Episode 83: Union Dues, Union Blues

After being sent as a delegate to the NALC union convention in Boston MA, I ran afoul of the union president for expressing my freedom of speech by wearing a McCain 2008 T-Shirt and a Proud Republican Hat.

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• Clinton
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• NALC
• Democrat
• Mo
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• Michael
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• Boston
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• free
• speech
• Christian

[exram1930]

YOUR AN IDIOT.... McCAIN WANTED TO SCREW POSTAL EMPLOYEES!!!!!!

THEY SHOULD HAVE BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU AS WELL.... NEW YORK MAILHANDLER

[expressomax]

@exram1930

you must be a dummiecrat.

[exram1930]

@expressomax actually shit head I am a REAL Conservative who believes that the WORKING man in this country is getting screwed royally by both parties. McCain wanted unlimited immigration remember that?????????????? who would have been hurt by that????????? In regards to my credentials I supported Pat Buchanan in 92, 96, and 2000. In fact I can actually say that me and Pat are very good friends now... You sound like a Neo-Con and they are the ones who destroyed the real GOP..

[expressomax]

@exram1930 whatever.

[SandmanX08]

If you are a paid delegate by a union , you are representing that union. You can express your freedoms which is a great right! But you again if you are paid delegate , you are to represent the wises of the whole union, not just yours.

[expressomax]

Yes, but the UNION as a whole is not 100% Democrat, maybe 70-80%, but the other members of that union in the minority need to be represented as well. I met the criteria to be a delegate, and I should be allowed to stand for my fellow Republican co-workers.

[Sleeper99999]

How can an evangelical Christian be "for" any war? That makes no sense to me. What would Christ have said about the 500,000-1,000,000 Iraqis we killed by invading, or the 4 million Iraqis driven from their homes, or the thousands of Iraqi refugee children driven into prostitution to survive? I've never understood why evangelicals are so in love with a warmonger like George W. Bush, to be honest.

[0153relayman]

Hey MO ron , tell the truth ! You only went to the convention to cause trouble & get attention ! Our union( both nationally & locally) supports both REP. & DEM. candidates who support our issues( you know that so don't lie). You are a weirdo & probably just lost whatever little bit of(out of pity) freindship you had! IF you are such a good christian ,be honest & tell all of the "you tubers" how many friends you have. Also , I doubt your family wanted you around for a week.Where'd you go?

[Entelzar]

LOL, In my response to SandmanX08 above, I used precisely 500 characters! By the way, please rate my new Kenya video, I will send you the link.

[Entelzar]

Here's my take on the situation. If they want to ban ALL political/religious clothing and items that espouse any political or religious beliefs (not just Republican/Christian), then so be it. We have to remember that a Union is still made up of individuals, and unless they posted some kind of dress code in writing he shouldn't have been reprimanded like that. To me this is not an issue about free speech as much as equal treatment and equal access. But the Demo/Repub will always be heated. :)

[expressomax]

Thank you Entelzar for a thoughtful comment. These 500 space kudos areas are way too small for deep debates, and no one is going to change the other's beliefs, so why ask why?