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[Barbie2004]

Question "Why do the media seem to act in concert?" Why did the media seem to be coordinated against the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth? Why has the media seemed to be advocating for John Kerry with such organization? Why did the media seem to act in concert against Terri Shiavo? Why do most actors, singers, musicians, professors, members of the press and many very wealthy individuals seem to be democrats and socialists??

As I pondered these questions over the years, I couldn’t escape a glaring fact. There must be a common denominator between the organizations of what many call the Mainstream Media (MSM), Hollywood, universities, and the press. Since I don’t believe in telepathy, nor do I believe in “group think” as some have suggested, I went in search of that common denominator.

What I found is that the MSM, Hollywood, universities, the press, while ostensibly run by different entities, are really run by a labor “federation” of unions, the AFL-CIO, and in some instances, by labor unions not under the “federation.” Regardless, the common denominator is "labor unions." Here is a sample listing of some of the labor unions under the AFL-CIO and the sector under each labor unions control:

http://www.aflcio.org/aboutunions/unions/ (lists all unions in the federation)

http://www.aftra.org/aftra/aftra.htm (American Federation of Television & Radio Artists/AFL-CIO)

http://www.wgaeast.org/ (Writer's Guild of America/AFL-CIO)

http://www.cwa-union.org/ (Communications Workers of America/AFL-CIO)


Additionally, there are unions under the AFL-CIO that cover other "liberal" TV personalities:

http://www.actorsequity.org/home.html (Actors' Equity Association/AFL-CIO)

http://www.sag.org/sagWebApp/index.jsp (Screen Actors Guild/AFL-CIO)

http://www.musicalartists.org/ (American Guild of Musical Artists/AFL-CIO)

Unions even affect what our children learn and our community:

http://www.aft.org/ (American Federation of Teachers/AFL-CIO)

http://www.afscme.org/ (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees/AFL-CIO)

Of course, some unions are not a part of the AFL-CIO, but are nevertheless very instrumental in affecting our current cultural condition. Here are just a couple of unions that fit:

http://www.nea.org/index.html (National Education Association)

http://www.aaup.org/ (American Association of University Professors)

From reviewing this list and visiting their site, it is clear that unions and the AFL-CIO control the vast majority of:



radio talk show hosts,
actors,
singers,
musicians,
editors,
reporters,
writers,
teachers,
professors,
state, county and city employees.


How many of you consider a majority of the members of the list above "liberal" or "socialist"?

Before we move on, there are two things my readers must keep in mind. One is that there must be a distinction made between the “union” and the “members” a union purportedly “represents.” This distinction will become more important as we look at how the courts treat “unions” versus how the courts treat “the members.”

Here is an analogy. Your lawyer may represent you, but you are not your lawyer and your lawyer is not you. Your lawyer’s law firm is not made up of its clients; it is made up of lawyers. A labor union is not an aggregate of its members. A labor union “represents” its members. This is a very important distinction, and one I will delve into further in future posts. As you read more about how unions work and affect our culture, this distinction is very important to keep in mind, particularly when a labor union pushes for laws to either be passed or squashed.

Second, in any sector of the economy that has a heavy union presence, individuals cannot work in that sector without joining the controlling union. That is, if you want to be an actress in Hollywood, with rare exception you must join the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to work. If you want to teach in America, you must join the National Education Association (NEA) or the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to teach. If you want to be a radio talk show host, in many instances you must be a member of the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA).

When organizations, such as unions, can affect the employability of people, it is reasonable to assume those organizations will have considerable affect on how those individuals perform. That’s quite an axe to hold over peoples head—if they want to work in a particular sector, they must be a member of a particular union and of course pay those union dues. So if the union kicks a member out, that ex-member doesn’t work in that sector.

Many unions demand or “encourage” the "members" to do the union’s bidding or that “member” won't be able to work. Of course, by law, a person must join the union (or at least pay fair share) to enter and work in these fields. Given those powers and the antitrust exemption that unions enjoy, it is no wonder those in the MSM, Hollywood, and academia seem have the same liberal bent of labor unions.

Here is an item of “news” to consider (CWA is the Communications Workers of America with link above):

[noyesj]

One thing that has happened that I have seen very little written

about is that in the last twenty years the UNIONS in this country

have WAGE priced themselfs out of work.

Why have assembly plants gone overseas? They could not

make a product that could sell at the price the UNIONS demanded!!!!
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noyesj USAF 1953-1959

[Barbie2004]

I say this with the utmost respect. Unions are not just about getting people jobs and "representing" them, like a lawyer would, just "cheaper". That somehow unions provide better paying jobs with better benefits is also a myth created by propaganda. Although that may be true in some particular instances, it is not true in most instances, particularly in the professional trades.

This post is really about what unions do "under the radar." Many complaints have been documented on this board about the bad educational system, "liberal" professors, the MSM and its lies, Hollywood types predominately "liberal", ets.

This post explains why that is the case. It is not good enough for us to just complain about why our educational system is failing or that the MSM regularly misleads the public. As long as we do nothing about it, these problems will continue to plague us.

We have to know the root cause (unionization of the sectors) and the solution (getting rid of laws that force people in acedemia, the press, etc. to be unionized or to pay forced union dues to be able to work as a condition of employment as a reporter, actor, teacher, professor, etc.).

If you wonder why there is such coordination of what is happening in MSM, acedemia, the assault on the Swiftvets during the 2004 election, the attack on Terri Schiavo etc. it is because the common denominator are (organized) labor unions.

I would be willing to bet that the Medical Examiner that did the autopsy on Terri Schiave is a member of AFSCME (link in post above), and therefore beholding to their will. Hardly independent.

BTW: Many Toyota and Honda plants here in America are not unionized and the pay and benefits are every bit as good as Ford or other unionized plants.

But again, I don't want to turn this post into a "get jobs" thread, but a thread to examine the covert role of unions in the destruction of our culture, whether it be the destruction of our educational system, the propaganda printed by our press, the attacks on the Swiftboat Vets or the attacks on a helpless woman forced to starve here in America.