Comments for The Fox Valley Labor News http://foxvalleylabornews.com Your source for Labor News in the Fox Valley Fri, 11 May 2012 19:40:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Is Christianity fear-based and manipulative? by News today from around the web about Christians and Christianity. http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/05/11/is-christianity-fear-based-and-manipulative/#comment-18489 News today from around the web about Christians and Christianity. Fri, 11 May 2012 19:40:15 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=2114#comment-18489 [...] Is Christianity fear-based and manipulative? | The Fox Valley Labor … “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just … http://foxvalleylabornews.com/ — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:44:35 -0700 [...] [...] Is Christianity fear-based and manipulative? | The Fox Valley Labor … “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just … http://foxvalleylabornews.com/ — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:44:35 -0700 [...]

]]> Comment on Details released regarding SEIU janitorial contracts by Michael Daugherty http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/04/19/details-released-regarding-seiu-janitorial-contracts/#comment-18343 Michael Daugherty Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:44:30 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=1940#comment-18343 Please see; (facebook.com/notgrandfathersunion seiu) or (http://fb.meO0G534tc) check out the grievance and subsequent letter of support from SEIU local 1 Chicago that got me immediately terminated from my job of 11 years... SEIU local 1 allowed corporate power and influence to reverse the outcome of an already decided and documented grievance. If any corporation is able to affect the final outcome of a labor grievance in this way, then collective bargaining is only an illusion. I hope my union brothers and sisters of the past understand this is not an attack on them or the precept of the union. I believe I am due clarification, I believe we are all due clarification, if for no other reason than ensure it never happens to anyone again. Please help, and demand answers. Please see; (facebook.com/notgrandfathersunion seiu) or (http://fb.meO0G534tc) check out the grievance and subsequent letter of support from SEIU local 1 Chicago that got me immediately terminated from my job of 11 years…
SEIU local 1 allowed corporate power and influence to reverse the outcome of an already decided and documented grievance. If any corporation is able to affect the final outcome of a labor grievance in this way, then collective bargaining is only an illusion.
I hope my union brothers and sisters of the past understand this is not an attack on them or the precept of the union. I believe I am due clarification, I believe we are all due clarification, if for no other reason than ensure it never happens to anyone again.
Please help, and demand answers.

]]> Comment on Mitchler celebrates 90th birthday with family, canoe race by Bob Mitchler (1920-2012) | highpointers.org http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2010/06/08/mitchler-celebrates-90th-birthday-with-family-canoe-race/#comment-18334 Bob Mitchler (1920-2012) | highpointers.org Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:45:20 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/news/?p=643#comment-18334 [...] Oswego Patch *Photos: Remembering Former State Senator Robert Mitchler – Yorkville Patch *Mitchler celebrates 90th birthday with family, canoe race – The Fox Valley Labor News (June 8, 2010) – His 90th celebrated with sons John and [...] [...] Oswego Patch *Photos: Remembering Former State Senator Robert Mitchler – Yorkville Patch *Mitchler celebrates 90th birthday with family, canoe race – The Fox Valley Labor News (June 8, 2010) – His 90th celebrated with sons John and [...]

]]> Comment on Melrose Park foreman ordered to pay $60k in restitution by joe http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/03/29/melrose-park-foreman-ordered-to-pay-60k-in-restitution/#comment-18291 joe Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:19:17 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=1885#comment-18291 I know because i worked there for 4 years I know because i worked there for 4 years

]]> Comment on Melrose Park foreman ordered to pay $60k in restitution by joe http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/03/29/melrose-park-foreman-ordered-to-pay-60k-in-restitution/#comment-18290 joe Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:18:11 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=1885#comment-18290 Maybe they should investigate the owner of the company CLASSIC GUTTER COMPANY to see the pattern of fund dibursments im sure they will find fraudulent trails there shame on the illinois AG and the Chicagos Inspector General Maybe they should investigate the owner of the company CLASSIC GUTTER COMPANY to see the pattern of fund dibursments im sure they will find fraudulent trails there shame on the illinois AG and the Chicagos Inspector General

]]> Comment on SEIU reaches tentative agreement with building owners by Michael Daugherty http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/04/12/seiu-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-building-owners/#comment-18276 Michael Daugherty Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:51:26 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=1921#comment-18276 collective bargaining is only an illusion without contract enforcement. LQQK @ facebook.com/fb.me/O0G534tc collective bargaining is only an illusion without contract enforcement. LQQK @
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]]> Comment on Melrose Park foreman ordered to pay $60k in restitution by joe http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/03/29/melrose-park-foreman-ordered-to-pay-60k-in-restitution/#comment-18193 joe Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:19:36 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=1885#comment-18193 I would like to know what happened to the other $210,000.00 that he stold from the workers. as this is a prevailing wage job i thought the workers that were exploited were entitled to their back pay by federal law not just $60,000 . The courts just gave him a license to steal if he does not have to pay the rest back. I would like to know what happened to the other $210,000.00 that he stold from the workers.
as this is a prevailing wage job i thought the workers that were exploited were entitled to their back pay by federal law not just $60,000 .
The courts just gave him a license to steal if he does not have to pay the rest back.

]]> Comment on Illinois Labor History Society: Educating about unions by ryan http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/01/26/illinois-labor-history-society-educating-about-unions/#comment-18154 ryan Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:34:55 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=1724#comment-18154 David, Thanks for reading. My suggestion would be to contact the Illinois Labor History Society as they would more likely have access to that type of specific information. Their website is www.illinoislaborhistory.org. David,
Thanks for reading. My suggestion would be to contact the Illinois Labor History Society as they would more likely have access to that type of specific information. Their website is http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org.

]]> Comment on Illinois Labor History Society: Educating about unions by david pittman http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2012/01/26/illinois-labor-history-society-educating-about-unions/#comment-18150 david pittman Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:11:26 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/?p=1724#comment-18150 three miles west from downtown Peoria along Kickapoo Creek Road in a now abandoned coal mining area is a box canyon called Rocky Glen. Tom Tippett in 1935 wrote a novel about coal mining called Horseshoe Bottoms that described Rocky Glen as a place where miners would gather in the late 19th century to organize. On the canyon wall is a three foot long carving of a hand holding a card with six letters on the card. Is this a union card? What do the initials mean? The website www.friendsofrockyglen.org, has pictures of the hand. I appreciate any help you can give us. Dave Pittman, prez, Friends of Rocky Glen. three miles west from downtown Peoria along Kickapoo Creek Road in a now abandoned coal mining area is a box canyon called Rocky Glen. Tom Tippett in 1935 wrote a novel about coal mining called Horseshoe Bottoms that described Rocky Glen as a place where miners would gather in the late 19th century to organize.
On the canyon wall is a three foot long carving of a hand holding a card with six letters on the card. Is this a union card? What do the initials mean? The website http://www.friendsofrockyglen.org, has pictures of the hand. I appreciate any help you can give us.
Dave Pittman, prez, Friends of Rocky Glen.

]]> Comment on Tough mudder is all about the stories by Adam http://foxvalleylabornews.com/2011/07/28/tough-mudder-is-all-about-the-stories/#comment-18143 Adam Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:50:27 +0000 http://foxvalleylabornews.com/news/?p=1417#comment-18143 I did the one recently near Dallas Apr 1st. It's lots of fun. I got shocked a few times, including one to my shoulder. I tried the quarter pipe, running fast towards. I did not make it as I tumbled down hitting my head on the pipe. I tried again, but was more cautious, since after hitting my head on the pipe, I did not want to seriously injure myself. Quarter pipe is hard, as I can not see myself getting over. Tough mudder is fun. I recommend it, but you have to be in shape, so train hard (i.e, running upperbody strength stuff). I did the one recently near Dallas Apr 1st. It’s lots of fun. I got shocked a few times, including one to my shoulder. I tried the quarter pipe, running fast towards. I did not make it as I tumbled down hitting my head on the pipe. I tried again, but was more cautious, since after hitting my head on the pipe, I did not want to seriously injure myself.

Quarter pipe is hard, as I can not see myself getting over.

Tough mudder is fun. I recommend it, but you have to be in shape, so train hard (i.e, running upperbody strength stuff).

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