The Brotherhood of Me, Me, Me, Me
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:30AM From today's paper, an illustration of what being a member of a Reading union is all about:
City firefighters and nonuniformed employees on Thursday rejected concessions the city administration says it needs to balance the 2010 budget, and city police say they have no plans for concessions or a vote.
The rejections make it almost certain the city will lay off far more employees than the 27 announced so far.
Officials were counting on the concessions, including a wage freeze and delaying the last pay of 2010 until 2011, for $2.2 million in savings.
Rank-and-file city employees, who already will lose 12 members to layoffs, rejected concessions by a vote of 123-30, union chief Ron Lyons said.
In other words, members of these unions would rather see a brother lose his job entirely than give up anything from their own salary or benefits.
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Heeeyyy, That describes SOLIDARITY!
Actually, it is the substance in
their heads, taking the place of their brains!
UNIONS NEVER give back what they think they fought for and 'earned'!
When actually it was blackmail!
I don't have a problem with private sector unions, but if you take a municipal job, NO UNION!!
With all the crime still going on in reading laying off police officers would be the last thing on my mind. If anything they should be hiring more police officers and funding more towards the DEA and police to fight more crime. Crime is an ongoing problem within Reading.
Crime is an ongoing problem within Reading.
Actually, Reading is a Crime!
Crime in Reading is the "trickle down" type.
It starts at the top!
Is there any doubt about the stupidity of Reading's unionized firefighters? First they threaten to boycott the Labor Day parade because they didn't want any volunteer firefighters to march, and now they refuse to do anything to help with Reading's financial problems.
The firefighters have now labeled themselves as stupid, arrogant, greedy bastards. The city will now have to get rid of more employees but the firefighters know that because of their arbitration deal that their department won't be suffering the losses. The firefighters will sit there safe, stupid, and smirking as other workers lose their jobs because the firefighter's union wouldn't make any concessions.
I was never a Ronald Reagan fan, but maybe he had it right when he busted the air controller's union. I don't know about the nonuniformed employees union, but if there was ever a union that needed busting now it's the Reading firefighter's union.
November 20, 2009
"Obama Job Approval Down to 49%. President becomes fourth fastest to slip below the majority approval level"
by Jeffrey M. Jones
PRINCETON, NJ -- "The latest Gallup Daily tracking results show 49% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency."
I wonder what the "Firefighters" approval rating is at right now?
What the fuck are you singling out the firemen for Moly you worthless parasite piece of shit. Did you not notice that the other two unions refused concessions as well. What's the matter loser, could not get into the fire department. Or was your mother the center attraction at a fireman gang bang. Hope they got checked for AIDS and venereal disease. Never can tell where mom has been. Why should the unions give up anything. According to BCTV the mayor gave up nothing. The management staff gave up nothing. And according to reports this mayor is the one who signed the current contracts with the three city unions. Why did he do that. And I wonder just how much is true concerning all the current issues considering how the Reading Eagle sucks off the Mayor. This is classic, shit bags like you come in here non stop blowing off about executives taking all the perks at the expense of the working man but now you come down on working people. Make up our minds you douche bag. BTW, I know a couple of volunteer firemen at Mt. Penn and West Reading that told me that Labor day crap was blown so out of proportion that it was sickening. It was all done on purpose according to those guys to stir up trouble between the volunteers and the city firemen because the city wanted to lay off a bunch of firemen and they wanted to kill all support from the volunteer firemen. On the other hand, municipal workers, cops and firemen have real jobs unlike you, you scumbag freeloader welfare cretin. Hey Al I thought you were such a big ultra liberal and here you are ragging on working people. Another double talking phony left wing nut.
Ban public employee unions! If you want to take a government job, you work for the taxpayers and not a union boss!
"Ban public employee unions! If you want to take a government job, you work for the taxpayers and not a union boss!" Well Jim let's take your lame ass notion a step further. In the private sector you work for the share holders and owners, not the union bosses. So why should there be any unions then. Since when is a government job any different. A job is a job. And if you look at the private sector, the corruption as a result of organized crime is far more rampant or at least was than any government or local municipal jobs. When was the last time you ever heard of a fireman or police officer union getting jammed up on corruption issues. Or ever public worker unions. What's the difference if a person is employed by a city or state or by Ford, or Proctor and Gamble. Work is work. And any raises are passed on to the consumer or taxpayer as the case may be. People should really think before they write what amounts to envy filled posts.
The difference you ass fucking cock gobbler is that when you work for the government you work for the taxpayers who are forced to 'buy' your services even if they don't want to. Every time I see some lardass cop swilling cofee on the side of the road while running a seat belt safety check I get really steamed.
"What the fuck are you singling out the firemen for Moly..."
November 20, 2009 | Homans Dirty Shorts
Well "Homo's Dirty Shorts", basically because the union firefighters have become stupid, arrogant, greedy bastards.
Most unions will help out when their employer gets into serious financial difficulties. The automakers unions made concessions to the auto makers. The unions with the airlines made concessions to the airlines. But will the firemen's union help out with Reading's financial proplem? No, because the union firefighters have become stupid, arrogant, greedy bastards.
I'm glad that you mentioned talking to volunteer firefighters from the suburbs. That brings up a question of why the hell are Reading's firefighters paid at all? Those stupid, arrogant, greedy bastards should be grateful that they actually get paid to do the job that firemen in the suburbs do for free. Instead of basically saying "fuck you" to the city, they should be bending over backwards to help out. If there ever was a union that needed busting now, it's the Reading firemen's union.
Now lets talk about YOU, "Homo's Dirty Shorts". Make up YOUR mind. You normally want to come across as a gung ho "conservative" Repub, yet here you are sounding more like one of your dreaded "liberals". I'd bet money that you were among the many ranting about teachers and their union, yet here you are actually sticking up for the firemen's union. Don't conservative Repubs hate ALL unions? It seems to me that you're sticking up for the firemen's union because of a vested interest.
"Homo's Dirty Shorts", don't look now, but your "Libby" and "Nick" personna is showing. You are one stupid son of a bitch.
What ever happened to Nick? I miss his wisdom and sage advice!
Also his Patriotic comment!
Ohhhhh look how I drew Moly into a full blown rant. Who is the stupid son of a bitch here. I guess I must have called that right about Moly's party mom who the CDC probably put on the quarantine list. See shithead, I really don't care what the city firemen do, that's their business. Don't affect me in Spring Twp.. From what I gather, they have a firemens union here as well. I just have to wonder why you picked on them and not the other unions. Seemed odd except that you must have some grudge against them. Hey keep mom at home. I guess my assumption about that WAS right. Touchy touchy Doucheboy. As for teachers unions, so little you know moron. Yes me bitching about teachers unions would make all the sense in the world when I live with a middle school teacher. Except she is smart enough NOT to risk life and limb in the Reading School District. Conrad Weiser so so far better AND safer. BTW loser, trying to convince yourself that everyone who slaps you down is all the same person will not stop the fact that you are the official "Bitch to be Slapped" on Al's site. OR maybe you are Al. Hmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!
"See shithead, I really don't care what the city firemen do, that's their business."
November 21, 2009 | Homans Dirty Shorts
Bullshit, "Homo's Dirty Shorts"! Then why did you jump in to defend them like they were part of your family? Even if you actually DO live in Spring Township doesn't mean that you're not a Reading firefighter. I highly doubt that there's a requirement for Reading's firefighters to live in the city.
Besides, you asshole, IF you lived in Spring Township you'd know that the name of the fire department there is the "Township of Spring Volunteer Fire Department". When the word "volunteer" is in the name, do you actually believe that the firefighters are paid? Geez, if you actually DO live with a Conrad Weiser teacher, it's obvious that intelligence can't rub off because you are one stupid son of a bitch.
So tell me, 'Homo's Dirty Shorts", since you stuck up for the Reading firefighters union and you say you live with a teacher who would naturally be a member of the Conrad Weiser Education Association who you will be sticking up for if they go on strike, how can you possibly consider yourself to be a true "conservative" Repub who blames all of Reading's problems on the "liberal" Dems? True "conservative" Repubs hate ALL unions.
By the way, Mr. Multiple ID's, there really is a "bitch slapping" going on here. You're just too stupid to know that you're the slapee, not the slapper. You'll probably have to get the teacher that you live with to explain the difference between being the slapee and the being the slapper.
As far as Reading's firefighters, they have shown that they have become stupid, arrogant, greedy bastards. If there ever was a union that needed busting now, it's the Reading firemen's union. It's one thing to take a hard line when times are good, but when times are bad then all rational unions will help out their employer. The attitude of Reading's firefighters union gives a black eye to all unions.
The unions rejecting wage concessions really speaks to the selfishness of the police and firefighters. While we in the private sector have already had our wages frozen or reduced, these public servants who earn tens of thousands of dollars in overtime couldn't even bite the bullet to to save their brothers' jobs. Sad. There are cops who purposely schedule their vacations on key court dates so they have to come in on OT. And the firefighters work OT every single week due to the arbitrator-ordered minimum staffing requirement. These Harley-driving prima donnas oughtta wake up and smell the coffee and doughnuts.
After a bit of investigation thru several people out here in Spring, it has been explained to me that Spring Twp. does in fact have a FULL time Fire Chief and 8 FULL time firefighters who are unionized. Also, it was explained that apparently many fire companies have "volunteer" in their names but have sometimes up to half or more of their companies on a full time basis. Do some checking around once in a while Mold boy before you make a total ass of yourself, which of course is a daily even t in your pathetic life. It took me a entire 15 minutes to gather that information. Maybe the Spring boys partied with mom as well. I better warn them. Also shitstain, I never identified myself as a "conservative"., you did. I blame Reading's problems, like I blame the problems of all these failed urban areas on liberal Democratic FAILURE not because I am a conservative, but because it is TRUE. BTW, you are still the official "Bitch to be Slapped" on this blog. Douchebag. LOLOLOLOLOL
"...I never identified myself as a "conservative"., you did."
November 23, 2009 | Homans Dirty Shorts
For Christ sake, 'Homo's Dirty Shorts", you just identified yourself AGAIN as a conservative with the sentence that followed that one. When you say, "I blame Reading's problems, like I blame the problems of all these failed urban areas on liberal Democratic FAILURE...", how could you be anything EXCEPT a "conservative" Repub?
As far as the fire department in Spring Township, do you actually think that it consists of only 8 firefighters and a chief? It''s called a "volunteer" fire department because the vast majority of the firefighters are volunteers. A few decades ago Reading had a fire department similar to Spring's"volunteer" fire department. The firefighters were all volunteers except for a few full time paid firetruck drivers.
Since you don't know anything about your own fire department and since you're too stupid to know how to search the web, I found the "Township of Spring Vol. Fire Dept" website for you. Since you say that it has 8 paid firefighters and a chief, go to the "members" page and see how many non paid members it has. THAT'S why it's called a "volunteer" fire department. Here's the site, you stupid son of a bitch:
http://www.tsvfd.com/
Now, Mr. I'm Not A Conservative But I Hate Liberal Dems, do you want to try again to explain why you're sticking up for the stupid, arrogant, greedy bastards that make up the Reading firefighters union? However, maybe you should get the Conrad Weiser teacher that lives with you to proofread your comments before you post them from now on, because so far all your comments have done is prove what a stupid son of a bitch you are.
The Mayor is giving the Unions one more chance, again, and again, and again!
Meanwhile the City is pumping hundreds of thousands into Playgrounds,
so the druggies will have more pleasant surroundings! UNREAL!
Moly you are such a predictable shit stain. So let me digest this simpleton logic of yours. If someone calls out liberal Democrats then they HAVE to be conservatives. Well Monsoons Man Love, that would make the overwhelming majority of the population CONSERVATIVE since so many people identify themselves as anything but liberal Democrats. That means independents and moderates of both parties. See Douche Boy, the reason I blame Democrats as I have previously stated but obviously went over your pointy head, is because Democrats control these cities. Whose fault is it for Reading. No GOP there. Philadelphia, Camden, Detroit, Chester, Gary, Flint, Oakland, St Louis, Compton etc etc etc etc etc. And of course the crown jewel of liberal failure, SAN FRANCISCO which is 500 MILLION in the hole. ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS. So by your twisted logic, when the paint store owner mismanages his business and it fails, he blames the hardware store owner on the opposite end of the block. "Gee the Democrats who run these cities have failed". " Oh oh you have to be a conservative to observe that reality". YOU ARE SUCH A TOOL MOLY. All that man love with Monsoon has cooked your pee brain. Are you sure you are NOT AL hiding behind this Moly screen name.
BTW Moly, why don't you pop into a firehouse in the city and tell them what you think. Big bold words hiding behind that computer. They have what five, six, or seven stations. Or maybe you could show up at one of their meetings. AGAIN I notice that you do not hurl the same insults for the cops and street worker unions. Why, that's all I want to know. Some fire guys MUST have had a field day with Mommy. I' ll bet they laid so much hose it took you and Daddy a month to dry her out. Give up while you can stooge, you are way out matched here.
1)"See Douche Boy, the reason I blame Democrats as I have previously stated but obviously went over your pointy head, is because Democrats control these cities.
November 24, 2009 | Homans Dirty Shorts
So then "Homo's Dirty Shorts", you're trying to say that you're NOT a "conservative" or even a Republican? You continually rant about how bad places are that have "liberal" Democratic leadership and gush how Repub controlled places are utopias, so exactly what the fuck would YOU call yourself, you stupid son of a bitch? You're so stupid that your mama must have dropped you on your head quite a few times when you were a baby when she would come home drunk with another strange man. How many new "uncles" did you have as you were growing up?
2)"AGAIN I notice that you do not hurl the same insults for the cops and street worker unions."
November 24, 2009 | Homans Dirty Shorts
Well, "Homo's Dirty Shorts", if you weren't so stupid you'd know that there are volunteer fire departments all over the county that do the EXACT same job that Reading's stupid, arrogant, greedy bastard, paid firefighters do. Tell me where there are volunteer police departments or street workers that do the exact same job that Reading's paid cops and street workers do and then I would have a reason to hurl insults at them also.
One more time, those stupid, arrogant, greedy bastards of Reading's fire department should be grateful that they actually get paid to do the job that firemen in other parts of the county do for free. Instead of basically saying "fuck you" to the city, they should be bending over backwards to help out. If there ever was a union that needed busting now, it's the Reading firemen's union. Admit it, you stupid son of a bitch, the reason that you're sticking up for them is that you're one of them.
Geez, you are one stupid son of a bitch. Your mama being drunk all the time when she was pregnant obviously affected your mental capabilities. I'll bet that you were born in the toilet stall of the ladies room at the neighborhood bar where your mama would do sexual things for beers. Do you know which of the homeless drunk "uncles" that your mama brought home really was your daddy? Probably not, because at some point he got sober enough to see how homely your mama really was and he ran away screaming "I can't believe that I got drunk enough to screw that! I'll never get drunk again!". I heard that at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings they now show a picture of your mama and tell the new members that when they get drunk they take the chance of actually having sex with someone as homely as her.
By the way "Homo's Dirty Shorts", your "Libby" and "Nick" personna is REALLY showing now. It doesn't matter what ID you use, doofus, you will always end up second best because you're just one stupid son of a bitch.
YAWN , BORING, LOSER, MADE YOU RANT. LOLOLOLOLOL