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  1. My thread so Im officially locking all comments on Fatty and getting back to the topic at hand.

    Joe Biden kicking ass and causing union resurgence.

    On 4/17/2024 at 1:09 PM, StassneyHorn said:

    Chattanooga UAW union vote at Volkswagen plant beginning today. Affects 4000 workers at plant while possibly putting upwards pressure on wages at other southern, non union, facilities.

    LOL NOT EVEN CLOSE. 72%-28%

    Workers voted overwhelmingly Friday to unionize at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant, handing a major victory to the United Auto Workers and a resurgent U.S. labor movement. The tally was 2,628 to 985 for the UAW, Volkswagen said in a statement. The election was the third attempt by workers to organize at the Chattanooga factory, where past votes have narrowly failed. It also gives the UAW, which won record wage increases at GM, Ford and Stellantis last year, its first stronghold in the largely non-union South.

    Volkswagen becomes the first new automaker in the U.S. to be unionized in nearly half a century.

    Friday's vote is part of an effort by the UAW to organize 13 automakers, and "could be the start of a revolution in the U.S. auto industry," per CNN.

    Another vote at a Mercedes plant in Alabama will close May 17 — and organizing efforts are ongoing at a number of foreign automakers, as well as the plants of U.S. vehicle makers Tesla, Rivian and Lucid.

    My own thoughts: Amazing to see such a seismic shift with the common man's decision after previously failing twice, with the last vote in 2019 before widespread COVID shutdowns and "essential workers" got shaft. Would love to see if blue collar workers in other industries have the same shifting thoughts but can't think of a good ongoing comparison. This happening in the south doesn't leave much populated areas with experience left to consider moving to in United States to skirt unions. It'd have to be Mexico if you want some fingerprint in North America. Every single Volkswagen facility was union with the exception of this, so I don't believe they/ll pack up and go anywhere. Glad to see the waig is only a month to see what, if any, immediate shockwaves carry over to the Alabama vote.

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  2. 8 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

    Taxes.  Goes to the govt.  To relieve deadbeats of their debts.   Pretty simple.  

    But yeah, I've got my kids covered, too, which is fine. 

    So both public and private banks get your tax dollars when a loan is forgiven? Or does the interest that is 3x the principal amount cover some losses for both public and private? How much did you give in FY 2023?

  3. It’s bout to be summertime. In Texas. In New Mexico. In Arizona. All undoable with temps, terrain, and length. California may be the only doable/service entrance but that is the longest route.

     Any caravan talk will sputter out and by the time the argument can regain momentum, the reaction will be “not this stupid bullshit again”

  4. A hunter just came to me with tears in his eyes and said it’s so unfair what they do to me in my Joe Biden is God thread.

    “Every time you post great economic news or talk about state lege changes or shifting policy in areas of importance, some stupid dickhead like sheeeeeit or fatty or Boss Hogg intentionally, obtusely, and miraculously miss the most obvious fucking point and low level trolling wins the day.

    In my head I didn’t worry cause I knew there’d be more great economic news to post, there always is, and I said “Don't worry Q1 GDP is coming up, probably 3%.”

    The camouflage wearing man looked at me, wiped away his tears and said “Goddamn it Beau Biden got brain cancer from his time in the fire pits while serving overseas like a good American patriot! Dying in a hospital in America from a battle with brain cancer is the obvious end result. It’s not a lie that he died in Iraq”

    I comforted him and whispered “it’s ok, it’s gonna be 3%, and they’ll post a Project Veritas video

     

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  5. Holy shit this article is too funny. 

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/16/republican-governors-uaw/

    Spoiler

    Governors of six Southern states warn workers against joining UAW union

    Joint statement comes a day before Volkswagen factory in Tennessee votes on unionization — the first of more than a dozen factories the UAW is targeting
     

    In a high-profile attempt to head off unionization of their states’ auto factories, the governors of six Southern states warned their residents that joining the United Auto Workers would threaten jobs and “the values we live by.”

    The joint statement from the Republican governors comes just a day before a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., is set to vote on joining the UAW — the first of more than a dozen factories the union is targeting in the South as it attempts to break out of its Midwestern stronghold.

     

    “The reality is companies have choices when it comes to where to invest and bring jobs and opportunity,” the governors of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas wrote. “Unionization would certainly put our states’ jobs in jeopardy.”

    The remarkable intervention follows signs of optimism among pro-union workers at the VW plant, who in recent days have expressed hope that the vote will pass. It begins Wednesday and lasts three days, with results expected late Friday.

     

    “They’re so scared,” UAW strategist Chris Brooks wrote on social media as he reposted Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s comment about the statement. The union didn’t otherwise provide a comment.

    An economist who has closely studied unionization in the South called the statement “unprecedented and shocking” and said it discouraged workers from exercising their legal right to organize.

    “It implies that the governors fear that the UAW will prevail in the upcoming union recognition election and that UAW success could upend their economic models built on relatively low pay and minimal worker voice,” Stephen Silvia, a professor at American University, said by email.

    Tennessee Republicans have helped thwart two UAW attempts to unionize the VW factory, in 2014 and 2019, and have ramped up their opposition in recent weeks with news conferences and public statements. During a visit to Chattanooga this month, Gov. Bill Lee said joining the union would be “a big mistake.”

    Some of the messages have stressed that the UAW endorsed President Biden and has long ties to the Democratic Party.

    “We have serious reservations that the UAW leadership can represent our values. They proudly call themselves democratic socialists and seem more focused on helping President Biden get reelected than on the autoworker jobs being cut at plants they already represent,” the governors wrote.

    Some VW workers told The Washington Post this month that they wished politicians would stay out of the matter and leave it up to employees.

    Democratic politicians have voiced support for the UAW. Democratic state senators in Tennessee on Tuesday criticized the Republican governors on social media. “Autoworkers in the South are ready to make history this week. #StandUp, Chattanooga!” Sen. London Lamar posted.

    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, whose state faces a UAW organizing effort at a Toyota factory in Georgetown, said on social medialast week that unions have raised workers’ standard of living and that he was “proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder” with the UAW.

     

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  6. Pretty sure I caught the guy scamming. Sent two different emails with two different account numbers, routing, and Banks, but same individual listed as an accountant and deposit due today. Sucks cause it's the perfect shack with the outdoor patio and location.

    Whatever, my Altima has a very comfortable second row.

  7. 1 hour ago, BeardIP said:

    I want other countries to bear the brunt, but that doesn't mean I am not pro-Ukraine. I get that Cloak Room only sees binary shades of black and white (which is ironic given the sheer number of non-binary posters who dominate the Cloak Room), but one can want to offset USA's responsibilities to EU/NATO countries and still be anti-Russia. 

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  8. 4 hours ago, BeardIP said:

    Modi/BJP to start elections soon. Gamblers are predicting a landslide, for a 3rd term, which is almost unprecedented, but he's that popular. His opponents are concerned he will veer into dictatorship if he is elected by the landslide.

    Saw a stat over 49 MILLION new voters since the last election (turning of age) in India. The whole election process takes like 6 weeks and costs $8 Billion dollars, there are so many people and places.

    Crazy.

    Oh, and India is still funding Russia and not even hiding it in the West's face, which is indirectly killing Ukranians and costing the West a ton of money in aid and support. Doesn't seem like there are plans to stop either.

    In another thread you said you wanted to end support and telegraph it, right?  Did I read it wrong

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