Union protesters turned violent at the Capitol Building in Lansing as Gov. Rick Snyder signed the Michigan Right To Work 2012 bill into law. Steven Crowder, a contributor to the Fox News Channel, was among those assaulted as a group of union thugs tore down two tents occupied by women and handicapped seniors who support the new law. Video of the event clearly shows that Crowder was sucker-punched. Unions and their Democrat allies claim that the new law is unfair as it gives workers the option of joining a union and paying dues. They say it gives non-union workers a ′free ride′ to enjoy the benefits which unions claim to have negotiated. Of course, this argument falls on deaf ears when it comes to the 47% who pay no income tax yet enjoy the benefits of being an American citizen. Michigan now becomes the 24th state to have a right-to-work.
Unlike the Wisconsin labor laws which prompted months of union protests and several recall elections, there are no provisions in the new Michigan law affecting unions from collective bargaining. The main substance of the Michigan law is merely to give union employees the option of paying dues to their unions. Also, new employees will not be legally compelled to join a union as part of being hired by a private or publicly-held company. The new law does not effect government union employment, such as public school teachers, police or firemen. They will still have to join unions if such departments are unionized.
Over the past decade, Michigan has declined from 16th place in average income to 36th. The Great Lakes State has an unemployment rate of 9.1% and continues to struggle following the Crash of 2008. Union employees make up about 17.8% of the labor force, while the national average is around 11.9%. Some 10,000 jobs either have left or are preparing to leave Michigan for nearby Indiana after that state passed a right to work bill more than a year ago. Whether the new Michigan law will change that remains to be seen.
But things certainly did get ugly outside the Capitol Building yesterday as Gov. Rick Snyder signed the new Michigan Right To Work bill into law for 2012. Fox News Channel contributor Steven Crowder was among several people attacked by union protesters as they tore down two tents, trampling women and handicapped seniors. Is there no end to the shame of union thugs?
December 12th, 2012 at 7:55 am
Democrats are for pro-choice and want fair share. Right to work is pro-choice. Unions heads get more then their fair share of high salaries. How about spreading the wealth around by allowing more people to work without unions taking their pay. Let the Unions who supply the Democrat Party Campaign Funding share their wealth among the workers who work and not the Democrat Party who play politics instead of create or work. Creating and working is much harder than politicing. Parasites describes what Unions and Democrats are.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:03 am
Unions in the past did protect the worker but now the unions are destroying business and workers. There are many laws in place that protect workers and individuals can have legal due process when there is abuse in the work enviroment. Unions did a service in the past. We are now in Global Market US cannot compete Businesses are forced to leave and put up shop in other countries where they can survive and prosper. Belonging to a union should say the members are outstanding employees and give you A+++ work and your company is better off with a Union. Presently that is not the case. Unions seem to be Mafia thugs.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:04 am
The epitome of the left.
They love to spread the wealth.
When a Republican governor sees to it that this happens by opening opportunity and giving everyone “a fair shot” these fckin leftist Hyenas go off the deep end.
We have labor laws that give people the workplace rights they have today. The states and fed enforce them by way of OSHA,Dept of Labor etc.
The pitiful argument is that these generations of union members have paid dues for decades that supported a system that brought those rights to the workplace, this is true. The other half of the argument is that if you’re to partake in those rights and benefits you must pay dues as well or you’re a scab/parasite.
The perspective or opinion that everyone whos enjoying any freedoms/benefits today must join or be a part of those responsible for creating those more ideal conditions is disgusting and un-American.
I suppose once my kids get their first jobs I’ll attach their wages for my 21 years of giving them a home and future.
Unions did serve their purpose during our economic and industrial booms, our labor laws were practically non existent and favored mostly management and owners in a time of blatant racism and discrimination.
We dont need anymore what has gone from a noble endeavor to a simple protection racket as theres labor law today as that go to every corner of workers rights except for them being able to create their own salaries. The unions have only the money to squabble over these days which simply means they want to take control of the last and most important element of production decisions left to those who actually own production,or better known as “the company itself”
For too long now these companies have been victims of employees whos wages do not commensurate with the work quality or production they bring in but instead these wages are adjusted to every cost of living whether the companys profits can support that level of pay or not.
“If you dont give us a pension almost equal to our pay for 40 years with inflation adjustments,job requirements and descriptions that require bare minimum performance,protection from our own sloth, license to threaten you, let us get buzzed an hour before work… we will shut down production til you’re threatened with bankruptcy”
You know what guys ? Take a fckin hike.
I’d rather keep my 50 bucks a month and let my work and end results speak for me.
So…because the unions were responsible for a revolution in workers rights everyone for an eternity enjoying those rights must pay into what is now nothing more than a sleazy protection racket ?
Do todays black Americans not get to be a part of America because they did not bleed in the 50s and 60s for their human rights ?
(then again, most are still held hostage to the left)
Are we all expected upon birth to sustain an injury as a contribution to the country because so many died to keep us free ?
Are teens not allowed to work at McDonalds or the Mall because they wont tattoo their foreheads “DNC” ?
How long do these unions expect to get paid for what was done 70 years ago ?
When the parasites outweigh the hosts theirs only two things to do.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:10 am
Fckin union pussies. I remember when in the late 1980’s in Flint, MI at UAW halls, signs were clearly posted stating that anyone parking a foreign vehicle in their lot did so at great risk. Those were some real nice people then and I see things haven’t changed at all with these *ssholes.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:10 am
Theirs,theres,they’res.
I hate these guys.
I’m just gonna go with “thars” from now on
December 12th, 2012 at 8:36 am
No surprise. Most of the violent criminals in the country are Democrats.
December 12th, 2012 at 8:48 am
Now we have the right to work side by side with these punks.
Wonder how thats gonna work out ?
Think there’ll be bullying, harassment, stonewalling and basic malicious intent ?
Good thing they’re not iron workers.
That would be the Clash Of The Titans.
Them boys are nuts, union or not
December 12th, 2012 at 8:52 am
You are an amusing character Andrew. Okay, aside from Americans for Prosperity sending in paid goons to untie the tents and Fox News sending in an eye poking antagonizing Stephen Crowder to goad an already angry crowd that just got an unwanted legislation shoved down their throats, let’s play it your way and say that union members sought out the most vulnerable elderly and handicapped hiding in in tents to drag out and beat to a bloody pulp (for amusement I suppose and although Crowder walked away unscathed and the police reports conflict with your assessment).
The bulk of your article is so divorced from reality and one sighted by ideological blinders that any reasonable discussion is obviously is beyond the scope of rational thinking.
So, aside from all that, right to work laws go against everything you claim to stand for. You claim to believe in earning your own keep and not depending or demanding entitlements or for others not to force you to pay for what they haven’t earned. Yet here you are supporting a law that forces union members to pay for non-union representation and to ensure, or entitle them to what the other members have worked for, for free. What you advocate is that Unions give nonpaying folks all the benefits, representation, and legal counsel for free. It’s just another example of your selective conservatism and rampant hypocrisy.
December 12th, 2012 at 9:49 am
Crowder is a Man of Great Grapes
Outnumbered and Surrounded
He Didn’t Back Down
and He Didn’t Blink
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We Cannot Sit Here and Tsk Tsk Tsk, Forever
These people have stolen our Beautiful Country
We will have to join the fray. I recommend a D-Cell Battery in the End of a Gym Sock.
With Mustard !
December 12th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Crowder invited the punk to a MMA match.
The fat white over paid under-educated under-worked hemorrhoid riddled toad stool junkie that moonbats just happen to say are poster kids for the right, should last about 10 seconds into the first round.
I’d of told him a secret and he’d never leave his house.
December 12th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Once again.
A run-down of the REAL 47%.
http://thecentristword.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/red-state-socialism.jpg
December 12th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Resorting to violence is barbaric and disgusting.
December 12th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Non-Payers by state.
http://gokicker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nonpayers-map-650×479.jpg
December 12th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
But, the video was heavily edited. Check it out:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Michigan/comments/14oznl/union_guys_swing_on_rtw_advocate_gets_ugly/c7f47ok
December 12th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Snow Crash – Yep. People don’t realize (on BOTH sides of the political spectrum) that we all can go online and get the source data/video/material with a few minutes of work.
When Romney made news with the “47%” remark I had the video and transcript downloaded in less than a minute……
Then could take in the right/left editorial take from dozens of outlets.
But I had the video. Un-edited.
December 12th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Snow, being as ass hole as usual.
So, violence is disgusting but you’re still compelled to justify it by b!tching about the editing.
Priceless.
I’ve had many people get in my face alot more dangerous than anyone in these videos and not touched them.
What really pi$$es em off is when they do everything they can to hit you and fail repeatedly.
HEY RON !!!
Hows those fat white inbred non intellectual types workin for ya now baby ???
BWAAAAAAHAHAHA !
December 12th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
“When Romney made news with the “47%” remark I had the video and transcript downloaded in less than a minute……”
gooood for you.
You can have the video in its entirety but it wont change the fact he was not talking about those who actually deserve their entitlements.
The fat white non-intellectual liberal hyena frothing at the mouth threw the first and only blows.
In court hes goin down.
So far, out of thousands of people with phones, theres no evidence to the contrary.
Period, end of fcking story
December 12th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Whats even more disgusting is these morons looking to defend this crap.
Snow, I read that stupid link of yours.
“If unions took the tent down, why didn’t union members stomp on the tent? Look at the video. They are cheering the tent is going down, but after it’s down they are just like “um, okay?”
Bullfckinsht.
Theres crisp clear video of these morons slicing up the tent with their knives
December 12th, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Yeah, thats a mistake, my apologies, they were trying to get someone out from under the canvass.
Funny, fat white uneducated liberals look just like fat white uneducated conservatives…hmmm.
Takin that tent down could of had some pretty serious results, they were lucky.
Oh well, the UAW did say blood would pour.
Niiiiice.
December 12th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Every Liberal Left Winger needs to rush out and buy a UAW Chrysler since they are made by dope smoking beer guzzling overweight union members who were caught on tape doing the above and VOILA—the union bosses got their jobs back.
Their motto that day was “share that blunt” and “redistribute that beer”.
ROFL
December 12th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
I’d get stonedrunk if everyone knew I built Chrysler’s
December 12th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
So, violence is disgusting but you’re still compelled to justify it by b!tching about the editing.
I didn’t justify his actions, what he did was disgusting, but the fact that the video was heavily edited should be mentioned as well.
All we can see from the video is that the attacker appears to get up, then starts swinging. What happened before? Why did he need to get up? Why is the whole tent fiasco so heavily edited?
To me it looks like Mr. Crowder was trying to provoke attack. You jump in the lions den with meat around your neck and you start poking the lions, you’re bound to get hurt. I’m not saying what the attacker did was right, but many people might resort to violence in a situation like that, Republican or Democrat. I’m sure if I got in enough Republicans faces and poked and prodded about something they are vehemently passionate about, then I might get slapped around. You threaten violence all the time, for instance. You are the type that might do the same type of thing.
December 12th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
‘I didn’t justify his actions, what he did was disgusting, but the fact that the video was heavily edited should be mentioned as well.’
Editing does nothing to mitigate the one initiating violence.
Why would you bring up editing ?
What’d the guy at your stupid link say ?
“he got in my personal space”
So,the invasion of his personal space was edited and that means……………
……..fckin what ?
Any idiot knows you’re trying to give reason to the moonbats actions.
The problem is that your reasoning displays clear partiality to the violence by crying about what led to it not being filmed or cut out.
IT-DOES-NOT-MATTER
Here Snow, everything leading up to this was “heavily edited”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nguyen.jpg
The editing changes nothing.
December 12th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Editing doesn’t matter? HAH! I’ll prove you wrong in one word. Breitbart.
December 12th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
“You threaten violence all the time, for instance. You are the type that might do the same type of thing.’
Yeah, problem is most of you pukes would never say to anyones face the vile crap you say online because you know it would get you clocked.
I’m a trained, disciplined and accomplished martial artist with 38 years of Kempo under my belt. Never threw a first blow unless in competetion.
Dont have to, you couldnt hit me if your life depended on it.
But, then again, no one has ever said to my face that that I’m a N@zi responsible for the deaths of thousand of Americans, a murderer, or child molestor.
No ones ever run around town sayin sht like that about me. That kind of evil will cause me to walk right up to you and hurt you.
Remember Brian ?
That ass hole insited he had proof that Bush intentionally lied to make the case for war so thoiusands of Americans could die just to line Bushs, Chenys and Halliburtons pockets.
I told him that if he ever ran around sayin something like that about me while theres not one iota of truth to it I’d kick his ass so far up between his shoulders he’d be walking like a black man.
Tell me Snow, what if you were in the big house and falsely accused some dude of kiddie molestation ?
Would he not deserve to have his ass kicked ?
After all, the liar is basically trying to kill you.
Calling folks racist just because they dont agree people being coddled because of their race is not much better.
I’m not runnin around in a white hood hangin any non-white from trees bro.
My whole family, besides my mom is everything but white bro.
You cant label people like that without getting your head slapped.
If some panther comes after me because of your mouth, you’re in a heap of doodoo.
If you get one inch from my face and scream you are not a threat.
If you create nationwide hate for me resulting in my attempted murder, I’m comin after you.
And when I find you, you can edit it all you want.
I’ll still go to jail.
I take that back. I did hit one man first. It was a cop who promised not to cuff me in front of my boy when he was 4-5.
The poor kid went maniacally delirious, thought he’d never see me again. The stupid cop cuffed me hands up front. Big mistake.
I paid for it.
I never would of hit Crowder, especially with a thousand phones pointed at me.
And I’m no hero, theres no shame in being a fast runner when clearly out numbered.
Crowder instigated nothing.
The tent had been going down, and went down first with hundreds under it.
That was the instigation and provacation.
Not Crowder. (although his name hold some irony)
He had asked them to stop also, had every right to get in these punks faces as other “Americans for Prosperity” begged the thugs to stop fckin with the tent.
Heh, if the Tea Party did this, we’d here about it for months.