Posts Tagged ‘SEIU’
As is the case when I’m up to my eyeballs in working on a specific issue or issues, I sometimes miss some great stories.
As an Eagle Scout, I have a soft spot in my heart for young men who go through the difficult process of earning their Eagle, the culmination of which is managing an “Eagle project” that is volunteer in nature and has a minimum requirement of 200 man hours to qualify.
A 17 year-old Scout in Allentown, PA arranged a project to clean up a local hiking trail. As a thank you, the local union thugs of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) threatened to sue because the work done on the trail was done by volunteers – not paid union members.
After major outrage in the community, SEIU quickly distanced itself from the union member (there is still a question as to what position he holds in the local union – having been first reported to be the President of the local) and run quickly out of the fire zone.
Michelle Malkin had great coverage of the issue here.
There is no low to which some unions will stoop to try to push their agenda and flex their muscle. Shame on them.
I’ve been highly distracted the last couple days. Just thought you should know.
So at dinner I ask my 7 yr-old daughter what she thinks it means to be tolerant. My wife leans over and whispers something in her ear. Daughter responds, “Taller than an ant.” Now that’s funny.
I’m a Diamondbacks season ticket holder and I have yet to step foot in Chase Field this season. There is something very wrong with this picture. And there is a certain amount of irony to why I’ve been too busy and too out of town to do so.
Wal-Mart announced that it is joining with the Service Employees International Union in support of an employer mandate to provide health insurance coverage. For one thing, doing anything with SEIU (I actually refer to it as SUIE – as in sooooweee! Like when you are calling the pigs since SEIU leadership is like a bunch of hogs at the trough of forced union dues) is a recipe for disaster. Does Wal-Mart actually believe that SEIU won’t try to unionize them in exchange for supporting bad policy on health care? Think again. Sam Walton is turning in his grave. Tevi Troy has a good take on it here.
There are a lot of flowers in our house as a result of my 15 yr-old daughter’s spinal surgery. When they are a few days old, they really start to smell the opposite of what they are supposed to – but they’re still pretty, so I don’t want to throw them out yet.
Given the distractions, my daughter’s surgery and my schedule for the last week, I have paid zero attention to the Arizona budget fight between the Legislature and the Governor, so I don’t know what to think.
