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As of today, I am an official card carrying union member.

Here're the union and branch HPs:
http://www.generalunion.org/
http://www.generalunion.org/ecc/

Anybody shocked yet? Those who know me or even bother to look at my sig might be.... (Or maybe not. :))

Since you're on the inside now, try to find out which oil drum Jimmy Hoffa is in. :)

I am a former Teamster... they do not tell you where they buried Jimmy Hoffa. Though the Mob was certainly represented along with the workers.

As of today, I am an official card carrying union member.

Here're the union and branch HPs:
http://www.generalunion.org/
http://www.generalunion.org/ecc/

Anybody shocked yet? Those who know me or even bother to look at my sig might be.... (Or maybe not. :))

I can top that, i'm a union workplace contact, and we are going on strike a week tuesday.

Mind you, the only reason i spend so long in the union office is because Sarah the clerk is such a hottie and seems to think i am lovely...

ahem.

Congrats! I'm a union member too, and couldnt be more proud of it.

I'm a member of the National Union of Students, does that count? :)

I'm a member of the National Union of Students, does that count? :)

Well, when the NUS go on strike, that means they stop doing what they do normally...

So they have a shower, stop reciting Little Britain sketches at the bar, and go get a fucking job :)

(only joking, just jealousy, miss my wasted three years of studentdom *sigh*)

Is this like.. plumbers union? My daddy is a member there, or somewhere where the pipefitters are members.. No members only jacket tho... Oh wait! Its BLUE! *makes note "make fun of dad"*

Congrats! I'm a union member too, and couldnt be more proud of it.


If you haven't already, take a look at my union's demands. We only ask simple littel things like the company follow the labor law.

I joined when I did because the Labor Standards Office recently ruled that even Gaijin are entitled to overtime pay and the legally mandated pension/insurace plan. That's the bit that might have surprised some folks. (Several months ago the union's pushing of that same pension/insurance plan was making me fret something serious - to the degree of considering leaving the country because of it. Once the labor lawyer assured me that I wouldn't have to pay 15 years back payments, and I'd be getting at least 2 years worth of unpaid overtime to boot, I couldn't argue.)

All that being said, the first person who comes around singing about Joe Hill is getting knee-capped with my bokuto. (That's a heavy wooden Japanese practice sword - think baseball bat, but designed to hit people, not baseballs - and I know how to use it on people! Other stupid union folky type songs will be dispossed of on a case by case basis.)

You do realise you are now on a government hit list as a corporate workplace stalinist terrorist :p

Well, when the NUS go on strike, that means they stop doing what they do normally...

So they have a shower, stop reciting Little Britain sketches at the bar, and go get a fucking job :)

(only joking, just jealousy, miss my wasted three years of studentdom *sigh*)

I'm only a sixth former so I haven't stopped showering yet, I've got that to look forward to. :p

Well, it's not the IWW, but it's better than nothing. Welcome to the dark side!

(Long live Joe Hill! :))

Well, it's not the IWW, but it's better than nothing. Welcome to the dark side!

:D

(Long live Joe Hill! :))

Knee-cap, say hello to the Japanese equivilant of a Louisville slugger. :)
(Sorry, but I absolutely hate that song.)

The union I belong to here in the UK is the RMT (Rail Maritime and Transport Workers Union), which is run by one of the most left wing people you would ever meet, a certain Mr Bob Crowe.

:DWe'll get you yet.

Knee-cap, say hello to the Japanese equivilant of a Louisville slugger. :)
(Sorry, but I absolutely hate that song.)Yes, I'd have to say Joe Hill wrote better songs than the people who wrote songs comemmorating him.

As of today, I am an official card carrying union member.

Here're the union and branch HPs:
http://www.generalunion.org/
http://www.generalunion.org/ecc/

Anybody shocked yet? Those who know me or even bother to look at my sig might be.... (Or maybe not. :))
Whoah, like wat teh fuck? Hopefully you will take a few steps *inspects signature*, actually, leaps and bounds in the left direction!

Whoah, like wat teh fuck? Hopefully you will take a few steps *inspects signature*, actually, leaps and bounds in the left direction!

I love being the non-standard ideological bolt. Plus, practicality trumps ideology.

Congratulations!

Congrats! I'm a union member too, and couldnt be more proud of it.
Wait, what?
How could you be proud of that? It's not exceptionally difficult.

Wait, what?
How could you be proud of that? It's not exceptionally difficult.
Well, he's going against the majority tide.