The Union Thug

I've had this blog parked for several months while I work on several political issues, but it's time to get this puppy up and running!

Why call it the "Union thug?" The phrase "Union thug" is the name right wing corporatists have given those who stand for the rights of workers in America. They see us as "Thugs" because we stand up against their efforts to strip workers of every right we have or should have. They can't stand the thought that because we're the ones who make this country work that we should have a say in our own futures rather than letting them rob us at every turn. So they demonize those who would dare question their power and authority.

Are we thugs? By and large no, especially not when compared to the tactics of such organizations like the Chambers of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and members of both mainstream political Parties, the Republicans being in the lead in this regard. In every organization regardless of issue, there will always be those who don't understand violence accomplishes little. In the past year, I have come in contact with a large number of Union members and everyone of them are good, upstanding Americans who want only the best for their children and the nation as a whole. Will we rally and raise our voices in opposition to the political crap being dished out in states like Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana? Yes we will. Will we put our message in the faces of those who couldn't care less whether we live or die? Damn right we will. Will we be angry at the efforts to enslave us? You'd better believe it. Will we stand for what's good and right in America and in opposition to that which is not? Expect it.

If that makes us thugs, I will wear the title proudly.