Trumka: Bain, Romney Killing Twinkies

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AFL-CIO Head thug Richard Trumka, has launched the first salvo into the closing of Hostess Brands, claiming that it is "Bain-style" vulture capitalism that is responsible for the company closing.
This fat slob is the epitome of the union thugs show in old black and white movies, attacking non-union workers with ball bats, and brass knuckles. He's a pig in an expensive suit, paid for with the money confiscated from hard-working union members, many of whom have no choice but to join and pay dues if they want to work.

This low-life piece of crap, resembling a cross between Jabba the Hut and something I scrape off of the bottom of my shoe, is nothing more than a far-left Marxist ideologue and shakedown artist who is helping to destroy the very industries his members work for, while pocketing their money and living high on the hog.
While he's out making speeches saying "let's take these son of a bitches out", and preaching some warped view of standing on principles, the American people and business are getting more than a little tired of the union's thug tactics, disingenuous "bargaining", and marxist screeds.
Let's face it, 18,000-plus more American's are out of work due to the inflexibility of the baker's union in this deal. Let me see: 8% pay cut to save the company, or strike and close the doors?  A no brainer, unless you're Trumka and his ilk.  He would rather see those people out of work and try to use it for political points than keep those union members working.
Maybe I was wrong in calling him a pig.  After all, pigs a relatively smart.

Union: 'Bain-style' killing of Twinkie
By KEVIN CIRILLI | 11/16/12 1:18 PM EST Updated: 11/16/12 2:57 PM EST

The Bain attack is back.  This time it’s being used against Hostess Brands, the Twinkies and Wonder Bread maker that announced Friday it was closing. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka drew the comparison in a public statement Friday.

“What’s happening with Hostess Brands is a microcosm of what’s wrong with America, as Bain-style Wall Street vultures make themselves rich by making America poor,” Trumka said in a public statement. “Crony capitalism and consistently poor management drove Hostess into the ground, but its workers are paying the price.”
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Richard Trumka: Walker Victory is Loss For Wisconsin Workers

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AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka, whom I'll call "Dick" from here on out, went on Face the Nation with Bob Scheiffer.  Remember when "Dick" said he was going to "take out Scott Walker"? Obviously, that didn't happen, and now "Dick" is spinning himself into knots trying to put happy face on his devastating defeat.  From the word "Go", Dick began spewing numbers that drew my attention, simply because they were so wildly out of whack with what has been reported.

"Dick's" first claim is that Governor Walker spent over $50 million in this campaign. This "fact", unchallenged by Scheiffer and the panel, is off by about $20 million. The Walker campaign, which spent roughly $30 million, did outspend the Barrett campaign, but not by the massive amounts that the media and guys like "Dick" are trumpeting.  The figures most thrown around are $30M and $4M, with Walker outspending Barrett by over 7-1.  What guys like "Dick" won't tell you is that the unions spent $21 million in anti-Walker ads and materials. "Dick" also won't mention the HUGE advantage that unions have in an organized "ground game" for getting out the vote.  The Walker campaign had to spend huge amounts of cash to build their ground game from nearly scratch, and were at a big disadvantage early on.  Roughly, Walker outspent Barrett by $30M - $25M, not the 7-1 ratio suggested by unions and media.

"Dick" also talks of how Wisconsin job creation under Walker is the "worst" in the country, crating only 13,500 jobs over the last year. On its face this certainly appears bad, and if Wisconsin were New York or California it would be dismal.  But Wisconsin is does not have the population density of those states. This is farm and dairy country. Raw numbers don't tell the whole story, and can be misleading.  The facts are that Wisconsin's unemployment rate is 6.7%, well below the national average of 8.1%, and has dropped from a high of 9.2% shortly before he took office.

"Dick" also talks of Governor Walker trying to suppress voting, despite the fact that Wisconsin had record voter turnout across the state. That dog won't hunt "Dick".

The Walker recall victory is sending a huge message to other Governors that "Dick" doesn't want to acknowledge publicly. That is, public sector unions have been weakened, they are exposed, and their influence is not something to be feared any longer.  They can be beat.  Public sector union membership is down, and continues to fall.  In Wisconsin, over 34K members have voluntarily quit the AFSCME union.

Contrary to what "Dick" says, Wisconsin has been a victory for business, workers and taxpayers, not only in Wisconsin, but around the country.

 

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AFL-CIO's Trumka Looks To "Take Out Scott Walker"

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Scott Walker is the poster boy for everything that Richard Trumka and the labor unions hate, especially when it comes to stripping state workers of collective bargaining "rights".  Let's be clear.  Collective bargaining for public sector unions should be stripped.  These are government employees. That is, they work for the people.  Their salaries and benefits are payed for with taxpayer money.  Thus, when they say that they are negotiating for pay and benefits, they are not bargaining with a private corporation or business. Private companies and unions can negotiate based on what affect it would have on their profitability, their  ability to remain competitive, or how it might affect long-term viability of the company (think GM).  Public employee unions on the other hand are "playing" with taxpayer money, with literally zero input from the taxpayers on pay and benefits.  If the money isn't there, it's no sweat off of their backs.  The legislature just raises taxes to cover shortfalls.  At least until the taxpayers finally catch on and start to fight back. Like Wisconsin.

The problem for the unions in Wisconsin and Herr Trumka is that the state is now in better shape financially than before the collective bargaining battle won by Governor Walker.  In addition, Wisconsin's unemployment rate is well below the national average, 6.8% in March, down from 6.9% in January and February, and well below the 7.6% from one year before.

Trumka and the union are going to throw millions of dollars to advertising and smear campaigns to remove Walker from office.  The unions and community activists, if the race is close, or God-forbid, comes down to a recount, will attempt to swing the election by stuffing the ballot boxes, "finding" lost ballots in basements or car trunks, while challenging every single vote for Scott Walker.  It will be Minnesota all over again, where there were more registered voters than residents in some districts, and which all happened to fall for Al Franken, in an essentially 50/50 state.

Do the right thing Wisconsin voters.  Don't let Richard Trumka the left steal this election.

AFL-CIO President: ‘I Think We’ll Take out Scott Walker’ 

By Melanie Hunter May 7, 2012

(CNSNews.com) – AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said he is confident that the labor movement will be successful in removing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker from office, and he downplayed the fact that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett – who has had a “rocky relationship” with labor unions – is the frontrunner in the Democratic primary.
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Union Boss Trumka: Tea Party Trying To Destroy Government

Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, is a walking illustration of what is wrong with unions in this country. His statement that the Tea Party attempting to destroy the government is, at best, laughable. This comes from a main who is on record as being an ally of the Communist Party USA. If there is a group that would like to fundamentally change the United States, it would be the CPUSA. But according to Trumka, Americans who want a return to Constitutional government is making it hard for Obama to govern. This says a lot more about Barack Obama, if acting and governing within the constitution is cramping his style, than about Tea Partiers concerned with the direction that thier country is headed.



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