{"id":8952,"date":"2012-09-27T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8952"},"modified":"2012-09-27T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T15:57:02","slug":"a-union-with-republicans-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/27\/a-union-with-republicans-support\/","title":{"rendered":"A Union With Republicans Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost without exception Republican politicians are anti-union.  Their unequivocal support for so-called \u201cright to work\u201d laws, which really give employers the right to screw workers, leave unions no real way to protect workers against SCAB labor.  That\u2019s why it is such a surprise when prominent Republicans condemn SCAB workers and support union workers as they have this week, resulting in a win for labor.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"27Refs\"So long, replacement refs. The NFL’s regular crews will be back on the field starting Thursday night.<\/p>\n

After two days of marathon negotiations — and mounting frustration among coaches, players and fans — the NFL and the referees’ union announced at midnight Thursday that a tentative agreement had been reached to end a lockout that began in June.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Roger Goodell, who was at the bargaining table Tuesday and Wednesday, said the regular officials would work the Browns-Ravens game at Baltimore.<\/p>\n

"Welcome back REFS," Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller tweeted shortly after the news broke.<\/p>\n

The replacements worked the first three weeks of games, triggering a wave of outrage that threatened to disrupt the rest of the season. After a missed call cost the Green Bay Packers a win on a chaotic final play at Seattle on Monday night, the two sides really got serious<\/strong>\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here\u2019s video of that call:<\/font><\/p>\n