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Topics => General Board => Topic started by: LadyVirginia on July 03, 2011, 12:59:58 PM

Title: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: LadyVirginia on July 03, 2011, 12:59:58 PM: In the upcoming Racine Fourth of July parade, Wisconsin firefighter Matt Gorniak wants to enter his parade float honoring firefighters and cops killed on Sept. 11, 2001. One problem — Gorniak has availed himself of a little-used contract provision that allows him to opt out of membership in the firefighters’ union. Thus, the union has set out to punish him for his transgression, voting to boycott his float. (http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/270950/wisconsin-firefighters-union-tries-block-parade-float-honoring-911-victims-christian-s)
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: John Florida on July 03, 2011, 02:03:30 PM: I didn't read it but what a bunch of childish bastards.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: Dan on July 04, 2011, 07:57:09 AM: This is one of many reasons I despise unions.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: IronDioPriest on July 04, 2011, 08:41:27 AM: Nice job union bastards. Boycott honoring your union brethren who died saving others on 9/11/01 because the person leading the effort to honor them is non-union. Makes you look all "united" n' stuff.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: Predator Don on July 04, 2011, 09:40:37 AM: He doesn't need the union blessing for the float......Ok, City of Racine, give this guys float a prominate place along the route. Do the right thing.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: Sectionhand on July 04, 2011, 11:43:54 AM: I wonder how many people killed on 9/11 DIDN'T belong to unions ?
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: John Florida on July 04, 2011, 12:02:27 PM: Come to think of it the float should have a sign on it that reads"BOYCOTTED BY THE FIREMENS UNION"
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: what the Hell? on July 04, 2011, 05:56:49 PM: As a father of a son who was there, he's OK, I know about the strong union feeling. Many FF's have been
required to add to their pension costs and possibly share in Health costs. They have very strong feelings about what they earn. My son'sLadder truck does between 2500 - 3000 runs a year.Any one of those could be his last. That's the way they think!! HOWEVER, to disrespect the 343 FF's who died is disgraceful.
There are many ways to show your disapproval and disagreement. This is NOT one of them.

In honor of Dana Hannon, FF NYC [Wyckoff,NJ]
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: ToddF on July 05, 2011, 09:58:03 AM: Quote
“I don’t feel it’s appropriate for me to make a comment,” said Mike DeGarmo, the union treasurer.

Must suck to be such a pussy, you run from your own beliefs and world view. Man up, boy. Comment proudly.
Title: Update: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float
Post by: LadyVirginia on July 05, 2011, 12:34:37 PM: Find video here of parade (http://www.wisn.com/news/28439933/detail.html)

The float appeared and got support
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: IronDioPriest on July 05, 2011, 12:39:55 PM: An instance of a union taking an adversarial position that was against the interest and the beliefs if its members. Good. Choke on it, Leftists.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Firefighters' Union Won't Support Parade Float Honoring 9/11 Victims
Post by: John Florida on July 05, 2011, 01:10:51 PM: The man that built the float and the men in uniform that walked behind it came out the grown ups in the room.