Though I am mildly amused by your post, I am disturbed at the implications that seem to be directed at Unions in general.
I applaud the City of Minneapolis for being pro-organized labor and from having laws on the books prohibiting strike breaking / Union busting. Bob Velez Shingle Creek Ward 4-1 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Just heard on the news this morning that unemployment is way up over > last year at this time > (http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/1914173.html). And I think I > found one of the culprits... There are laws against hiring people when > your existing employees are unwilling to work. Such laws hinder > economic growth and therefore the creation of jobs. This law prevents > the unemployed from seeking work that others refuse to do. Laws > promoting unemployment should be repealed immediately if not sooner. > > - From the City of Minneapolis ordinances, which anyone can view online > at: > http://fws.municode.com/CGI-BIN/om_isapi.dll? depth=10&infobase=11490.nfo&softpage=MCCTOC > (This is the "official" site, linked from www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us, by > the way. I think the part I like most is the copyright statement that > appears to be the title of the website. Anyone know where I can get > machine-readable versions of the Mpls Code without going thru this > site?) > > 385.350. Professional strike breakers. > (a) Recruiting prohibited. No person shall recruit, procure, supply > or refer any person for employment who customarily and repeatedly > offers himself for employment in place of any employee involved in > a labor dispute in which such person, partnership, agency, firm or > corporation is not directly involved. > (b) Employment prohibited. No person, partnership, firm or > corporation involved in a labor dispute shall, directly or > indirectly: > (1) Employ in the place of an employee involved in such dispute, > any person who customarily and repeatedly offers himself for > employment in the place of employees involved in a labor > dispute; or > (2) Contract or arrange with any other person, partnership, > agency, firm or corporation to recruit, procure, supply or refer > persons for employment who customarily and repeatedly offer > themselves for employment in place of employees involved in such > labor dispute. > (c) Accepting employment prohibited. No person who customarily and > repeatedly offers himself for employment in place of employees > involved in a labor dispute shall take or offer to take the place in > employment of any employee involved in a labor dispute. > (Code 1960, As Amend., ��946.010--946.030) > > - --Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Mpls. > > - -- > ______Michael_C_Libby__{_x_(at)_ichimunki_(dot)_com_}______ > | "even monkeys fall from trees" : "saru mo ki kara ochiru" | > | private hotmail/yahoo email is deleted unread due to spam | > |____ public key at http://www.ichimunki.com/public.key ____| > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE8iBpq4ClW9KMwqnMRArr4AJ9OUG/sdu9mhJEFCsc28SMkRofbLwCeOD2c > 09IwjPh0z6EFFRnYTLWeApA= > =Ax16 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
