Topic: Oh, goody gumdrops!!!!

[oldcoastie6468]

Will County employees begin strike

By Alicia Fabbre
Special to the Tribune

5:05 p.m. CST, November 18, 2013

 
Will County employees took to the picket lines Monday after last week's breakdown of negotiations between county and union officials. .

Nearly 1,000 employees went on strike and many of those picketed outside 26 county facilities to show their unity for a new contract, said officials with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1028, which represents the workers.

The county and union have clashed over pay and benefits during 15 months of contract negotiations.

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The strike was expected to include workers at the county-run Sunny Hill Nursing Home, the Health Department, the clerk's office, the Highway Department and civilian staff members from the jail and the sheriff's office.

So - No plowing of snow or repair of potholes for now. GOOOOD, how I hate public sector government employee unions!

Oh, well. My John Deere and I won't really be affected by this, but if it goes on for a long time, the snows of December through March could get interesting.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/joliet_romeoville/chi-will-county-strike-20131118,0,550583.story

[Septugenarian]

I'm reminded that FDR got one thing right.

[Glock32]

Nice of them to leave the people in the nursing home.

[oldcoastie6468]

Nice of them to leave the people in the nursing home.

Yeah. Ain't that sweet and caring?

[Pandora]

I'm reminded that FDR got one thing right.

Yeah, okay, I doubt it, but I'll bite; what?

[oldcoastie6468]

I'm reminded that FDR got one thing right.

Yeah, okay, I doubt it, but I'll bite; what?

He was 100% against public employee unions.

[Pandora]

Right.  Okay, ya got me. 

[oldcoastie6468]

Right.  Okay, ya got me. 

Nah. That wasn't the point at all. 

[ToddF]

Imagine people in the Chitcago area literally putting their lives into the hands of public employee unions.  Oh well, in this case, you're literally gonna get what you voted for all your pathetic lives.

[Libertas]

sh*t happens.  And if you're really stupid, sh*t will happen to you.

[richb]

Unfortunately,  my brother and sister in law still live in Will County,  in the people's republic of Illinois (thankfully her brother has escaped with his growing business,  mostly intact).   Their jobs are just too far from Northwest Indiana to make it work.    At least its not Cook County (better known as Crook County),  the source of most of Illinois' problems. 

Most people in the suburbs and downstate are very frustrated by the state being hijacked by corrupt Democrats.   You can thank voter fraud in the city for that one.   I can't imagine there are more voters in Chicago,  then the rest of the state.   RINO's don't help either,  as the states Republican party is pretty bad.   

[AlanS]

RINO's don't help either,  as the states Republican party is pretty bad.   

They just want their share of the pie. Same problem here in the banana republic of LA.

[Libertas]

Well past time to poop on their pie and piss in their punchbowl if you ask me!

[oldcoastie6468]

Well past time to poop on their pie and piss in their punchbowl if you ask me!

Still on strike. Union idiots don't know they never recoup the money they'd have received, even if they win.

[Dan]

Well past time to poop on their pie and piss in their punchbowl if you ask me!

Still on strike. Union idiots don't know they never recoup the money they'd have received, even if they win.

That'll be the next bone of contention.

[oldcoastie6468]

Well past time to poop on their pie and piss in their punchbowl if you ask me!

Still on strike. Union idiots don't know they never recoup the money they'd have received, even if they win.

That'll be the next bone of contention.

They can bone all they want. They won't get those back wages. Period.