Dramatic Photos Capture The Chaos In France As Strikes Escalate

[jet57]

well since most workers in those area's can't strike there is little to fear.
unlike france we don't deem shutting down national travel as a good thing.

over there they strike over the simplest of things they are quite common very disruptive
and they basically hold the entire country hostage.

there is a different view in here in America as well.
unless the people have a valid reason for striking any strike is not viewed in favor of the workers.

Any worker can strike. Any worker can demonstrate. American workers are not now, nor have we been in the habit of striking for nothing. The only thing missing is respect for picket lines. But hard times changes things.

 

[Gaztopian]

There is nothing "low" about a strike. A filibuster is a form of strike. The strike is used by all sorts of professional people all the time and is a very successful vehicle when it is respected.

I was being sarcastic. In reality, the U.S lacks the strong and vibrant unions and the culture of labor rights to enact much needed strikes in order to reenact regulations and break free from stagnating wages.

 

[jet57]

I was being sarcastic. In reality, the U.S lacks the strong and vibrant unions and the culture of labor rights to enact much needed strikes in order to reenact regulations and break free from stagnating wages.

Okay got you: I'm not used to your style yet.

Very well said.

The paradigm was shifted in 1980 to a business climate with accompanying policies and the trades and unions were broken and marginalized in order to depress wages and turn the new generations attention away from the trades an onto Wall Street so that you could be the first kid on your block to be a CEO.

Those days are fastly coming to an end however.

 

[apdst]

No, it happens in connection with abusing laborers.

Unions are simply organizations of laborers. Laborers and unions that are treated well tend not to turn violent.

There's no excuse for violence.

 

[Aunt Spiker]

No, it happens in connection with abusing laborers.

Unions are simply organizations of laborers. Laborers and unions that are treated well tend not to turn violent.

I was really thinking of the negative policies and decisions that push people to this point - I'm surprised that France would stab its own in the back.

 

[Absentglare]

There's no excuse for violence.

Apparently, President Bush 2 thought there was.

Or is it only okay when rich people decide who gets killed ?

 

[SocialD]

"The French have always conducted their strikes on a nationwide level."

That's because the French are protesting the government not a company.

 

[Absentglare]

I was really thinking of the negative policies and decisions that push people to this point - I'm surprised that France would stab its own in the back.

Yeah i don't really know why i phrased my response like that- i figured you weren't blaming unions.

 

[Fletch]

American companies have NO IDEA how easy they have it. The French know how to strike!

Dramatic Photos Capture The Chaos In France As Strikes Escalate



The French never forget their revolution like we do.

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I am not sure what your point is. You show photos of violent riots in the socialist paradise of France, then hold them up as a somehow better place than here where virtually no such violence and anger exists. What these events should tell any rational, thinking person is that the socialist dream is just a nightmare. These lazy French bastards have everything handed to them on a plate and they still behave like spoiled, ungrateful brats. The nanny state creates perpetual adolescents. And you can see it starting here at the Trump rallies where violent, hate filled mobs of spoiled, adolescent malcontents erupt in irrational fits of violent rage. Yes, social'ist' unrest is coming to America and that is not a good thing, but a sign of moral and societal decay.

 

[jet57]

I am not sure what your point is. You show photos of violent riots in the socialist paradise of France, then hold them up as a somehow better place than here where virtually no such violence and anger exists. What these events should tell any rational, thinking person is that the socialist dream is just a nightmare. These lazy French bastards have everything handed to them on a plate and they still behave like spoiled, ungrateful brats. The nanny state creates perpetual adolescents. And you can see it starting here at the Trump rallies where violent, hate filled mobs of spoiled, adolescent malcontents erupt in irrational fits of violent rage. Yes, social'ist' unrest is coming to America and that is not a good thing, but a sign of moral and societal decay.

I did nothing of the kind. I showed how big and how violent labor strikes can be in France. Followed by, how easy companies in the US have it... I end by saying that such ease for companies, and the US may come to end if labor rights keep being pushed back. US history shows that I am correct.

 

[apdst]

Apparently, President Bush 2 thought there was.

Or is it only okay when rich people decide who gets killed ?

Bush 43 led riots? I haven't heard that one. Lets see a link.

 

[apdst]

"The French have always conducted their strikes on a nationwide level."

That's because the French are protesting the government not a company.

Don't post the facts...their heads will explode.

 

[jet57]

"The French have always conducted their strikes on a nationwide level."

That's because the French are protesting the government not a company.

The French have conducted strikes against the companies in such fashion as well.

 

[jet57]

I was really thinking of the negative policies and decisions that push people to this point - I'm surprised that France would stab its own in the back.

What is it we in the US are fond of saying? We shrug our shoulders and say"the French"

 

[Fletch]

I did nothing of the kind. I showed how big and how violent labor strikes can be in France. Followed by, how easy companies in the US have it... I end by saying that such ease for companies, and the US may come to end if labor rights keep being pushed back. US history shows that I am correct.

And why are strikes so big and violent and why are workers so unhappy in the workers paradise of France? Maybe we shouldn't emulate them after all. Ever think of that?

 

[Abbazorkzog]

The US is too big in scale for a national strike like the French seem to enjoy.

France is bigger than Texas, with 66 million people (more than California and New York combined).

 

[Absentglare]

Bush 43 led riots? I haven't heard that one. Lets see a link.

You said violence, not riots. Again, the difference is that wars are coordinated by the rich and powerful, while labor strikes are not.

 

[apdst]

You said violence, not riots. Again, the difference is that wars are coordinated by the rich and powerful, while labor strikes are not.

You knew what I meant, since the thread is about workers rioting.

You think there aren't any rich union honchos? Richard Trumka makes $298,000 a years (salary + benefits).

https://www.unionfacts.com/employees/AFL-CIO

Don't think for a second that union leaders aren't among the, "rich and powerful".

 

[Absentglare]

You knew what I meant, since the thread is about workers rioting.

You think there aren't any rich union honchos? Richard Trumka makes $298,000 a years (salary + benefits).

https://www.unionfacts.com/employees/AFL-CIO

Don't think for a second that union leaders aren't among the, "rich and powerful".

You said there is no excuse for violence. I went by that statement alone.

$298k/yr puts them in the top 3%. The top 400 earners make about $330,000k/yr on average, that's 1,000 times more.

 

[ludin]

Any worker can strike. Any worker can demonstrate. American workers are not now, nor have we been in the habit of striking for nothing. The only thing missing is respect for picket lines. But hard times changes things.

no federal workers considered in important positions can't strike.
some cities have things like police and fire department workers can't strike.

you don't want to work there is someone else that will take your job.
that is the companies leverage and they will use it.

 

[apdst]

You said there is no excuse for violence. I went by that statement alone.

$298k/yr puts them in the top 3%. The top 400 earners make about $330,000k/yr on average, that's 1,000 times more.

Make all the excuses you want, but in my neighborhood, anyone making $298,000 a year is rich.

 

[Absentglare]

Make all the excuses you want, but in my neighborhood, anyone making $298,000 a year is rich.

This is not an excuse. You are shifting the goalposts. When i used "rich and powerful," i was not appealing to YOUR definition of rich and powerful.

 

[apdst]

This is not an excuse. You are shifting the goalposts. When i used "rich and powerful," i was not appealing to YOUR definition of rich and powerful.

What rich and powerful people are you referring to, because only the government can send troops to war.

 

[Absentglare]

What rich and powerful people are you referring to, because only the government can send troops to war.

Some $300k/yr labor union organizer isn't going to be unilaterally deciding that we're going to invade Iraq, but President Bush 2's administration did exactly that.

 

[SocialD]

The French have conducted strikes against the companies in such fashion as well.

When was that?