What an outrage !!! Those poor little Pigs, there so cute and gentle. I'm sure they will except your apology Please don't compare that piece of crap "Reback" to these loving animals.

Jethro the pigs are cute. They may even be smarter than you and they are cleary better groomed.

YEA but I can SQEELLLLLL louder

Yes but can you spell better than the pigs.

Then again maybe he meant Pride , Integrity and Guts as the police changed it to in the 60's ;-}

Jack

Rastabri!!!!!!!!!! we know better,don't be a U_T, even though you are.

Hey Jack, Some how I don't think so.It was all about Binding Arbitration and the never ending contracts.The hole thing just sounds like too much.The active citizens have stoped it for now ,I think it is dead in the house for this session

I know you can handlevthe jokes Jethrojoe with the tough thick pig skin you have. Good night !

P-- there it is two p's in stopped one in pig-- oink!

Well I was just curious Sometimes I am As dumb as I look LOL

Rastabri, Good night to you

Oh by the way I seem to remember that pigs have highest I.Q. of farm animals. Least ways wilber did and he could converse with spiders and rats.

If you post your photo, I'll let you know HA HA This letter is miss leading since the Rep was talking about the Union Reps., not the worker bee's.

Green acres is the place to be

Farm living is the life for me

Land spreading out,

so far and wide

Keep East Prov.

just give me that countryside.

ahh that could crash the web site there jethro and maybe destroy al gore whole internet invention, I was in the phoniex on page 3 about a month ago dont think they sold many copies though. But then again It could of blinded everyone trying to read it who knows I admit to nothing LOL

Jack

Barrington

is where I'd rather stay

I get allergic smelling hay

I just adore a penthouse view

Darling, I love you,

but give me Maple Avenue

The Chores

The Stores

Fresh air

Times Square

You are my wife. Goodbye city life

Green Acres, we are there!

Sorry jack I was on a mission .

I just wanted to give this letter the typy of respect it deserves.I'm sure "Warren" put his heart in to it.

Think you need to lay off retro tv allthough ava gabor was nice to look at.

Arnold grew up and went to the White house.They still talk about that pork.Kennedy brings it home regularly,or so he says.

No apology needed in this letter you hit it on the head and if people did not know you were taking about The Union give me it all give me it all screw the taxpayer leadership then thats their problem. It was obvious who you were taking about. Like all voters whether it is in a Union or voting for a politician the voter has no control over what the individual does once they get in power other than voting them out or impeaching them.

The same is true for Union leadership. The problem now for years is that the rank and file have been B.S. so much for so long the majority keeps voting the same people in evidently not relizing that these leaders are ruining the future of negoiations. This will lead to a taxpayer revolt at some time probably in the near future. You can't squeeze blood from a stone and we all are feeling like stones.

The rank and file of Unions need to wake up and remember that they to are taxpayers and when we get screwed that when taxes go up and they pay more subtract that from what you got and all you have is a little more not what you thought. But you got that little more and the rest of us lost it to you.

So dont say I pay taxes too because you pay less because the other taxpayers gave you their taxes and got nothing in return to help their financial situation. The same goes for benifits and anything that raises the tax rate period.

If you want people to care and respect teachers then vote some realistic leaders in who will negoiate fairly and take into consideration economic's 101. When there are ten apples and 20 people you cut them in half and feed all 20, not give 8 to the stongest people and divide the other 2 between 12 people left who will suffer and become mad and turn on you and angry hungry people will attack no matter what the strong throw at them.

As I have said many times I support Unions that negoiate on the needs of the workers for a fair days work for a fair days wage but that is also dependent on the place you live and in blue collar towns and cities like Bristol & Warren we cannot afford these benifit packages.

Over the last few years nor can we keep giving raises that we hardly ever get if at all and very seldom close to what has been given teachers, police or firefighters. Very few people out side these professions pay so little for health insurance, the co-pay in so far out of wack with the private sector it borders on theivery by the Union Leadership.

There are problems with the management side also which are the same as stated above only the exact flip side. Middle ground and reasonable request are what is needed.

The citizens ability to pay through taxes needs to be the desiding factor period and if the contract is for more than a year there must be a provision to recind certain aspects of compensation in economic hard times with a proviso that they be restored when the times get better but never retroactively as that would defeat the whole purpose of it.

Whether you agree with the solution I have stated or not the fact remains it is an option that should be tried in my opinion, we need to try new things since the old no longer work.

Jack

Response to jethro

On patrick Kenedy he has never done a thing for this state at all and why people even vote for the idiot is amazing. He can't read,he can't write, He can't put a sentence together, He can't vote on anything until he is told how, He lives on a trust fund from boot legging family,

Never held a man or womens job in his life, can't drive a car which he obviously learned from his father, invest in rehab centers since he uses them so much, has no respect for women again taught by his father,

It's a wonderment his brain even works enough to allow him to walk since he won't or can't talk to his constituants about anything.

Well that cover that for now.

Jack

Rep.Gablinske is right: union leadership is never satisfied. The concessions they have claimed to have made over the years are simply quid pro quo to be returned exponenentially at a later date. Enough with this garbage, it is high time the GA understand and act on their authority to NARROW the scope of bargaining, not expand it as binding arbitration and perpetual contracts will provide.

There must be NO compromise, Rep. Gablinske. Do not be naive, the union leadership does NOT have a track record of compromise at the State House. They just knock off one issue after another. Do NOT let binding arbitration and/or perpetual contracts pass at any cost! To allow it will be disastrous for every community in RI.

You can NOT trade a compromised bill for management rights. A bad bill will always be a bad bill. Giving in on this will only kill whatever management rights are currently being exercised by school committees that are true leaders.

This guy Gablinske is the biggest two face politician I've ever seen. His wife has been a public school teacher for many years, and now that he's been reaping the benefits the union fought for, he turns his back on them. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you! And speaking of biting the hand that feeds you, while I don't put him in the same category as this hypocrite Gablinske, I'm having a hard time respecting this guy Jack B. Here's a retired unionized firefighter that enjoyed the benefits of the union during his career, and now that he's retired, he chooses to bash the unions. Sorry Jack, but you can't have it both ways. If you're so much against the unions and what we stand for, why don't you lead by example and refuse your pension. The government can take that money and put it toward the national debt that Jethro Joe Jailbird Sousa whines about every day. Remember Jack-you can't play both sides of the fence-it's called biting the hand that feeds you.

This state is in serious financial trouble and meeting in the middle is critical for both sides. I have done the financials from both sides of the fence and a "pigs" comment is totally out of line.

The fact is that everyone, private and public, fed at the trough of excess over the past 20 years. Some are simply catching up later than others in the payment lane.

We need to keep communications open.

I've watched this self serving blowhard Gablinske since he took office, and this is not the first time he has used derogatory terms such as calling unionized teachers "pigs". It is totally unacceptable behavior for a state representative, and he needs to issue a public apology immediately.

1) UNIONS FIGHT AND SQUEEZE FOR MORE MONEY FOR THEIR MEMBERS (TEACHERS - POLICE - FIREMEN)

2) WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM?

3) IT COMES FROM THE ANNUAL TAXES PAID BY THE TAXPAYERS

4) IF YOU WANT HIGHER ANNUAL TAXES, THEN SUPPORT THE UNIONS ("PIGS AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH") AND THE POLITICAL CANDIDATES (HACK POLITICIANS) THEY SUPPORT AND WANT IN. YOU WILL THEN GET HIGHER TAXES.

5) IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE !

MUNICIPAL UNIONS = "PIGS AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH"

NEA = "BIG PIGGY AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH"

Wow "improveEP"-three posts in a row-you must have the day off from licking Larisa's boots-too bad you still write at a third grade level.

State Rep. Doug Gablinske is quoted as asking union officials representing more than 9,000 teachers: “Do you not think that the pigs at the public trough have gone too far?”

THAT QUOTE IS FROM A DEMOCRAT, WHO WOULD KNOW BETTER?

Gablinske is a disgrace to the democratic party-just like Slow Joe Larisa is a disgrace to the city of East Providence.

State Rep. Doug Gablinske is quoted as asking union officials representing more than 9,000 teachers: “Do you not think that the pigs at the public trough have gone too far?”

THAT QUOTE IS FROM A DEMOCRAT, WHO WOULD KNOW BETTER?

Why hasn't Tim White done an investigation into Gablinske? I hear he's been talking out of both sides of his mouth-reaping the benefits from the teachers union, and then stabbing them in the back.

State Rep. Doug Gablinske is quoted as asking union officials representing more than 9,000 teachers: “Do you not think that the pigs at the public trough have gone too far?”

THAT QUOTE IS FROM A DEMOCRAT, WHO WOULD KNOW BETTER?

State Rep. Doug Gablinske is quoted as asking union officials representing more than 9,000 teachers: “Do you not think that the pigs at the public trough have gone too far?”

THAT QUOTE IS FROM A DEMOCRAT, WHO WOULD KNOW BETTER?

As he spends his wife hard earned union money.

11/3/09, 10:49 AM

Paul Doughty

"THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO ( THE TEACHERS UNION )*

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT HOME"

* POLICEMEN"S UNION

* FIREMEN'S UNION

* STATE WORKER'S UNION

Improve ep us a genius.a source of original thoughts and well argued points.

"ANALOGY" A RESEMBLANCE OF SOME DETAILS BETWEEN THINGS .COULD HE REALY HAVE MENT YOU HAVE ENOUGH. I THINK THE UNIONS PROTEST TO MUCH, I SAW PAT THE WORM CROWLEY FLIP THE FINGER TO THE TIVERTON SUPER INTENDENT NEVER MISS A STROKE ON HIS PHONE .HYPOCRICTICAL INDEED

Did you know?

Our overall taxes rank fourth in the country and are the highest in New England. Our school costs are the largest on a per capita basis in New England, yet our educational achievements are in the bottom 25% of U.S. performance. School budgets comprise about 60% to more than 70% of all municipal budgets in Rhode Island. Rhode Island teacher salaries are the 9th highest in the United States.

IMPROVE EP IS A REPEATING HIMSELF OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Comments such as this serve no purpose other than to inflame the situation and cause an uproar. Much like a lot of the comments from several people here. This Gablinske is an ass, along with Patrick, and some others from both sides of the aisle. They all need to go so progress can be made.

The honest hardworking people, (Firefighters, Police, Teachers, and other unionized workers), deserve better and should demand it. Doing the right thing should not be a statistic. How other communities rate in comparison only clouds the issue. We need to do whats right and thats that. Doing the right thing is not just a Democrat or Republican ideal. Party affiliation should not matter, although some people believe only conservative Republicans have solid fiscal ideas.

A hard line approach from both sides will only prolong the agony. I see, from my perspective that is, no reason why some sort of performance based system along with seniority and certification cannot be combined into one system that everyone can embrace. Teachers do deserve a special place in our society, along with firefighters, cops and other emergency responders. These people teach our children, protect us, come to our aid in the most devasting circumstances.

They deserve dignity and respect. They also deserve serious political representation, not this retorhic spewing hyppocrate. Although I am a registered Democrat I vote for the person I think is best qualified regardless of party affilliation. Man, it is time enough for a thorough house cleaning, we couldn't do worse than whats already there.

Mr. Wollsclager was being kind when he said Gablinske's comments were "offensive" They were not only offensive, but they were vile, rude, and totally inappropriate for someone who holds political office. Gablinske should do the right thing and resign immediately-we do not need people of his ilk representing us at the state house.

IF YOU WANT HIGHER ANNUAL TAXES, THEN SUPPORT THE UNIONS AND THE POLITICAL CANDIDATES (HACKS) THEY SUPPORT AND WANT ELECTED. YOU WILL THEN GET HIGHER TAXES.

FOR HIGHER TAXES, VOTE UNION !

Let me get this straight everyone is perfect and has never said words in the heat of the moment when they didnt quite clarify at the time what they meant. Hmmm Gablinske's maybe he will give an apology and explain what he meant.

Oh wait a minute he did do that and clearly stated he was referring to the Union Leadership not the rank and file members of the Union. So that makes him a realist who knows what needs to be changed in my opinion. Tough words are needed in thes tough times, and its good to see someone finally say what gets said by taxpayers all the time, good for you Gablinske.

Jack

So I guess if this dirtbag Gablinske told you he was going to take away your pension, you would say "Oh yes Gablinske-take it away-I don't deserve it". Or If he told you he was going to change your pension, and you were now going to receive Blue Cross family plan for life for free, you would say "No Gablinske-I would rather pay for my health coverage". This bum Gablinske has made a career out of bashing unions, from firefighters to police officers, to school teachers (from which union he receives his FREE health care). Gablinske is a piece of crap-no different than any of the other union haters on these blogs.

A deaf ear from the Bristol Democratic Town Committee...that group of Dinosaurs. They are led by Mr.Faria...from the GOOD-OLE-BOY-NETWORK...That group pride's itself on Nepotisim...just look at most of the town employees...look at the town boards...

As far as Mr Gablinski, his view's toward the public union's is right on...union members negotiated with each town for their contracts...those benefits...pay...were all agreed uponby both partie's...However, I do see it as a time that new contracts be negotiated with more respect to the tax-payer...we no longer can afford the rise in taxes to meet union employee demand's...I feel Mr. Gablinski was wrong in calling them pig's...but remember one thing...pigs get fat...hogs get slaughtered.

As usual no opinon counts to a certain poster who only choses to name call and state misinfomation. Lonely life cutting and pasteing same old lines. Oh well to each their own even if it's retoric that means nothing to anyone other than a legend in it's own mind. LOL

Jack

Like I told you before Jack, if you're so anti-union, why don't you refuse your fire department pension and go flip burgers at McDonalds. Donate your pension to "improveEP", Dan Gordon, Joe Sousa, and all the other union haters on this blog. Talk about the ultimate in hypocrisy.

Hmm never said anything ever about anti-union though I have said many time that Union Leadership is out of control. But some people cant seem to see past their hate of anyone who speaks the truth and only want to shout retoric and vile comments and inuendo and lies about people they dont even know. But that takes no intelligence only a little bitty I.Q. and no talent to argue a point respectfully.

Same old stuff over and over cut and pasted for months now. What a way to live your life geeze.

Jack

It doesn't matter who Mr Gablinske was referring to, his comment was highly innopropriate and inflammatory. How can you negotiate or discuss any subject effectively while you are making insulting comments? Very childish and needs to be corrected.

This kind of inflammatory back and forth only angers people and clouds the issue. Not a very good way to conduct yourself while trying to resolve issues.

Why is it anytime someone speaks out on a subject they are labeled ant-something? Am I supposed to follow blindly and not ask questions? Not give an opinion?

If some of you people that are always denegrating what I or others have to say got your way, we would all be robots touting the party line and not asking questions. How about offering an opinion and reading what others are saying, instead of constant negatives and no solutions.

The problem is the anti-union fanatics on these blogs think that unionized public employees should be paid minimum wage, have no paid health coverage, and work until they're 90 years old. On the other hand, I believe that unionized public employees (including firefighters at the navy base) should make triple what they make now, and should NOT have to pay for their health care, and should retire with a decent benefit package. Police officers keep us safe from crime, firefighters save our lives, and teachers impart wisdom and shape the mids of our future leaders. For the services they provide, I have no problem whatsoever paying a little more in taxes. It's a small price to pay for the quality of life we enjoy.

"I have no problem whatsoever paying a little more in taxes. It's a small price to pay for the quality of life we enjoy."

THIS RECENT QUOTE SHOWN ABOVE IS FROM A RABID UNION BLOGGER NAMED "union-teacher"

HE OBVIOUSLY THINKS ITS OKAY TO PAY MORE TAXES IN THE MOST "TAXED OUT" STATE IN THE COUNTRY.

THEREFORE PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

1) UNIONS FIGHT AND SQUEEZE FOR MORE MONEY FOR THEIR MEMBERS (TEACHERS UNION - POLICE UNION - FIREMENS UNION)

2) WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM WHICH GOES TO THESE GREEDY UNIONS?

3) IT COMES FROM THE ANNUAL TAXES PAID BY THE HARDWORKING TAXPAYERS

4) IF YOU WANT TO PAY HIGHER ANNUAL TAXES, THEN SUPPORT THE UNIONS AND THE POLITICAL CANDIDATES THAT THEY SUPPORT AND WANT ELECTED. YOU WILL THEN PAY HIGHER TAXES.

I GUARANTEE YOU THAT!

5) IT'S REALLY JUST THAT SIMPLE !

Enough rhetoric. Fact is the unions have worked for years to increase public sector membership and lock it down through the protection of legislation. It is no coincidence that these efforts began as private sector membership dropped. Fact is the private sector taxpayers in RI pay the bills generated by public-sector unionism. The costs increase year over year. Can't afford it anymore. Huge deficits on the state and local levels yet union leadership keep screaming "we want what we have and more!" What part of "can't afford it" do they fail to understand? That was Gablinske's point. And the unions know it. They are just using his misstep in choice of words as a diversionary tactic. It is time legislation be changed.

And it's also time for union haters like Gablinske, "improveEP", and "smartenup" to move to some scab loving, union bashing, toothless redneck state down south where they pay their public employees slave wages, the school systems turn out functional illiterates, crime is rampant, and volunteer fire departments don't show up half the time. The perfect environment for you "smartenup".

Very true "smartenup" and the man did do an apology but as usual some people dont acept that people are human and are man enough to admit he should have used more appropiate words. But in the minds of some one word misspoke calls for resigning well they never admit nor stop screwing the taxpayer as the Union leadership does at everyturn.

And no respect for people who volonteer to help others and risk their lives and get killed whether they are in a Union or not. My guess is that thinking must also so apply to our all volonteer military, what a dispicable thing to say. Volonteers do it because they care and they are not concerned about wages benifits or anything they are concerned about life and helping fellow citizens period.

Jack

I agree that work needs to be done on both sides. The stupid misspoken statements are an indication of what someone is really thinking. How can people expect to negotiate fairly when going into discussions they know their adversaries already think of them this way. If I know that someone has a seriously unfavorable attitude towards me then I am not giving an inch in their direction especially when the arrogant stupi. This does not serve the public good. If we are to compromise and come to a fair and equitable decision, then we need to respect both sides, even if that statement were true.

"...direction especially when the arrogant stupi."

That was intended to state,

especially when the arrogant stupid statement was made so publicly.

well I agree with that Jaqdadi Politicians allways seem to end up giving an apology for a remark made about Union leadership as this man did. I have never seen a Union Leader give an apology to a town or politician or taxpayers for their remarks which are a hell of lot more vitriolic then say a phrase "pigs at the trough" which has been used for centuries to describe people or organizations including politicians of misuse of funds or theivery.

Jack

I believe thats true, I don't believe I have ever heard an apology by union leaders for anything. Apologies should not be neccessary though, because the statements that require them should not be made in the first place.

Even if I believe the context of that statement to be true it still was something that should have been said quietly, not so reporters could glorify it and give opponents something to grab on to. This only hinders the process. With that said, I suppose I could chalk this up to a heat of the moment, neophyte kind of thing, as long as it doesn't become a habit.

ha ha jaqdadi one point for me LOL

Keeping track?

I hear the federal government is planning on firing all the firefighters at the Newport Navy Base and planning on replacing them with all volunteers. I wonder how those firefighters feel about that? Let's hope the retired firefighters donate half of their monthly pension check to the firefighters being laid off.

Nice try but really to assinine a comment to to respond to by a fart in the breeze.

allways keep track jaqdadi those are Becks Dark points accepted at any family bar and extra lasgana piece from mothers who never get it. LOL

Jack

Some people should read up on Rural Metro-they're a non-union company that pays scab wages and provides firefighting services to local, state, and FEDERAL juristictions requiring fire protection. Similar to Wackenhut coming in and replacing police officers.

funny, I was getting thirsty, the Phillies are in NY tonight.

Of course more misinformation since all federal contracts require local prevailing union wage be paid to all employee's working on federal contracts. Besides rural metro has been in business for over 50 years so must be doing something right and hell if know what it has to do with Rhode Island they don't exist here onless someother company stole their name here strange they are out of Arizona and most of the state they serve are west of the mississippi.

might be worth a watch those these games havn't been that interesting to me, course that doesn't mean a Becks Dark is not in order LOL

Sorry Mr. Know it All Jack, but those scumbags at Rural Metro provide service in 22 states around the country, including many east of the Mississippi. You might even know two of them-New York and New Jersey-ever hear of those states. These lowlifes have put many hard working union members on the unemployment line, and I for one will do everything in my powe to stop these scabs from invading Rhode Island. And the ironic thing is that my hard work in fighting Rural Metro might someday benefit your fellow firefighters at the navy base.

Companies like Rural Metro and Wackenhut would love to gain a foothold in Rhode Island, where they would pay police officers and firefighters slave labor wages with no benefits. Fortunately in Rhode Island, we have many dedicated union leaders and legislators that would never allow that to happen. Unfortunately, the dedicated union leaders have to carry the load for the slugs who enjoy their NAVY BASE PENSIONS, but bash union leadership every chance they get. Ever hear of the word hypocrite?

Just curious here union_teacher, how can you in one response write how "vile" it is for Rep. Gablinske to call unionized workers "pigs" yet you can call other people scumbags? Please enlighten me as to how you're doing any different?

Actually I thought they were pretty good so far. I am not a NY fan naturally, so it will be interesting to see if Phillie can pull it off. I'll be over later, and I will be thirsty. :)

UT is a hyppocrate of the worst kind, I wouldn't expect a reasonable explanation from him.

Well look who's joined the conversation-one of Eastbayri's biggest union haters-"justme". As far as that dirtbag Gablinske calling unionized workers pigs-I'm not a state representative-he IS. I expect my elected representatives to act in a more dignified manor. I was not voted into the legislature-I'm paid to represent my members-two totally different things.

Jaq-A hypocrite is somebody like Gablinske, who enjoys the free healthcare from his wife, who is a unionized teacher, and then bashes the same union. THAT is the definition of a hypocrite. But please enlighten me jaqdadi-what is it about my behavior that's so hypocritical?

Ahh Ibelieve if you read it again I said most east of the mississippi and in New jersey they only do the Morristown Municipal Airport not the giant take over you say.

And it seems you are against Capitalism also unless it benifits only you sad sad sad. Calling me a slug is pretty stupid it onlys shows you ignorance and low I.Q. when you are losing and argument resort to misinfomation and blame all others if said enough you will make people believe it.

That was the Nazi plan, it doesn't work anymore Get another plan though truth will always eventially prevail. So guys like you don't bother me you just make me see how much more despicable Unions have become with people like you involved and that is a disservice to the Members.

Why you claim to represent any Union is beyond me I have come to the conclusion you are a Union hater and a very anti-Union individual who post vile retoric as a why to express your lowlife view to incite others to Hate the Unions as much as you do.

I know to many real Union leader who would be appalled at what you say on here and dump throw you under the bus instantly. You create no image of the Unions being for fair and equal wages for fair and equal work.

You do not believe in fair negoiations so you therefore are not a Union supporter Just a coward who can't admit if when he's wrong and hides behind vile comments with no guts to speak that way in public.

I would say how do you sleep at night but I know people like you thrive on living in misery and trying to make others the same way. Well as usual you failed and always will people are not as unintelligent as you.

I know you will only read every third word of this post as you always do, and see words you want to see and respond with more of the same stupidy you have been doing for months.

Well most of us laugh at you and your unbelievible meaningless retoric the real shame is that you don't even see it. Go to a Kenedy rehab center soon you do need help. I'm sure many here could help you with a small donation. By the way I count 17 States west of the mississippi the metro serves that would be most as I said.

Alabama | Arizona | California | Colorado | Florida | Georgia | Indiana | Kentucky Louisiana | Mississippi | Missouri | Nebraska | New Jersey | New York

North Dakota | Ohio | Oregon | South Dakota | Tennessee

Utah | Washington | Wisconsin

Jack

I will be here jaqdadi I'm hping for a yankee loss haha

Like I've told you before Jack, you're either for the union or against the union. If you tell me you're going to call the federal government today and ask them to stop paying you your pension, I would have much more respect for you. But when you go and bite the hand that feeds you, especially in your bashing of teachers, then I feel it's my duty to set you straight. It seems you would have been much more suited to be a firefighter with Rural Metro than a unionized firefighter. Once again, I'll do everything in my power to see that scab companies such as Rural Metro, Wackenhut, etc. are squashed like a grape if they ever attempt to set foot in Rhode Island.

And to expound on the hypocrite thing jaqdadi, I have made it perfectly clear on this website that the government entities that employ myself and my wife are NOT responsible for me being able to buy a home, pay for my childrens college education, and put bread on my table. All those things were possible because of my UNION. If it were up to the people in management, I would make minimum wage and work 90 hours per week with no overtime. Every penny I earn, and every benefit I receive is due to the hard work and negotiations of my union. If I were to retire tomorrow, and start bashing ANY unions, then yes-I would be a hypocrite. But I don't see that happening in this lifetime.

As i said hopeless cause didnt read a word didnt answer a single point and again post misinformation on everything I posted and try to insult me. What a maroon. No middle ground like I said the Nazi party either for the party or against. Never has worked in history.

Lies again as I have always said it the leadership leadership leadership that I want to see changed nationally and locally. But you dont see that you think membership and leadership spell the same thing what weird eye site you have.

Well it's almost 4 oclock and time for you to change into your other persona on here but your scam is known now so have fun even if no-one believes anything you say at least you have one person who does that would be yourself only.

I dont usually like talking down to people with an obvious mental health issue but you need help and I guess maybe deep down I hope you will see the light. I doubt it since you seem to like the dark and living in a world where you are a God and those who do not agree with you shall be tortured with your ignorant words.

Jack

Minimum wage and 90 hrs a week? I thought you were a lawyer who represented union members? Are you telling me you are just another hack? With nothing better to do all day than rant, and rave about how wonderful you are representing all these helpless people who would dwindle by the wayside if it weren't for you.

No, I stand by my comment of self righteous hyppocrate.

Hey jack, do you think he really believes we can't tell, especially when he gets angry and tries to use big words, that he and wm are the same small minded dork.

watch it jaqdadi he or she thinks they are a god or godess and with strike you down with endless retoric, misinformation, vile comments, phoney web sites, phoney deeds done, phoney money he or she has, credentials that don't exist, education that is not there, and anything else that flows into the single cell mind of he or she, oh what a terrible web he or she weaves when he or she practices to decieve. LOL

Jack

lol got me a mind is terrible thing to waste but if you dont have one I guess its not a waste LOL

oh well nap time for about an hour LOl give me call after 6 if you want to stop by Jaqdadi.

Jack

I actually work until 4:30-not 4:00 Jack, but that's not important. What is important is if you had it your way, union leaders would cowtow to the cities, towns, states, and federal government, and you would settle for crumbs. Sorry Jack, but my union doesn't pay me to settle for crumbs. They pay me to negotiate the absolute best deal I can for them. You obviously ignored me when I drew the parallel of myself and Jack Cicciline and Bill Murphy. A mafia kingpin doesn't hire Jack Cicciline to get him a conviction for second degree murder instead of first degree murder-he hires Cicciline to get him AQUITTED. And the drunk driver that hires Bill Murphy doesn't hire him to get his sentence reduced from 6 months license suspension to 3 months license suspension-he hires him to get AQUITTED. And the union members who I represent don't pay me to cowtow to management-they pay me to negotiate the absolute best contract I can. I know you couldn't negotiate wages at the Navy Fire Dept., but if you could, I would hope you would have negotiated the absolute highest wages possible for your members. If you didn't, then you were not serving your members best interests.

In response to your post jaqdadi-no I am not an attorney, but I work with and interact with attorneys on an almost daily basis, on both the labor and management side. And once again, it's not for me to decide who I represent-I represent all workers with the same vigor-I don't discriminate, regardless of what I personallythink of the union member I am representing.

hahahahahahah ROFLMAO What a charactor need own show.

One of the toughest things about my job is that I have to represent all my union brothers and sisters, even ones like Jack who reap the benefits of the union, but stab the union in the back any chance they get. While I might not like them personally, I still fight for them tooth and nail, because I don't pick and choose when I'm going to stand up for my union. Unlike Jack I'm not a union member on payday only. I'm a union member 24/7, and if it means representing Kathy Borgia, or some other union brother/sister that has run afoul of the law, so be it. As a matter of fact, if the bum who overdosed in Warren last week was a member of my union, I would fight for him also.

And hard as it is to believe, if those two nitwits Jethro Joe Sousa and Dan the Watchman Gordon smartened up, and joined my union, I would support and defend them also.

Self serving, self righteous hyppocrate.

I think union_teacher has me confused with someone else. I have never posted on this site before. Today is the first and quite frankly maybe my last. I see such childish antics displayed in these "opinions" that I am of the mindset that attempting to post an opinion is a total waste of my time. This represents what 1st graders do when they're not getting their way, tantrums. Good luck with that.

IF YOU WANT HIGHER ANNUAL TAXES, THEN SUPPORT THE UNIONS ("PIGS AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH") AND THE POLITICAL CANDIDATES (HACK POLITICIANS) THEY SUPPORT AND WANT IN. YOU WILL THEN GET HIGHER TAXES

UNION WACK JOB never there when you need him.

PROVIDENCE — Providence Fire Union president Paul Doughty has not come to work for much of the last three years, staffing what Chief George Farrell said appeared to be a no-show position in the department’s training division instead of working a fire truck.

At the same time, Doughty was making extra cash working overtime shifts to fill the vacancy created when he left his job on a special hazards truck, according to a Journal analysis of department records; Farrell said that amounted to double-billing the city.

The state police are investigating Doughty, who could face criminal charges. Two fire chiefs may be disciplined internally for failing to oversee Doughty, said Farrell, who was appointed chief of the department in May.

PAUL{UNION_TEACHER} DOUGHTY

TALK A GOOD GAME, BUT TALK IS JUST TALK

The Union_Teacher Creed

Must be past 4:30 as UT Pronounced ( eewwt ) has gone back to his bleak little world where he never wins and screams all the rest of the live long day and night until he wakes up and takes his meds and thinks I Stuart Smalley ( eewwt ) am a good person, I Stuart Smalley ( eewwt ) will tell people today how good I am,

I Stuart Smalley ( eewwt ) will tell all the other people what they are with every vile insult I learned from The glorious GODS of Union leadership, who I Stuart Smalley ( eewwt ) bow to without question when I am on my knees praying to them like a good little minion.

Bless the Union Leaders for they have seen to the destruction of Companies, Businesses, and Taxpayers for we have taken money from them and will continue to do it till we can't walk from the weight of what steal and will continue to steal the blood out of the American economic system until it collapses.

Bless the Union Leaders for they are the GODS of destruction even if their Membership doesn't approve we will intimidate the members if they try to object, we will make sure those who do end up first on the list for firing or layoffs.

We are the first and the last to destroy all that was ever good in the American industrial system under the guise of helping workers. We will only use them to further are secret agenda of a socialistic society where only we have the power and the taxpayers are lowly servants kept in check by having no money. ( because we took it )

We shall make all the rich pay more and more till they flee the country and close their companies and millions out of work. oops scratch that we did it all ready to auto industry and it kind of isn’t working hum can't figure that out. Well who cares we will just get more money from taxpayers that will take care of it. We are Union Leadership GODS.

I know we will force card check and then we can intimidate all workers because they will no longer have a secret ballot like that stupid freedom America has always had. We will make this a third world country if we have to destroy the country to do it by making the Government stupid enough to take over all business and financial markets and healthcare system except exempt Unions of course. The taxpayers will suffer but who cares we are Union Leadership GODS.

I Stuart Smalley alias ( eewwt ) do here by affirm this diatribe and will follow it tell I too starve and lose all my wealth and become another nail in the coffin of the America I wanted to create. Thank you Union Leadership GODS.

Ok...Lets get something straight. Your job, Union_Teacher is to teach union Rep's and officials the laws, rules and union protocol, correct?

That would place you in a very important position.

You got pretty damn worked up about the "offensive" comment made by Mr. Gablinske.

Would Mr. Delaney approve of what you spew on this forum?

Not exactly King Phillip-my job is to represent members of my union and members of other unions who retain my services to the best of my ability. If you say that puts me in a very important position-ok-I'll buy that.

As far as getting worked up about the comments by that buffoon Gablinske, every Rhode Islander should be getting worked up by his comments-when you are a state representative, no matter how strong your feelings are on a subject, the type of language he used and the comments he made were despicable and disgusting. He owes an apology to the unions, to the media, and to every Rhode Islander. If it were up to me, he would be removed from office immediately for his vile remarks, but that will come soon enough when the voters take care of that next year.

Finally, as far as Mr. Delaney approving of my remarks on this forum, you'll have to ask him his opinion-I'm not going to speak for him.

"THE PIGGYS ARE HUNGRY, BE CAREFUL TAXPAYERS ........ THEY ARE VERY HUNGRY"

Almost as hungry as Larisa's buddy Dan Kinder, who has pocketed close to ONE MILLION DOLLARS of the taxpayers money. Keep up the shenanigans Larisa and company-your days of raping the taxpayers are coming to an end!

And "improveEP"-the plural of "piggy" is PIGGIES-NOT PIGGYS, as in Larisa, Cusack and Perry are the second coming of the "Three Little Piggies"-ruining the city of East Providence every day they're in office. Go back to second grade "improveEP", and learn some grammar-moron.

IT'S NOT GRAMMAR THAT YOU WANTED TO SUGGEST I LEARN ........................... IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN JUST PLAIN OLD SPELLING, YOU UNION PIG!

NOTICE: NOT PIGGIE, OR PIGGY, JUST PIG!

Once again "improveEP", it doesn't matter if it's spelling or grammar-when Larisa and crew hire HACKS like you to do their blogging for them, the readers shouldn't expect anything more than a middle school dropout like you.

"his pay and benefits were definitely sub-standard when compared with state and municipal workers-in my opinion, he made a rather unwise career choice going with federal as opposed to state (Rhode Island) or municipal (East Providence) employment."

ANOTHER QUOTE BY 'union-teacher"

FOLKS, DOES THIS TELL YOU THE STORY REGARDING THE "UNION" OUTLOOK ON LIFE?

GET RID OF ALL UNION SUPPORTERS AND UNION ENDORSED POLITICIANS, THE SOONER THE BETTER.

GET RID OF REP. JACK "THE HACK" SAVAGE THE TEACHERS UNION SUPPORTER

"YOU AIN'T EVER GONNA BEAT US"

BECAUSE "US" IS NOW THE TAXPAYERS

BECAUSE "US" IS THE "FED-UP" GENERAL PUBLIC

THE FOLLOWING WAS POSTED BY A UNION AGITATOR:

"Fortunately next year's elections are right around the corner, and a new broom will be coming in to sweep this idiot Larisa and his small band of cronies out the door."

MY QUESTION IS: WHO IS YOUR "NEW BROOM?"

IS IT "PAT DOWN" PAUL MOURA, THE UNION BAD BOY AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHOSE BEHAVIOR EMBARRASSES EVERYBODY AROUND HIM?

IS THAT YOUR "NEW BROOM?"

GOOD LUCK!

Did anybody see that bum Gablinske last night being interviewed by Channel 12? When the reporter asked him why he was meeting behind closed doors, his answer was “so people like you won’t be in our face”. Real class act Gablinske-why don’t you just resign now and save yourself further embarrassment.

“so people like you won’t be in our face” Isn't that the union's response to public negotiation sessions?

Actually again you try to spin truth on Gablinske

(reporter) Why a secret Meeting

(Gablinske)

It’s an opportunity where we can vet ideas out of the box and so you can’t necessarily do that with people like you in our face (said with a smile and small laugh). Hardly insulting or derogatory. And by the way perfectly legal to have a closed session on idea exchanges with no votes.

(reporter) The house leader said no votes were taken.

Jack

Response to those Supporting and touting Connecticut’s Binding Arbitration Thought you should read this. Before you want it here.

BINDING ARBITRATION LAWS COULD BANKRUPT CONNECTICUT!

May 11, 2009 Press Conference, hosted by Connecticut State Representative Arthur O’Neill

Mike Guarco who heads the Connecticut Municipal Consortium for Fiscal Responsibility.

The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations

As municipalities struggle to find the money to support their budgets they are faced with the realization that 85% or more of local property taxes are dedicated to supporting union salaries and benefits, which are, in turn, driven by State Binding Arbitration laws. They also struggle with the fact that many management rights, due to Binding Arbitration, have been transferred to the unions. From the unions dictating the size of classrooms, to the control of town cars, to the number of fire stations which must remain open, to the work schedule of police which results in the build up of overtime which is factored into their pensions, neither the Governor nor town officials can control their budgets or the taxes we pay until Binding Arbitration Laws are reformed.

Minimum funding requirements to local Boards of Education are due to sunset in 2009. However, this funding requirement may be extended by the legislature which could explain why many teachers unions have refused to give concessions even though many of their students are witnessing the effect of unemployment in their own households.

When Governor Rell introduced her budget with no tax increase she asked the State Legislature to give her what she and town leaders needed in this economy to control their budgets and their personnel. The Governor asked for reform of State Binding Arbitration Laws. She asked specifically for, and I quote: Suspension of binding arbitration requirements for two years while we confront our economic troubles. At the end of the two-year suspension, I propose that we limit mandatory subjects of binding arbitration to salaries and benefits only.

The Federation believes that many more reforms to Binding Arbitration must be made but we endorse what the Governor has requested as an initial effort toward reform. The Governor also asked the Democrat-controlled State legislature to reject the $86 million contract for 5200 state employees driving some salaries to a 6% increase in wages.

As we stand here today, all three of Governor Rell’s requests have been ignored by the Democrat-controlled legislature. The 5200 member union got their raise and her two proposed reforms to Binding Arbitration have been ignored.

With the Federal government sending Connecticut $745 million for education and millions more for other projects, more government employees will be hired and fall under union contracts. There is an obvious concern when this federal money is depleted as some ask the question - Who will fund these new hires? The answer is simple – local and state taxpayers!

Binding Arbitration laws exert an unhealthy power by government sector unions over taxpayers and those public officials who are not intimidated by the unions and actually want to do the jobs they were elected to do. The Governor attempted to do her job – she produced a no tax increase budget but wanted help from the legislature through binding arbitration reform. Without the two year suspension of binding arbitration laws as requested by the Governor, the end result was the State unions receiving a no layoff guarantee for two years while the state anticipates a near $8 Billion deficit for 2010-11.

Taxpayers, the Governor, and the CEO’s of the 169 towns are held hostage to union contracts. Either the wage increases are paid or our officials are forced to go back to the bargaining table and give the unions what they want. And who wouldn’t want to be guaranteed their job. But this guarantee is at the taxpayers’ expense, many of whom do not have jobs and couldn’t comprehend expecting their employer to give them a no layoff guarantee.

And there is much to fear for our State, our towns and our families, many of whom have lost their jobs, their homes and their savings. The losses in the housing market are now being seen in the commercial market. General Growth Properties, which filed for bankruptcy, owns the Buckland mall and malls throughout the country. As commercial bankruptcies and home foreclosures escalate, the impact on sales taxes, property taxes, state income taxes and other taxes and fees will be significant. The loss of those taxes will come at a time when the greatest cost of government will grow as wage increases will have to be paid to State government sector unions who agreed to limited concessions while receiving a two year no layoff guarantee.

So as the scale tilts with less money coming to the State and the State having to pay more, what will the end result be? Could it be less money going to towns which will, in turn, have to raise property taxes! Or will state officials have to raise taxes if their collection rates cannot be sustained. And if the towns and the state cannot find the money they need to keep the engines of government running, with their greatest cost being state and town employee salaries and benefits governed by binding arbitration, then what?

With the economy continuing to plummet, mounting job losses affecting the payment of state and local taxes, and a two year no-lay off clause for state employees as the state’s debt continues to climb, Connecticut and some of the 169 towns in the State could be brought to the edge of bankruptcy. Ironically, the end result would be dissolution of public sector union contracts.

The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations encourages State legislators to reform State Binding Arbitration laws as the Governor has proposed. We ask local elected officials and taxpayers throughout the State to phone or email their state representatives and tell them that without Binding Arbitration reform it will be impossible to limit the growth of government spending and control property taxes.

In conclusion, I would reflect upon the past to demonstrate the effects of Binding Arbitration today. When elected Mayor in 1989, under a strong mayor form of government, I refused the Mayor’s car. I then instructed town personnel to find another means of transportation to and from home as they could no longer rely on town cars. I was grieved by the unions. I thought for sure I would win as this condition was not included within their union contract. But I was wrong. I lost based on Past Practice. If a union is allowed to do something long enough outside the realm of their contract, they have earned the right to continue the practice according to arbiters. The effects of that arbitration decision rendered several years ago are being felt today by towns which are trying to take their taxpayer owned vehicles back from the unions. In order to get them back, they must return to the bargaining table and agree to give the unions something in return.

Jack

Response to taxpayerEP says:

Binding Arbitration in Connectiucuit

The years you a quoting were the beginning and like most things that people think are great at first in the long run as always with the government the taxpayers suffer. As stated by the post above the State of Conneticut is in deep trouble with this now and it will take a herculean effort to reverse it.

It is not proven it does not work long term obviously and I'm sure in this State it would be even worse with the corruption that exist here.

Jack

This guy Gablinske gets free health coverage through his wife, a unionized school teacher, and then he has the NERVE to bash the unions. Now there is the true definition of a HYPOCRITE. Throw this bum Gablinske out-the sooner the better.

Onion_Teacher... You call everyone that isn't union a "scab"

It would seem that you'd want the entire working American population to be union.

With the massive price tag that they charge, would this country be able to survive?

I like Arnold Ziffold. Not fair to the piggies to compare union folk to them. Go Gablinske!

(How about leeches?)