Comments on Advance Indiana™: Hugo Chavez's Favorite American Joins Union Protest At State House

The Indiana State FOP web site not only does not m...

2011-03-01T16:05:32.464-05:00

The Indiana State FOP web site not only does not mention what one would expect from a "labor union," most all the events look like Fraternal events, too!

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theth1rdman: Please get your facts right. 1) I...

2011-03-01T15:52:08.859-05:00

theth1rdman: Please get your facts right.

1) If you found a local FOP on the internet that is a Union, I will bet that it is NOT in Indiana!

2) Indiana government employees cannot be forced to join a union as a condition of employment.

3) TV News reports are for the business of making money, not documenting facts. They have every right to use the term "union" and have it mean the definition of the TV news station's choosing, not necessarily meaning that of a "labor union".

4) I double-checked the FOP web site http://www.instatefop.org/default.aspx. There is NO reference it being a labor union! None.

-I wonder if theth1rdman is only trying to spread propaganda instead of provide intelligent dialog? The disinformation he provides lacks factual basis.

You can say you are not a union, but if it walks l...

2011-03-01T12:28:06.560-05:00

You can say you are not a union, but if it walks like a duck...Well, you know. Here is a resource you might be interested in. It is the website of the Fraternal Order of Police which makes multiple references to itself as a union and their page has been changed recently to explain their massive support for public workers unions. Just because you are not required to join doesn't mean it isn't a union. I'm not sure why you brought that up though since it didn't concern anything I was addressing.

Furthermore, how is the local news station not a reliable resource? I'm not sure where you went to school but that is research 101. What would you consider a more reliable news source than a news organization? I could get some scholars on the subject who agree if you'd prefer.

If recollection serves me, membership in Indy'...

2011-03-01T11:01:34.551-05:00

If recollection serves me, membership in Indy's FOP is voluntary.

To theth1rdman: Your link led to a channel 6 web ...

2011-03-01T10:27:37.868-05:00

To theth1rdman:

Your link led to a channel 6 web site, not what I'd call an authority. I contacted the Fraternal Order of Police and learned that they are NOT a union. Police officers are NOT required to join. It is a fraternal organization.

Perhaps checking your facts before posting. I mentioned I would look into the validity of your claim.

Indy4u2c, it really undercuts your credibility to ...

2011-03-01T01:26:56.288-05:00

Indy4u2c, it really undercuts your credibility to refer to democratic rhetoric. Furthermore, did you even try to find information on the police union? Here is one example that was literally the first result of a google search: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/24535139/detail.html

But yes, the police in Indiana are unionized. It's the Fraternal Order of Police.

Glover is also CEO of a film production company. ...

2011-02-28T20:51:23.175-05:00

Glover is also CEO of a film production company. That means he's one of the evil ones these union folks have been vilifying for the past week.

I don't understand the selection process used for picking their heros.

Cato, I am unaware of any police union active in I...

2011-02-28T20:18:43.404-05:00

Cato, I am unaware of any police union active in Indiana. If you know of one, I'd like to probe the validity of your claim....

Cato, Indiana government employees cannot be force...

2011-02-28T20:16:50.816-05:00

Cato, Indiana government employees cannot be forced to join a union as a condition of government employment.

Please don't throw in silly Democrat rhetoric, Cato. Intelligent discourse is appreciated.

No, they are covered, but as has been stated repea...

2011-02-28T20:16:20.918-05:00

No, they are covered, but as has been stated repeatedly over the past week, the right to work bill has been taken off the table for consideration. Continuing to raise this issue is a red herring.

I always thought that Pat "The Hair" Bau...

2011-02-28T19:55:30.957-05:00

I always thought that Pat "The Hair" Bauer was Hugo Chavez's personal emissary to Indiana...with his deputy emissaries, Charlie Brown & Bill "Tax and Spend" Crawford.

Did the Republicans exempt the police from the cur...

2011-02-28T19:51:59.818-05:00

Did the Republicans exempt the police from the current right-to-work bill?

And remember...all the conservatives, libertarians...

2011-02-28T19:10:07.883-05:00

And remember...all the conservatives, libertarians, and republicans who belong to unions just had to PAY for that liberal bastard to come here.