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Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
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Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
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It's strange, but predictable that the leftists are making a big deal over Romney's "Big Bird" comments, while ignoring how they are not enforcing the "WARN"Act. Companies that hav
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Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 10, 2012 12:07 PM EDT
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It's strange, but predictable that the leftists are making a big deal over Romney's "Big Bird" comments, while ignoring how they are not enforcing the "WARN"Act. Companies that have potential layoffs are required to warn employees 60 days in advance. That means that the defense contractors would have to notify thir employees by November 2, a few days before the election. Many of those hundreds of thousands of jobs are in Virginia. It's strange that in 2007 the then Senator obama thought the law should be extended to 90 days. But i guess if your running for re-election you can't let the law interfere with your chances in a swing state. |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 15, 2012 7:52 AM EDT
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More political posturing!!! A few years back, when my company was aquired by another company, we all received "WARN" notices. Only a small number were let go or offered packages (lucky me). Another case of things being swept under the rug until after the election- along with "fast and furious", solyndra, Benghazigate etc. Of course the lamestream press along with obama's loyal supporters will ignore this. Nothing to see, move on! |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 15, 2012 11:28 AM EDT
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Romney doesn't like big bird due the the fact that big bird is a puppet as Romney will be once he is elected. In Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: More political posturing!!! A few years back, when my company was aquired by another company, we all received "WARN" notices. Only a small number were let go or offered packages (lucky me). Another case of things being swept under the rug until after the election- along with "fast and furious", solyndra, Benghazigate etc. Of course the lamestream press along with obama's loyal supporters will ignore this. Nothing to see, move on! Posted by Labrat64 |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 16, 2012 7:58 AM EDT
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Speaking of puppets, we currently have a "president" that's the puppet of the unions and other assorted marxists and islamists. Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: Romney doesn't like big bird due the the fact that big bird is a puppet as Romney will be once he is elected. In Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act : Posted by creppelrm |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 16, 2012 10:08 AM EDT
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Ever asked yourself why are there Unions? There aren't any in China where Mitt sent his business to and there are the sweat shops with children working for Mitt. Unions came about because people were treated like slaves as what Mitt is doing with his businesses in China. You live in a sheltered world like Mitt and refuse to acknowledge there are other people in this country suffering. Islam is a religion just like Christianity there are fanatics in it just like the tea party in Christianity, but all are not bad. And Marxism is where the state own everything and the people nothing almost like where the Republicans want to take us but the rich and the state owning everything instead. And you think things are bad when you really don't know what bad is. In Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: Speaking of puppets, we currently have a "president" that's the puppet of the unions and other assorted marxists and islamists. Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act : Posted by Labrat64 |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 18, 2012 7:10 PM EDT
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At one time unions served a useful purpose. I think of that when a read the historical plaque on one of the NYU buildings that once housed the Triangle Shirt Waist Company. The purpose of unions now is to bring every worker down to the level of the least competent worker in that organization. Workers should be rewarded for efforts and hard work. Do a good job and you advance. Do a bad job and get fired. Our education system is in shambles for this very reason. Good teachers receive the same compensation as bad teachers. Three things are responsible for jobs going to China: inflexible unions, onerous federal regulations and the fact that China is a major currency manipulator. Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: Ever asked yourself why are there Unions? There aren't any in China where Mitt sent his business to and there are the sweat shops with children working for Mitt. Unions came about because people were treated like slaves as what Mitt is doing with his businesses in China. You live in a sheltered world like Mitt and refuse to acknowledge there are other people in this country suffering. Islam is a religion just like Christianity there are fanatics in it just like the tea party in Christianity, but all are not bad. And Marxism is where the state own everything and the people nothing almost like where the Republicans want to take us but the rich and the state owning everything instead. And you think things are bad when you really don't know what bad is. In Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act : Posted by creppelrm |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 19, 2012 12:41 AM EDT
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Labrat, Have you ever worked under a union ? Many unions, such as police and fire are very important. Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: At one time unions served a useful purpose. I think of that when a read the historical plaque on one of the NYU buildings that once housed the Triangle Shirt Waist Company. The purpose of unions now is to bring every worker down to the level of the least competent worker in that organization. Workers should be rewarded for efforts and hard work. Do a good job and you advance. Do a bad job and get fired. Our education system is in shambles for this very reason. Good teachers receive the same compensation as bad teachers. Three things are responsible for jobs going to China: inflexible unions, onerous federal regulations and the fact that China is a major currency manipulator. Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act : Posted by Labrat64 |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 19, 2012 12:54 AM EDT
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In Response to Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: It's strange, but predictable that the leftists are making a big deal over Romney's "Big Bird" comments, while ignoring how they are not enforcing the "WARN"Act. Companies that have potential layoffs are required to warn employees 60 days in advance. That means that the defense contractors would have to notify thir employees by November 2, a few days before the election. Many of those hundreds of thousands of jobs are in Virginia. It's strange that in 2007 the then Senator obama thought the law should be extended to 90 days. But i guess if your running for re-election you can't let the law interfere with your chances in a swing state. Posted by Labrat64 I just wonder how many billions of $$$ we're paying to defense contractors to profit from a decade of wars. If we ended all this foolishness, how much could we be saving? I saw a documentary made in 2006 about how much defense contractors and private companies were making in Iraq. One company charged $45 for a 6 pack of Coke and another charged $99 to do a bag of laundry for a soldier. Some were building mansions to house the contractors while our own soldiers are sleeping in poor contitions. Here we're paying all this money when our own country is falling apart.
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 19, 2012 2:44 AM EDT
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We are still rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure and trying to heal our wounded soldiers. Paul Ryan voted yes every time to invading Iraq and in the 2008 Republican Pres. Primary Debate Romney said President Bush made the right choice invading Iraq, even after finding No Weapons of Mass Destruction. Now Ryan and Romney have the nerve to criticize President Obama regarding Libya. Are you kidding me ? Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: In Response to Big Bird vs. the WARN Act : I just wonder how many billions of $$$ we're paying to defense contractors to profit from a decade of wars. If we ended all this foolishness, how much could we be saving? I saw a documentary made in 2006 about how much defense contractors and private companies were making in Iraq. One company charged $45 for a 6 pack of Coke and another charged $99 to do a bag of laundry for a soldier. Some were building mansions to house the contractors while our own soldiers are sleeping in poor contitions. Here we're paying all this money when our own country is falling apart. Posted by intersan |
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Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act
posted at October 19, 2012 9:11 AM EDT
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First: December 21, 2011 Last: May 20, 2013 |
My point- unions are un-necessary. Could you imagine a strike by a police or fire union? Reward employees according to their effort, not based on longevity. That's the way it's done in private industry. Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act: Labrat, Have you ever worked under a union ? Many unions, such as police and fire are very important. Response to Re: Big Bird vs. the WARN Act : Posted by mandm84 |
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