Unions are important to keep wages and benefits for all workers, but this is so childish and nonproductive. No wonder so many people have negative feelings about unions.
(Remember Wisconsin? If unions are so popular, why did the governor survive a recall and then get reelected. Why is it so hard for unions to get good PR? How dumb are their leaders?)
Nothing like cutting off your nose to spite your face - so the cliché goes.
They not only pissed off the Auto Show goers, but demonstrated that it's iffy to plan a convention in a city that needs all the cash they can get.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Will Auto Show disruption hurt city's bid for Democratic convention?
It didn't take long for Brooklyn's convention machine to try to capitalize on the (Philadelphia) Convention Center's court order against union carpenters who allegedly harassed attendees and vandalized vehicles at the 2015 Philadelphia Auto Show over the weekend.
"Antiunion," said one New York union official involved in helping Brooklyn in its bid to beat Philadelphia and Columbus, Ohio, to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
The Democratic Party, known for its strong union ties, is expected to decide "by mid-month" which city will land the convention with its millions of dollars of economic impact, a party spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Will Saturday's incident at the Convention Center make any difference in the decision?
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