Strike Worsens for Arrowhead construction. Feds might get involved

by THE_TRUTH on Apr 3, 2009 9:43 PM CDT

http://www.kmbc.com/news/19086933/detail.html

The Builders Association wants federal mediators to step in and solve the cement masons strike.The strike shut down all work at the Truman Sports Complex and some other large projects on Friday.

Yeah, let's get Congress involved too. We all know how brilliantly they're handling the bailouts.

The Builders Association has asked for a federal mediator to get involved in the strike.But at this point, there is no response from the cement union on whether they want to do that.

Course not. Drag it out.

Meanwhile, the union on Friday made good on its threat to go on "full strike."

Yeah, no shit. "Threat" is the right word.

The Builders Association said they're offering the cement union a wage increase and a conventional pension plan, as opposed to a 401(k) and health care. Union members said they want more money and a four-year deal, among other things.

And I want a friggin job guarantee as well.

Friggin brilliant. As though the Feds aren't already knee deep in putting their fingers and toes in the financial crisis, now they're trying to get them involved. I have a gut feeling this strike is going to last longer than anticipated.

I'm starting to get a little irritated with the way this is getting handled. Specifically with the cities part in not putting a "no-strike" clause in the contract negotiations in the first place.

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Let's go picket the picketers!

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Apr 3, 2009 9:51 PM CDT reply actions

Better yet...

Call Detroit. That city is ravaged by the bad economy. Any cement masons that wish to travel to KC can have all the work they can handle until the strike ends.

The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw

by Texas Chief on Apr 3, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions

I agree I hate the union bunch of crybabys

If we hired a non union company they would have got the job done no tears shed. The union rather get paid to protest than get paid to work, how lazy? I know there union asses make a killing so wtf crying over pension and shit get to work you bitch ass bums. Worry about pension on your next job.I swear if we have to play 1 game away from arrowhead because of this I will ninja chop thier union asses!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR68W56DCBU

by afc west champs 2009 on Apr 3, 2009 10:18 PM CDT reply actions

1982

As this is my first post or reply on this site,I will do my best to be engaging and not flame. Apparantly I am the first to reply , that actually had to endure a season,25 yrs. ago that hired a a bunch of non-union, non-crying pretenders that “GOT THE JOB DONE”. As I remember it, It was us fans that were doing all of the crying. And yes those lazy,worthless, union bitch ass bums were making a killing and still crying over pensions,free-agency,salary arbitration,collective bargaining and the length of spring break. They, my new friends are known as the members of the NFLPA. (UNION). I am so glad that they were able to reach an agreement that resumed play the following year, with REAL NFL PLYERS as opposed to the sorry assed scabs that almost lost the fans and made me take up weed smoking to get through my withdrawl from actual PROFESSIONAL football.Such as you all live for. I hope that the next time you, your children and friends walk through a concourse at the newly renovated ARROWHEAD stadium, you look up and feel safe as you know that your safety is assured with professional skilled trades that will always cry for health care ,decent working conditions, retirement and enough money to buy a season ticket to the GREATEST SPORTS VENUE IN THE WORLD. Damn it, I couldn,t aford my season tickets anymore after the 98 season. Those city assholes raised my taxes again.

by KCDAVE on Apr 4, 2009 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions

I've got the solution, and it's Michael Vick

An exerp from the story at NFP that can solve all the stadium problems.

One of his sources of income will come from a job he’ll take when he is sent to home confinement. Vick will have a 40-hour-a-week, $10-an-hour job at one of W.M. Jordan Co.’s 40 commercial construction jobs, said John Robert Lawson, whose father helped start the Newport News company

Vick can pour the concrete!

The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw

by Texas Chief on Apr 3, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions