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Originally Posted by JRutledge

Millions of people that belong to unions do. And when they do not work with a contract they strike, get locked out by management or threaten to walk off their jobs.

What language is that? It looks like another case of Viagra addiction for the Wheaton Warbler.

Millions of people that belong to unions and realize the potential for their jobs. The AMLU gang considers what they do to be a career. Even the MLB guys say that is not the case. If you don't get the call within seven to ten years, you are done. That is not a career by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, according to PBUC, one out of every twenty AMLU members actually has a shot at making it to AAA.

Most of us were addressing Clint's proposal that he couldn't possibly work without a contract. Sure he could, he just needs to notify the union that he is remanding his membership and go join the other recent graduates who are working. By the way, how come the AMLU guys are calling the recent pro school graduates 'scabs'? By their very logic, they earned the right to work those games.

Originally Posted by J.Rutledge

You claim to be from Chicago, the CTA threatened the same thing about a month or two ago (walk off their job) for similar reasons that the Minor League umpires have walked off their job. Or what about the numerous teacher's strikes or threats of strikes in this area the past 4 or 5 years (Proviso and Downers Grove school districts just to name two)? I guess those facts just seem to be missed by the likes of you. Oh well, what else is new. Peace

I live in the suburbs of the Chicago metropolitan area. I never claimed to be born here, in fact, I was raised in another state. Both have been mentioned here numerous times. Get your facts right, then try again.

The CTA are a typical, greedy Chicago union. They want more money and benefits to sit on their asses all day. Most of them have less education than the average Malamut. I wish they had walked out. They have nothing in common with the baseball umpires of our minor league system.

You must have missed my posts about how my granddaughter's school district went on strike a few years ago. Replacement teachers were brought in and they did the job while the regulars paced back and forth asking for more. (I think there is a website that details Illinois teacher salaries; check it out and see how much they need to go on strike next time.) You really should do some fact checking before you keep embarrassing yourself.

I applauded the fact that a few brave souls crossed the teacher's line and focused on the bigger picture. The same goes for the PBUC umpires. The league has decided that the replacements are doing a pretty nice job considering the fact that they are being taunted by a few idiots.

Speaking of those guys, the AMLU website has continued to highlight photos of the replacements. They publish names and make it easy to locate these guys. Just to be fair, I Yahoo'd a couple of them and left messages of support. If the AMLU gang thinks that being professional means tearing apart another working umpire, then they are really professional. Keep up the good work gang, I hope none of those guys ever becomes your boss. I loved the photos of the bench clearer the other night. My memory is a little foggy, but I recall a few last year when they wre in charge. I guess that is part of the whole 'selective memory' ideology. You should feel right at home, Rut.