Organized labor, its historic alliance with the Democratic Party strained in recent years, has returned to basics in this political season.
After feuding openly with President Obama, unions are steadfastly supporting him, albeit in many cases with smaller budgets than in past campaigns and a model that emphasizes on-the-ground organization and support for legislative allies at the congressional and, in some cases, even state level. That will mean fewer costly television ads bankrolled by union members’ dues before the Nov. 6 election.
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These clowns aren't too bright. All they have to do is look to Europe to see what happens when the rest of the USA tries socialism. The unions only have an advantage in life if they are living off the backs of capitalists! If we are all socialists, the unions have no advantages and become equals. If unions want to enjoy a slightly nicer lifestyle than the rest of society, that would require the rest of society remaining capitalist America, not socialist America. In short, unions more than almost anyone need Obama to lose and they need America to return to capitalism! Otherwise, unions will have nothing to offer very shortly. Unions would love a free horse but unions have no use for a free dead horse. Massachusetts unions in particular have every reason they had before to vote for Brown and a LOT more new reasons since then! If unions truly understood what they were facing, they would be working to get rid of Obama just like they worked to get rid of Carter! There is a lot of propaganda here.
Union members are your neighbors, fellow tax payers, and work hard for their income. You are talking about Teachers, Firemen, Police, Carpenters, Truck Drivers, Hospitality Personnel, Nurses, and Electricians. Scott Brown is no friend of working people or working families for that matter. He's gotten his ticket into the hoy poloi and he doesn't want it revoked. In his entire time as Senator he has not communicated publicly with any town halls. When he came back to Massachusetts to run his campaign most of his time was with high rollers in finance, real estate, and for profit health insurers.
Yes union are doing well, but the rest of the state, average citizens who pay the union salaries, are not doing so well. No one seems to think about that and they should.