With gay marriage decided, what will be the next big left-led social change?

[doctorquant]

YF, Davis had zero to do with the labor movement and was in fact an enemy of the labor movement. So, it is odd that you and Quant keep trying to throw a lifelong Republican (who was labor secretary for three GOP presidents), racist and scumbag in the face of organized labor.

How about this quote from an early "friend of organized labor"?

It is much better to enact a minimum-wage law even if it deprives these unfortunates of work. ... Better that the state should support the inefficient wholly and prevent the multiplication of the breed than subsidize incompetence and unthrift, enabling them to bring forth more of their kind.

#democraticprocesses

 

[cranberry]

How about dealing with the facts?

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

#classwarfare

Please don't resent successful people. It's unbecoming for a young Republican like yourself.

Haha. If I resented successful people, I'd call for something ridiculous like a maximum wage.

 

[JackReacher]

#classwarfare

Please don't resent successful people. It's unbecoming for a young Republican like yourself.

Young. LOL

 

[doctorquant]

How about dealing with the facts?

#dealwiththefactsIdeemrelevant

 

[YankeeFan]

the intention of prevailing wage laws was and is to protect local laborers from being undercut on wages by non-local workers. Neither Davis nor Bacon invented prevailing wage laws. In fact, these laws predate the Davis-Bacon Act by about half a century. Believe it or not, people in local communities organized (and voted) to keep their wages from being hired out to outside cheaper workers.

Right!

Prevailing wage laws were enacted to protect "local" WHITE workers against "non-local" workers, many of whom were African-American.

And, yes, these laws, protecting "local" white workers do go back more than 70 years. That's the point. Racist laws have protected racist unions for over 100 years.

And, yes, local WHITE communities, fearful of the Negros stealing their jobs, "organized" to keep them from competing on price.

That's not some heroic story to celebrate Cran.

It's institutional racism of the highest order.

 

[YankeeFan]

I referred to the 17 national laws contained in a link I posted earlier. I'm not responsible for your assumption.

So, since the Civil Rights Act didn't explicitly target building trade unions, it is a failure?

Dude, how many times, in how many ways, do you want me to say that I misunderstood your post?

 

[cranberry]

Right!

Prevailing wage laws were enacted to protect "local" WHITE workers against "non-local" workers, many of whom were African-American.

And, yes, these laws, protecting "local" white workers do go back more than 70 years. That's the point. Racist laws have protected racist unions for over 100 years.

And, yes, local WHITE communities, fearful of the Negros stealing their jobs, "organized" to keep them from competing on price.

That's not some heroic story to celebrate Cran.

It's institutional racism of the highest order.

Baron already schooled you on this point: The laws protect the local wage base so people who live in the communities can work in the communities.

 

[doctorquant]

Baron already schooled you on this point: The laws protect the local wage base so people who live in the communities can work in the communities.

Testimony during hearings over the act: "Colored labor is being sought to demoralize wage rates."

Friend or foe of the labor movement?

 

[cranberry]

Haha. If I resented successful people, I'd call for something ridiculous like a maximum wage.

Good one! You're quicker than usual today.

 

[Ace]

I wish I had enrolled in this class instead of just auditing it. I bet it's worth 4 credits.

 

[doctorquant]

I wish I had enrolled in this class instead of just auditing it. I bet it's worth 4 credits.

The cumulative final is a bench, what with OOP doing the statistics part and all.