Comments on: Bart Should Fire Them All And Start Over

By: TheBoss

TheBoss — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:43:00 +0000

The problem with unions is for each $100k job they create, they destroy 2 or 3 potential $60k jobs.

By: thighmaster

thighmaster — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:35:44 +0000

Republicans are either crooked hypocrites or stupid duped chumps. A working man making a good middle class living, you act like that’s that’s the worst thing in the world. . We wouldn’t have it without union power, that’s for goddamn sure. You don’t like it? Tough. Move more jobs to China, where slavery’s still cool. Slit everybody’s throat.

By: Carl Fischer

Carl Fischer — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:12:59 +0000

I want BART workers to get a fair deal but I don’t think they should have the power to shut down bay area comuters.
They should go to binding arbitration.
NO STRIKES!

By: mark ross

mark ross — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:25:57 +0000

Enron, Enron, Enron. What a crock of nonsense! American unions, unlike European unions, are the result of massive waves of immigration. The “labor contractors” were the bilingual and clever… who collected the money and kept a little too much for themselves. European unions are manifestations of class struggle… ’cause the Eurotrashians actually have an official aristocracy. America was a middle class paradise long before Samuel Gompers was a glimmer in his father’s eye. The only difference between the American labor movement and the Greek myths is that the Greek myths are based on reality.

By: yellowtaco

yellowtaco — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:56:59 +0000

Every union isn’t perfect, like all the awesome anti-union politicians & executives, who are contantly doing their level best for workers, consumers, 7 our country.

By: yellowtaco

yellowtaco — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:55:24 +0000

Unions made the American middle class. If you are against working people making a good wage, you are unamerican. CEOs have destroyed manufacturing in this country, not workers. It was not union workers who green lighted the Chevette, for instance. Union workers had nothing to do with the Enron debacle. Union workers also would not be funneling money into the Chinese military, via Wal-Mart. Strong unions would help prevent illegal immigration as well.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:23:50 +0000

All unions need to be busted they are the ones breaking the back of business in this country. Everyone wonders why everything is outsourced overseas to be made???? Open up your eyes its not real difficult to figure out. Look at what Toyota and Honda do for workers here , most are contracted sub contractors, they get paid average of $50hr but they take care of their own healthcare and retirement. If Government Motors had done this many years ago they would not be Government owned today. Unions have destroyed the american worker and with it american business.

By: mark ross

mark ross — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:26:36 +0000

Now, now, now… my worry is that the ATU will be talked out of striking. Where better to begin the undoing of government worker unions than in the most union friendly place in the country? History is not made when bad things are avoided. BART is just one of hundreds of examples of fiscal insanity where strikes are threatened in the absense of competitive market forces. Ironically, the unioization of government workers began under the watch of California’s current Attorney General, Jerry Brown… who wants to play Governor once again.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:33:41 +0000

The reason the cost of transit is so high is the cost of labor. Reduce the cost of overpaid Union skag labor and the rest of the cost will come down.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:32:20 +0000

With the economy in the shape it is in and these thieves want a raise??? Really??? How about we fire all of them have a one day job fair and all the positions would be filled in one day with non union people, not these thugs that dont have there own spine and hide behind the union to fight there battles. Then whoever made the call to fire them all, rename the transit system after him like they did for Ronald Reagan and the new DC airport.