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Give That Kid a Sucker
Trump in 54 Seconds: “Get the Baby Out of Here” Forget the Ukraine, Crimea or Russia. Or whether or not he trashes women or people of color or folks with disabilities. A crying kid in Ashburn,...
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IAFF & Edzo: Khan or Con?
The Courage to Speak Up? “Edzo” Ed “Edzo” Kelly is the presumptive heir to the soon-to-be vacant General Secretary-Treasurer (GST) position at the IAFF. If Kelly is a leader at all he should be feeling...
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Safety: Buses & Us
2014 Orland Crash, 10 killed, 37 injured Each year millions of Americans ride motorcoaches as an inexpensive alternative to air or rail travel. Dozens of discount lines now run between major cities...
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IAFF Politics: If Hillary Were Harold
Queen of Corruption? HRC If you listen to many IAFF members, Hillary Clinton is the political equivalent of the worst anti-labor and scab fire chief ever. They write in and call her a pathological liar...
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Susan Collins, Trump and the GOP
Unworthy of Being Our President Susan Collins Today’s Washington Post contains an Op Ed written by US Senator and Maine Republican Susan Collins explaining why, as a lifelong member of the GOP, she...
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MDA: Stop the Great IAFF Rip-Off
Over, But Not Really Our Dear Leader It’s O-Fish-All, IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger crushed opposition, both in committee and on the convention floor, designed to stop his administration...
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IAFF/MDA: The Deal
Was it Good For You? On Valentine’s Day of 2013, the soon to be wedded “lovers” at the IAFF and MDA, Harold Schaitberger and Steve Derks, respectively, signed their pre-nuptial agreement whereby the...
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IAFF/MDA Deal: The Comments
If True? Our Dear Leader I’m all about giving the benefit of the doubt but these folks who still qualify their concern by saying “If True” regarding the great IAFF/MDA rip-off are pretty amazing....
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IAFF/MDA Scandal: Mark Johnston of Local 452 Speaks Out
“…No one disputed the budget numbers in the resolution. [Resolution 33] I asked my DVP for a full accounting of revenue and expenses from MDA and the IAFF would not provide them to a duly elected...
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IAFF/MDA: On Clowns and Justice
Lot’s of the Former But None of the Latter Over the past several years as the corruption at the IAFF has been continuously detailed there has been a constant refrain from the other side, “Take it to...
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More IAFF Convention Feedback
Cameron Abell Writes Mark Ouellette, Eastern District Trustee “I was also thoroughly disgusted with the Eastern Trustee’s speech that equated anyone who questions any E-Board member as “Swine.” GP,...
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IAFF Corruption: Mark’s Ark
A Toady, a Weasel and Some Swine Mark Ouellette, Eastern District Trustee Several people have now reported that Mark Ouellette, IAFF Eastern District Trustee, amply confirmed his membership in the...
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Dept. of Desperation: Kuley, Schaitberger and the Anti-Union Right
Washington Free Beacon Ron Kuley, IAFF Local 2068 member and snuggled-up Schaitberger lapdog, is peddling an internet story lauding the IAFF for sitting out the 2016 US presidential election. Here’s...
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MDA Scandal: USFA and IAFC Missing In Action
On the Public Dime Resolution 33, which failed at the recent IAFF convention, spelled out in great detail the amount that was received in 2015 alone, from MDA, and how the IAFF either did, or did not,...
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Politics and Sex: Tony’s (a) Tool
Weinerville The media exploded, excuse the pun, with yesterday’s news that former US congressman and New York mayor wannabee Anthony Weiner was once again outed for sexting. The NY Post article...
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Labor and a Day: The Ludlow Massacre
What It Took to Get Here Though it has become a cliche, all of the attributes of working families are derived from the Labor Movement. -Child Labor Laws -Eight hour day/five day week -Overtime -Safety...
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Bam Takes the (Back) Stairs
While the Donald Would Have Split The Telegraph I couldn’t suppress a smile at the news that President Obama was forced to use the back stairs of AF-1 after arriving in China for the G20 summit. Lot’s...
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Race: Born in the USA
Pence, Trump-the-Birther and the Fault Line of Race Diamond Head, Hawaii Donald Trump has both energized and fueled the “discussion” of whether President Obama was born here. Ashley Parker and Steve...
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9/11: Welcome to Our Tribe
Fifteen Years On 9/11.org Except for those most personally affected, September 11, 2001, now resides, like the murder of JFK, as a “where I was” memory or as a fact of history known only through...
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Sex-Dolled 9/11
What Does It Say About Us? The media is awash this weekend with images of a group of grown men lounging and preening at the New York 9/11 Memorial taking “selfies” with a female “sex doll” in tow....
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