE WITHOUT UAF."
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Originally posted by Jimjamesak View PostThere’s a myriad of reasons but they boil down to about two:
1. Liability protection. You plug something into an outlet, it goes haywire, you get electrocuted and decide to sue. Well, pretty easy defense of “we told you not to do it.”
2. Job protection. Contract says they handle anything in the building with electric and wiring so it’s not your ****ing job. And the problem, especially in our capitalist system, is if you give an inch, the bosses will absolutely take a mile. If they let people plug in their own cords without a change in the contract wording, then what else can be ignored? Yeah, it’s ridiculous, but don’t blame the union for protecting their jobs.
(A lot of this probably doesn’t make sense to people who have zero clue about working in a union and having a CBA and it’s work rules but, to someone like me who does, it makes perfect sense.)
Also, how do you quell the stories of the "bad apple" union employees who take advantage of everyone else being dependent on them? I'm talking about stuff like saying something that ticked off Jeff for whatever reason, so now your convention booth is now at the bottom of the TO DO list... Cause those are indeed a very real thing in this deal. Unfortunately it shows that the "Union Stereotype" does have it's origins in some truth...
That's more of where I was going with this.It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities
Go Cats!!! GO BLACKHAWKS!
Cuck the Fubs... Let's Go WHITE SOX!!!
Wildcat Born, Wildcat Bred....
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An interesting historical example of how one nation liberated itself, somewhat, from its Plutes.Cornell University
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Why am I being silenced??!?!?! https://www.foxnews.com/us/dilbert-a...-77-newspapers
Cornell '04, Stanford '06
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Rover Frenchy, Classic! Great post.
iwh30 I wish I could be as smart as you. I really do you are the man
gregg729 I just saw your sig, you do love having people revel in your "intelligence."
Ritt18 you are the perfect representation of your alma mater.
Miss Thundercat That's it, you win.
TBA#2 I want to kill you and dance in your blood.
DisplacedCornellian Hahaha. Thread over. Frenchy wins.
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Originally posted by French Rage View PostWhy am I being silenced??!?!?! https://www.foxnews.com/us/dilbert-a...-77-newspapers**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.
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Originally posted by French Rage View PostWhy am I being silenced??!?!?! https://www.foxnews.com/us/dilbert-a...-77-newspapers
"WHY AM I BEING CANCELED?!?!"
Someone tell Scott Adams to go listen to WOLD. They prefer the young sound, dude.
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Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
*Successful millionaire cartoonist for 30+ years gets dropped by 100 newspapers, out of the thousands that still print his tired, has-been shtick*
"WHY AM I BEING CANCELED?!?!"
Someone tell Scott Adams to go listen to WOLD. They prefer the young sound, dude.
I am so out of it...Cornell University
National Champion 1967, 1970
ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
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