So I’m perusing the AJC this morning and in the very back of the Business section there is a small blurb about the Connecticut US District court upholding a judgment against Pratt & Whitney, basically forcing them to remain in CT rather than move their manufacturing plants where they (P&W) want to move them.
The original case press release from Jan 15, 2010 entitled “Attorney General Says Pratt & Whitney Proved In Court Its Own Failures To Lawfully Protect CT Jobs” asserts that the company “breaches its collective bargaining agreement” with the Union and therefore should be compelled to remain in CT for the remainder of the Union agreement. The victory was applauded for forcing Pratt & Whitney to cater to the Union. From the Ameriborn Constitution News: “Congressman Joe Courtney [Dem] joined the members and leadership of the International Association of Machinists (IAM)…[to say to P&W] A deal is a deal.”
Why is this significant? It’s significant because a) it was buried in the paper and b) it is a very significant move by our judicial system to award control of PRIVATE COMPANIES to Unions and the government.
When the courts start awarding control of private companies (and banks) to the government (or Unions), this is a very disturbing lean towards fascism. If you’ll recall, our lovely politicians just changed the rules about how much money Unions can spend on political lobbying and/or advertisements. I also love how it’s the fucking Democrats who are pushing this agenda!! WTF?
Taken separately, these two items are easily overlooked or dismissed, but taken together, I think it is showing a very disturbing trend. Hmm, lessee, let’s allow the Unions (and corporations, too) spend as much as they want to get their bought and paid for candidate in office. THEN let’s start setting judicial precedent for allowing Unions and the government to force private companies to have plants where they are told and to bow to the Unions – or risk punishment.
These things together equal FASCISM. Plain and simple. It’s funny that the Democrats – who are always pointing fingers at the Republicans for being Nazis – are the very ones pushing for government seizure of banks and corporations. It’s like Nick says, you go far enough to the right OR left and you will end up with authoritarianism. I agree wholeheartedly.
Does anyone else think these are Very Bad Things to be happening? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?