Comments on: ‘Fair And Balanced’ Fox News Wages Assault On Unions, Distorts Facts Of Employee Free Choice Act

By: khamak

khamak — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:46:11 +0000

Faux News commentators belong to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. AFTRA is affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the International Federation of Journalists. AFTRA negotiates wages and working conditions including dollar figures for standard contracts, residual payments for re-use of performances, unemployment, health and pension benefits for its members.

Talk about hypocricy. They get the benefits from a union, Fox still makes plenty of money and they dont want anyone else to make a fair wage.

By: pastcaring

pastcaring — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:54:01 +0000

And another thing; CEO’s are not playing fair–they already have a union–it’s called Congress.

By: pastcaring

pastcaring — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:09:56 +0000

#38 Proud Says:

Hey pal, tell that to Lily Ledbetter. Tell that to ALL the women who suffered from gender based pay inequality by Wal-Mart.
For any other examples I suggest you spend more time educating yourself rather than posting drivel on message boards.

Pack it and ship it to another address—stupid doesn’t live here.

By: Webintel

Webintel — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:07:52 +0000

You have to be eating off of Limbaugh’s bib to believe any thing that fox news publishes.

By: Xisithrus

Xisithrus — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:31:28 +0000

Infinite Pie!!

By: lzcrmc

lzcrmc — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:28:54 +0000

Ralph

(I think Juan Williams represented “Balanced™”)

Juan Williams? Balanced? Have you actually ever listened to him?

(BTW, My sister was once bitten by a moose.)

By: Perry logan

Perry logan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:40:33 +0000

In their staunch opposition to labor unions, the Right continues to sing in harmony with their colleagues–Saddam Hussein, the Communist Party, fascists, Nazis, and tin-hat dictators everywhere. Go, wingers!

By: Robt

Robt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:46:27 +0000

Where is the talk of all the expensive Union Busters and anti union thugs that threaten employees when considering voting in a union. Where is that reporting.?

Why does Corporations have all the protections of Gov’t?

They seem to be able to form Chamber of Commerce, Business Associations, Association of manufacturers, etc etc.

It is all structured to wiegh down on employees. And heavily.

Should business have the right to form their “Associations”?

And as far as the Republican smear machine claiming “Small Business will suffer.

It is the Republicans who favor the corporations stomping on small business by their unfettered acceptance of corporate money. Small business can’t compete with corporate lobbyists….

By: EugeneDebs

EugeneDebs — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:12:05 +0000

Proud Says:

You are a liar and a fool. Your post was one of the stupidest I have ever read. I am in a union. My last contract I got better than a 17% wage increase over five years. Do you think the company gave us that without the union asking, out of the goodness of their heart? You are an ignorant brainwashed moron. Too stupid to be believed. I still have a pension while corporate America is doing everthing they can to get rid of them. You are a fool. You carry water for wealth shamelssly because you are stupid and flat out dont know what you are talking about.

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:07:31 +0000

As it stands now our unionized labor ranks 17th out of 20 with our top 20 trading partners, we are at number 2 in productivity,we are at or near the bottom in union wages and we are at or near the bottom in union members at 13 percent while other country`s are at an average of 40 percent of their workforce is unionized.According to the dept. of labor bureau od statistics health care and supervisory and managerial wahes are what is hurting our manufacturings competativeness around the globe.Phuck the republiscum Anti American Taliban.Unions built our middle class and will continue to do so for generations to come.

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:52:07 +0000

I’m not sure they can legitimately still call themselves “Fair and Balanced™”

After all, Alan Colmes was the “Fair” part (I think Juan Williams represented “Balanced™”) and Alan is gone. So I think they have to call themselves “Balanced™” from now on. At least until they sign another faux-liberal.

By: Uosdwis

Uosdwis — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:51:44 +0000

Do they even realize that a lot of people behind the camera in the TV industry, in their very own studio, are UNION? And you really want to get on the bad side of Teamsters..

By: Ape-Man

Ape-Man — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:17:09 +0000

“Fair and Balanced” is such a crazy slogan for that outfit. Only in bushZarro/faux world could this have happened.

How about custom “Filtered and Distorted” just for bushie and neo-con palates”. They would never recognize that unions help provide fair and balanced workplaces for workers – ie. peole who work for a living.

By: Mike71654

Mike71654 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:09:11 +0000

Ever notice that every time the working man wants more wages it is bad for the company and the economy but when some scumbag CEO gives himself a multi million dollar raise it is good for the company.

By: Hoodathunk

Hoodathunk — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:04:18 +0000

and a codicil…how come the guy who runs the company gets to make 400 times what the people who actually make whatever product it is that the company makes? Who is zooming who here?

By: Hoodathunk

Hoodathunk — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:22 +0000

A conundrum…if “current labor laws afford all the rights they need” why does corporate crap their collective drawers every time unions get mentioned?

By: MapleStreet

MapleStreet — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:36:26 +0000

IN THIS CASE, Faux is fully fair and balanced.

Unions are bad.

Therefore any criticism of Unions is fair and balanced.

Right ?

Doesn’t it help when you make up your mind before investigating ?

By: incredulousone

incredulousone — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:31:01 +0000

The irony here is that Faux News broadcasters all belong to a union. These twits put the IIIIRRRRR in Irony and SSSSSSTTTTTUUUUU in Stupid.

Remember, watching the Faux Newsies can cause severe and permanent brain damage.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:19:19 +0000

Sounds like Proud wants to work for third world wages and conditions…

…Proud to be an idiot.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:10:55 +0000

But will it benefit Bank CEOs? That’s the real question Bill O is concerned with.

FTR