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on ‘No’ on Gloria Recall: Let Him Languish: “I will not filth myself by doing anything on the odor’s X, sorry.” Nov 7, 23:01
on ‘No’ on Gloria Recall: Let Him Languish: “From: Geneviéve Jones-Wright, Esq., LL.M. https://x.com/GJonesWright/status/2119252883036426301 “San Diego, the campaign supporting the recall of Todd Gloria launched a short survey…” Nov 7, 20:35
on Kate Callen: ‘Wealthy zoo deciding to charge for parking is wrong’: “The problem is that people who don’t want to pay for parking at the zoo will park in the lots…” Nov 7, 15:47
on ‘No’ on Gloria Recall: Let Him Languish: “Thanks. for clarifying that a recall was underway while sexual abuse allegations were pouring in. Has a Gay Mayor, anywhere,…” Nov 7, 15:14
on ‘No’ on Gloria Recall: Let Him Languish: “What I like about the recall effort is that, should there be plenty of signatures, it stands as a significant…” Nov 7, 12:24
on Donna Frye: ‘Midway Rising — the Public Has a Right to Know Before, Not After, the Project Is Approved’: “Can’t thank Donna enough for this post, and all she’s doing to help us demand accountability and fair, smart dealings…” Nov 7, 11:23
on Donna Frye: ‘Midway Rising — the Public Has a Right to Know Before, Not After, the Project Is Approved’: “Ohhhhh… The gold ol’days with Donna Frye (still! thank you) & Diann Shipione. There is always a chance that, after…” Nov 7, 09:36
on We the People Coming Through So Humanity Can Survive: “As always Ernie, you have captured the moment with insight, joy, poetry, and hope. That’s enough for me to wondering…” Nov 7, 09:07
on Kate Callen: ‘Wealthy zoo deciding to charge for parking is wrong’: “I don’t think there is anything wrong with them charging for parking. Simply making parking free doesn’t remove this ridiculous…” Nov 7, 08:07
on Donna Frye: ‘Midway Rising — the Public Has a Right to Know Before, Not After, the Project Is Approved’: “Hello, this Mayor & City Council and previous San Diego City council is lying. It is PROVEN in previous court…” Nov 7, 06:15
on Donna Frye: ‘Midway Rising — the Public Has a Right to Know Before, Not After, the Project Is Approved’: “I also wondered at the time if the hotel was only proposed to get organised hospitality workers on board. Seems…” Nov 7, 05:39
Hope somebody covers this. I will be out of town. Not sure what taking over the streets means with Toad catering to the unions despite my past union affiliation.
If a modern politician didn’t take in the views and support from labor unions, she or he would not survive. Unions are here to stay, despite some being corrupt (like everything else). The voices of working people are needed and for many, their union says it for them. Many unions have internal democratic means. They elect the leadership in many instances, and the leadership forms and creates the staff which serve union members on a daily basis. The problem with San Diego in particular is that some unions of the building trades and service trades hitch their wagons to developers and whomever can bring jobs, either public or private.
Over the years, I’ve been in several unions – some were good and some not so good. When I worked at Convair for instance, my union ensured I was getting the correct pay for the job I had, despite management’s avoidance of the issue. Then I worked via a Labors Union in Colorado. The union hall got me a job but the only time I saw a union rep was when he came out to berate me for not keeping my dues current.
Historically, it was the unions that forced the establishment to allow only 40 hours a week and safer work places. There was a huge battle just to get unions. And on and on. Gotta see the different sides of an issue.
Are you admonishing me? I definitely know the benefits of unions over historical times and understand their effects on workers. I in general support. Today’s building unions HERE IN SAN DIEGO seem to want to cater to the builders as opposed to other places more entrenched like NorCal or Long Beach for example. When Kaiser built on the 15, I thought it was bullshit to have a controlled gate to prevent open solicitation for work, as what is allowed to members, but in this case was a developer deal. Unfair to the membership. I’m a 30+ yr piledriver/ carpenter member FWIW. A main basic problem to me is the blank check support the union will have to building anything, anywhere, as long as it supports working members, without any ramifications to the area affected, what so ever. That is irresponsible.
Okay, good to know. Sometimes it’s too easy for media, pundits to slip into the historic bias against unions that conservatives, GOP, the right, have had over the decades and even centuries.
As an addendum to a previous comment not yet accepted until moderation, the unions will approve anything as it relates to work, money and membership. There is no grey area, or thought out ramifications, to what their project approval means to a particular area. It’s a zero sum game.