Mayor of Houston helps settle strike

by Texas Nate, Mon Nov 20, 2006 at 07:17:54 AM EST

Apparently I couldn't have been more wrong (a specialty of mine) in my previous comments blaming Mayor White for the police actions during the strike. The strike was settled today and he's being credited with behind the scenes arm twisting that brought the strike to a happy ending. Well done Mayor White.

Tags: Houston, janitors, Labor, SEIU (all tags)

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Re: Democratic Mayor of Houston Responsible for At

Damn, I guess they make Dems different in Texas.

by Forward with Feingold 2006-11-20 09:04AM | 0 recs
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Re: Democratic Mayor of Houston Responsible for At

Remember when we discovered that Martin Frost had run adds touting his closeness with Bush?

They sure do make 'em different down there.

Full Disclosure: 85% of my family lives in Texas.

by MNPundit 2006-11-20 09:30AM | 0 recs
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Well, maybe not that different after all.

by Forward with Feingold 2006-11-20 02:29PM | 0 recs
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I was beginning to wonder why the city wasn't flat out rioting. Not because I support that kind of action. It was just disturbing to me because when Rodney King got beat down LA was in riots. at the 1968 democratic convention the streets were in uprising. It was the most likely response and that didn't happen. I find that disturbing. It tells me that we're not shocked by that kind of brutality anymore. It tells me that we're a repressed people. It tells me that propaganda is working.

Good thing it didn't have to come to that.

by fireinthedawn 2006-11-20 12:58PM | 0 recs
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What good do riots do?

All they make you do it look really bad to everyone else (even your supporters) and the rioters never win because the police have more guns and better training.

by MNPundit 2006-11-20 07:43PM | 0 recs
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Bill White for Senate?

Why the hell not? I think he'd win in '08.

by KainIIIC 2006-11-20 02:18PM | 0 recs

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