HarryWeezer

Where's the bailout for this union? Aren't Twinkies too big to fail?

I contend that a company's profits and its balance sheet are not the business of its employees, period. A highly profitable company owes nothing more to its employees than what it already has agreed to pay them. If the owner of a company decides to take all of his profits in cash, and go out in the back yard and burn it, that's not the concern of his employees. Employees offer skill sets to an employer, who reimburses them for use of those skill sets. Employees work for a compensation package they agree to upon being hired - their decision whether to accept that offer of unemployement under those terms. If the company makes twice as much money as it intended in a year, that's its money to keep - or share among investors, whatever. Employees aren't owed any part of excess profits. They've already been compensated for their work. They may unionize, and then attempt to coerce an employer to give them more of the employer's profits on threat of strike. But if they in fact do strike, I believe the employer should be able to fire them at will, and replace them with employees who will accept the current compensation package. An employer should be free to cut hours, wages, or contributions to a retirement plan for any reason. If an employee finds that unacceptable, he can leave and seek other employment. He is owed nothing more than what he has been paid for his skill sets. He didn't start the company. He didn't make that investment or take that risk. And he has no claim to excess profits and if employment conditions change, he has the option to take his skill sets elsewhere. I heard my father, a machinist, curse the union he was forced to join when it went on strike. All he wanted to do was work and feed his family and he was content with what he was paid. But that strike, and a subsequent one, where the union demanded more and more and more, finally prompted the company to fold, which left him out of a job.

A business is suffering because of the economy in part, but also because it can't afford union compensation. But rather than take any cuts in compensation to keep themselves employed, to keep food on the table, the union workers walk. And so now, they are out of a job. Good!! Sadly, two-thirds of Hostess employees are non-union, and they, too, are out of a job.Typical.

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30 days 30 days for all members, but an exception is made when someone requests a leave of absence, is it not?

I sure hope all is well with Gomer. But we've a gray area here... As pointed out he had a family situation and said he'd need a leave of absence. But we do not, to my knowledge, have a limit on a leave of absence. So if he's not checking into the web site at least once monthly - and a year or so has gone by - what's next? How long do we carry a member who says he needs time off but is not heard from for an extended period? Just asking...

We've all been through it. Last time with my min. poodle/chihuahua mix I had to leave town and have the wife do it. So sorry Fire!!!

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What's an erection?

That is sweet. Problem with these animated graphics however is that they take much longer to download, thus delaying page loading where there are a full pages of comments on a particular thread.

Impossible, unless the idiot couldn't read/speak English. I work with graphic artists/photographers who prepare graphics and images for publication. It was not, as the station claimed, downloaded in error. It likely was put on screen in error because the producer probably grabbed a thumbnail and couldn't read the smaller print. Nonetheless, it certainly is a more accurate title!!

Don't want a game where you always play the same handful of maps until every year or so they add a pack of just a dozen or less more. Boring as hell to me after a time which is why I quit playing Black Ops1, and won't buy Black Ops2 or any other game where there are no real dedicated servers, and no ability for users to make new maps. I'll stay with CODs 2, 4 and 5 on XI servers until the grim reaper frags my ass.

We thought that White house was a looking bit tatty so we helped you demolish it, you have a much better one now In other circumstances, them would be fighting words. But if you Brits want back at it, I've got the match. We can do a deal Harry we will burn your White House, Senate and Congress wherever all your low life lying cheating scumbag politicians hide out and you can come and burn our parliament where all our low life lying cheating scumbag politicians hide out and hopefully we can do away with the lot of them in one fell swoop. I think we have the beginnings of a plan - or an indictable conspiracy, in which case I, the real Harry Weezer, have no knowledge of previous comments made under my name in this thread and state for the record that I'm out of matches.

Have a great one Cheese!!

We thought that White house was a looking bit tatty so we helped you demolish it, you have a much better one now In other circumstances, them would be fighting words. But if you Brits want back at it, I've got the match.

Still owe ya for torching the White House. We'll be even when Buckingham Palace is in cinders.

Good luck with it Al; my time's a coming as well.

Shit I'm only at common sypillus Give it time...

Have a great birthday Al

Yup!!

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A salute as well to our many members who have given service to their respective countries. We honor all of you today.

A contradiction in terms, since Rugger does not work. Rugger lives off the Canadian bank account of his late grandfather, a notorious bootlegger who also ran the rackets in northern Wisconsin, as well as the life insurance of his first wife, a Russian he purchased off the Internet who mysteriously disappeared shortly after she went insane after arriving here with advanced syphillus.

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