Union protest at 12th and Pearl is now out of control -Goldtex Post Bros

**darthsinatra** · 07-19-2012, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by RainboTeabagger

Man! No wonder these guys feel entitled and are lethargic as sh!t...its cuz they're a bunch of fatasses!

Can these guys even lift a hammer without going into cardiac arrest?

They're in a union! No hammer-lifting required!

**Litter Box** · 07-19-2012, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by five apples

Looks like the Trade's were able to dig up a minority for this picture too.

If you recall Local 30 had an organizer named Brown back in the day.

**MariusPontmercy** · 07-23-2012, 09:21 PM

Union protesters arrested in ‘shoving match' at Goldtex site

discuss

**five apples** · 07-23-2012, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by MariusPontmercy

Union protesters arrested in ‘shoving match' at Goldtex site

discuss

Perhaps if the Police had been more proactive this would not have happened. This was entirely predictable.

Well it looks like philly.com is intruding on my cut and paste rights, Tyrants, but the quote from the Union head honcho is disgusting.

I hope this brings in the Feds.

**OffenseTaken** · 07-23-2012, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by five apples

the quote from the Union head honcho is disgusting.

He seems absolutely shocked that the police actually upheld the law for once, against his men.

**BarryG** · 07-23-2012, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by PlainTruth

Not naming names or even saying who but the white hot revenge is a dish served ice cold....the fight's already lost...the word is that Goldtex will be the nicest building in the city...
Post Brothers should be sending these guys cards and a bottle of champagne on ice, with the text read

" Hey Slob, your cartel is broken, tough break, get drunk on me, use the bucket to ice down your marbles"
Best, P

The assault happened on July 12th. Looks like PlainTruth might be right... this could be the event that finally crushes the unions.

**loveisnoise** · 07-23-2012, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by OffenseTaken

He seems absolutely shocked that the police actually upheld the law for once, against his men.

Offense,
Is your picture of a grandmother debating about humping a dog's rump roast? It's been on my mind, lately.

**jizay** · 07-23-2012, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by BarryG

The assault happened on July 12th. Looks like PlainTruth might be right... this could be the event that finally crushes the unions.

If you scroll back in the thread, that's the very night sh1t got hectic all over the neighborhood and police did nothing. God I hope this happens:

Meanwhile, the Pestronk brothers filed a complaint with federal officials earlier this month, accusing the unions of violating federal labor laws and also asking for either state police or federal marshals to enforce a June 12 injunction that orders the protesters to stay at least 15 yards away from the Goldtex entrance.

That will put an end to the nonsense posthaste.

**BarryG** · 07-23-2012, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by jizay

If you scroll back in the thread, that's the very night sh1t got hectic all over the neighborhood and police did nothing. God I hope this happens:

That will put an end to the nonsense posthaste.

And would be hugely embarrassing for the PPD and city. Wonder if that's why the police finally made the arrests today.

**raider.adam** · 07-24-2012, 12:48 AM

"No one is subscribing to violence," Gillespie said. "But when you get taunted at and antagonized by people who are helping to destroy all that you work for, you can get aggravated.

So the union guys can taunt and antagonize, but ...

**OffenseTaken** · 07-24-2012, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by loveisnoise

Offense,
Is your picture of a grandmother debating about humping a dog's rump roast? It's been on my mind, lately.

That's a pretty good guess: she's actually waiting for the dog to hump her, but he's sick of it.

It's by a Dutch cartoonist whose work is usually NSFW.

**mixiboi** · 07-24-2012, 02:23 PM

Mmm..I was wondering when they would take our damn tips on this...lol

**NickFromGtown** · 07-24-2012, 04:59 PM

I rewatched some one of those videos. I don't know if there is anything more symbolic than union members standing in way of the rebuilding of a formerly industrial area.

**Titus** · 07-24-2012, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by NickFromGtown

I rewatched some one of those videos. I don't know if there is anything more symbolic than union members standing in way of the rebuilding of a formerly industrial area.

**Tartan69** · 07-25-2012, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by five apples

Perhaps if the Police had been more proactive this would not have happened. This was entirely predictable.

Well it looks like philly.com is intruding on my cut and paste rights, Tyrants, but the quote from the Union head honcho is disgusting.

I hope this brings in the Feds.

From John Q. Public's vantage point, it seems the only proactive steps the PPD took were to support these thugs. Fed involvement is long overdue. Hopefully Philly is next on this list:

AP -- Holder announces New Orleans police reforms

I support the PPD in general, as they have a very difficult job. But letting this kind of stuff go for this long is completely inexcusable.

**BarryG** · 07-25-2012, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by Tartan69

From John Q. Public's vantage point, it seems the only proactive steps the PPD took were to support these thugs. Fed involvement is long overdue. Hopefully Philly is next on this list:

AP -- Holder announces New Orleans police reforms

I support the PPD in general, as they have a very difficult job. But letting this kind of stuff go for this long is completely inexcusable.

PPD is nowhere close to the level of disfunction of New Orleans.

**LUCas** · 07-25-2012, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Tartan69

From John Q. Public's vantage point, it seems the only proactive steps the PPD took were to support these thugs. Fed involvement is long overdue. Hopefully Philly is next on this list:

AP -- Holder announces New Orleans police reforms

I support the PPD in general, as they have a very difficult job. But letting this kind of stuff go for this long is completely inexcusable.

Federal 'Surge' of Crime Fighters in Philadelphia - WSJ.com

Federal authorities and Philadelphia city officials on Monday unveiled a law-enforcement "surge" strategy to combat high rates of murder and other violent crime in a city seemingly immune to the national trend toward safety.

Attorney General Eric Holder, at a City Hall announcement alongside Mayor Michael Nutter, said the federal government had assigned more than 50 federal agents, intelligence analysts and investigators to the city during a four-month period.

**Volanova** · 07-25-2012, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by LUCas

Federal 'Surge' of Crime Fighters in Philadelphia - WSJ.com

Federal authorities and Philadelphia city officials on Monday unveiled a law-enforcement "surge" strategy to combat high rates of murder and other violent crime in a city seemingly immune to the national trend toward safety.

Attorney General Eric Holder, at a City Hall announcement alongside Mayor Michael Nutter, said the federal government had assigned more than 50 federal agents, intelligence analysts and investigators to the city during a four-month period.

Does this plan involve selling automatic weapons to the gangs so that they kill each other off faster?

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the joke...)

**LUCas** · 07-25-2012, 10:52 AM

The sad part is, this 4 month "surge" that was just announced actually began the beginning of June and is half over. Notice the effect?

**NickFromGtown** · 07-25-2012, 02:08 PM

Not really sure how much of an effect you'll see from a few months.

The real problem is jobs though. The relationship between number of jobs and crime in an area is inverse.