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Freedom RailForum is run by Mike Futhey -- Boycott it

by Anonymous

He deletes anything he doesn't like and uses it to anonymously trash his opponents.




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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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He deletes anything he doesn't like and uses it to anonymously trash his opponents.

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Freedom RailForum is run by Mike Futhey -- Boycott it

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He deletes anything he doesn't like and uses it to anonymously trash his opponents.




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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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He deletes anything he doesn't like and uses it to anonymously trash his opponents.

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Freedom RailForum is run by Mike Futhey -- Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by Mike Futhey -- Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

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Freedom RailForum is run by David Hakey - Boycott it

by Anonymous

He deletes anything he doesn't like and uses it to anonymously trash his opponents.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 5:02 PM

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Boycott Freedomrailforum

by Boycotter

It's only a website to get mike futhey elected. they delete anything they don't like.


Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 4:35 PM

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OK We will switch over to ROCUTU

by Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 4:36 PM

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By hakey

by I'm there!

kool I'm there! they must be SMART PEOPLE!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 4:45 PM

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Your kidding??

by David Hakey

The forum was developed only for my benefit and for purposes of my re-election. Anything posted on that site that does not support me or any of my supporters is erased by my Man, Frank, Wilner.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 5:01 PM

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A 15% wage increase over three years is starting to look like a wage cut.

by Wild Hog


if inflation goes to the 18-21% as is projected with the oil price increases.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 3:50 PM

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Re: A 15% wage increase over three years is starting to look like a wage cut.

by Anonymous

who is projecting that much inflation?

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 3:54 PM

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Re: A 15% wage increase over three years is starting to look like a wage cut.

by Anonymous

McDonalds™ has Hugo Cokes™ for 69 cents what more do you want? The "Core Inflation Rate©" remains low, that is good for the Global Investor. Go buy your cheap chinese made crap at Walmart and be happy you still have job hauling containers filled with cheap crap.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 3:57 PM

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It's not cheap

by American CEOS for free trade

We have to pay some Chinese families over $1.25 a day to manufacture this stuff.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 4:04 PM

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BOYCOTT Freedom railforum

by Boycotter

It's only a website to get david hakey elected. they delete anything they don't like.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 3:40 PM

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OK We will switch over to ROCUTU

by Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 3:48 PM

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a lotta money!!

by Mr. reporter

1) MICHAEL J SULLIVAN
GENERAL PRESIDENT $263,092 $103,115 $13,340 $14,008 $393,555

Sheet metal president!!!
a deleted this information on the forum!!!!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:13 PM

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paulie

by red faced

14) PAUL C THOMPSON
PRESIDENT $258,093 $0 $14,672 $0 $272,765
I'm mad and i can't make this guy retire he makes more than me! wish i could fire him!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:14 PM

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AND YOU WOULD RATHER WORK FOR LESS?

by Anonymous

Then go to a right to work (for less) state and get a lower pay job.

Or are you coveting someone else's job and pay?

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:15 PM

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do

by us rail workers

work for less and this asshole thompson is negotiating our contract? damn then money bags hakey! shit boys we better recall these rich azzz guys at the convention they don't give a damn about us workers!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:20 PM

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whars my muney

by wait hold on

DAVID L HAKEY
VICE PRESIDENT $137,094 $0 $36,039 $0 $173,133
i want mo monuey tooo i hold tha moneuy bags!!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:16 PM

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on the freedomrailforum

by mr censorship

deleted this information don't want the membership to know!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:17 PM

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YOu think somebody pays someone to sit and monitor a website just to remove your posts?

by Anonymous

Do you also see CIA agents around every corner? Do you worry your house is bugged?

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:22 PM

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You have deleted my posts as well at so called freedom railforum

by Anonymous

If it is not pro UTU or pro Hakey, it gets deleted.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 4:27 PM

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You can't Censor anything, cause your not Frank!!

by in hakey's right pocket, tight fit!!!

Frank's the only one who can censor anything!!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:23 PM

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ha! here tis!

by as promised to freedom rail censor

1) MICHAEL J SULLIVAN
GENERAL PRESIDENT $263,092 $103,115 $13,340 $14,008 $393,555
JOSEPH NIGRO - Retired
GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASUR $215,329 $79,885 $23,639 $13,758 $332,611
2) HOMAS J KELLY
GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASUR-3 $45,332 $16,909 $2,688 $0 $64,929
3) RICHARD LOYD
1ST GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $46,989 $3,315 $12,358 $1,318 $63,980
4) STANLEY F KARCZYNSKI
2ND GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $22,619 $1,190 $6,070 $949 $30,828
5) JAY K POTESTA
2ND GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $51,239 $4,420 $3,186 $3,593 $62,438
6) JOHN HARRINGTON
4TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $23,869 $3,895 $6,255 $2,050 $36,069
7) JOHN D CHURUVIA
3RD GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $46,739 $2,890 $647 $2,960 $53,236
8) GEORGE SLATER
4TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $45,239 $2,380 $8,158 $2,897 $58,674
9) GARY L STEVENS
5TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $43,489 $1,785 $4,799 $1,469 $51,542
10) BRUCE W WORD
6TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $48,489 $3,485 $1,126 $0 $53,100
11) ROY A RINGWOOD
7TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $48,239 $3,400 $9,809 $3,562 $65,010
12) GARRY KOT
8TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $45,094 $0 $5,277 $4,670 $55,041
13) TIMOTHY J HINTZE
9TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDEN $43,239 $1,700 $40 $1,198 $46,177
PAUL W COLLINS, JR.
10TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDE $17,597 $1,020 $0 $0 $18,617
REGGIE HOHENBERGER
11TH GENERAL VICE PRESIDE $20,847 $2,125 $5,880 $0 $28,852


Total Officer Disbursements $1,027,441 $231,514 $103,272 $52,432 $1,414,659
Less Deductions $394,452
Net Disbursements $1,020,207

**********************************************************************************************

UTU Salary and Officer Expenses 2006Officer's Name and Title Gross salary (before tax withholdings and other payroll deductions). Include disbursements for "lost time" or time devoted to union activities. Allowances made by direct and indirect disbursements on a daily, weekly, monthly, or other periodic basis
Disbursement for meal allowances, mileage, expenses for officers' meals and entertainment
Disbursements for which cash, property, goods, services, or other thingsof value were received by or on behalf of each officer and were essentially for the personal benefit of the officer and notnecessary for conducting official business of the labor organization.
Total

14) PAUL C THOMPSON
PRESIDENT $258,093 $0 $14,672 $0 $272,765



Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:40 PM

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from teaxus

by davuid hackey

DAVID L HAKEY
VICE PRESIDENT $137,094 $0 $36,039 $0 $173,133 i betu thay hvae luts of monyey baggs forr me to holde !!yes!!!!oh yes!!!!i havuing soo much fun!!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:48 PM

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r us

by complaints

If you have any evidence which indicates UTU funds have been stolen or embezzled, or that UTU officials have engaged in criminal activity, please forward that information to the OIG. You can submit additional information to the OIG by responding to my email or by sending an email to hotline@oig.dol.gov. You can also send additional information to the OIG via fax, at 202-693-7020. In addition, you can mail additional information to the OIG by writing to:
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Inspector General
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-5506
Washington, DC 20210
Please note that the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) is the DOL agency that administers and enforces most provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). Among other things, the LMRDA establishes standards for conducting fair elections of union officers and safeguards for protecting union funds and assets. Therefore, you may wish to contact OLMS officials with respect to this matter. For additional information, or assistance with contacting the appropriate OLMS District Office, you can contact OLMS officials at DOL Headquarters at 202-693-0202.
Thank you the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General.
Sincerely,
Marcus S. Eder
Complaint Analysis Officer



Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 1:35 PM

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WHITE TRASH POSTS HATE HERE

by YO

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Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 10:26 AM

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Re: WHITE TRASH POSTS HATE HERE

by anom

DONT EVERYBODY ?

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 11:46 AM

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Its those Redneck Campesino's that hate everyone including theyselves

by Anonymous

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Delegates

by Attention

SEC. 3(b). Number and Qualifications of Delegates. Each local union shall be entitled to one (1) delegate to its District Council convention for the first fifty (50) good standing members or less and one (1) additional delegate for each additional fifty (50) members or majority fraction thereof. Local unions affiliated with more than one District Council shall be entitled to delegate representation at conventions of each District Council with which it is affiliated. The number of delegates shall be based upon the number of members in such local union over whom each District Council has jurisdiction. No member shall be eligible for nomination or election as a delegate unless he or she meets the qualifications described in Section 3 of Article Twelve (12) of this Constitution.

The UTU Constitution, which will become Article 21B of the SMART Constitution, provides that the salary and expenses of the local delegate will be paid by the international. The SMWIA constitution, the controlling document, grants the "authority" to each local to pay whatever salary they determine their delegate should receive for his/her service at the convention.

SEC. 9. Each local union shall have authority to pay such salaries as it may determine for services rendered by the local union officers, business manager, business representatives, delegates,representatives and members.

Remuneration or salary due officers, business manager, business representatives, delegates, representatives, or members for services or expenses shall be paid to them from the local union treasury by check.

Potential problem? Many of our UTU locals, large and small, do not have the local funds to finance the participation of a delegate at the convention. I guess this where we go back to the practice of having our DLC pay for the delegates they want to attend?



Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 10:03 AM

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I DONT LIKE IT, JUST DON'T LIKE IT

by SAY NO TO MERGER!!

I don't see how many organization can represent a body of people until their delegates are present. This is unfair. I vote NO to the merger and if UTU needs to cut back on expenses then they need to get rid of the fat at the top and consider cutting the Regioanl Meetings and have just one conference in Cleveland for a couple of days and not spread over more than 3 days, including Sunday, max.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 10:34 AM

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DO THE CONVENTIONS BY MAIL!

by DELEGATE

Why waste money on travel and lodging. Let Delegate vote by mail.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 11:03 AM

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Why not just a NOD of the Head??

by Why?

I believe the mail is unreliable and the possibility of fraud is greater. A poll machine is better than the mail.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 11:37 AM

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Nod of the Head? whoa..... good idea

by Anonymous

Then if the Union Godfather doesn't like your Nod timing he can have the local goons "talk" to you.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 3:48 PM

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We are well represented

by CEOs from the 6 class ones

There are certainly no complaints from us CEOs how the UTU spends our employees dues money.

http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=36355


"......show how they are spending their members' money."

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:29 AM

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JAMES WILLIAMS OF MTA READ THIS!!

by their gonna gitcha boy!!

You were able to commit fraud and prejury when Issacs was caught dipping into the register, but your luck is beginning to run out. It may be in your best interest to consider retiring along with Thompson and Hakey because you will get no specials from this new administration. They are going clean house and audit of your books. Your the biggest snake in LA. You will get caught. We are watching you.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:41 AM

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UTU will recruit new members from the San Diego area

by The New UTU president

You will not be able to stop UTU from recruiting new members from other parts of LA, Orange County and even San Diego. Your reign of terror is going to be over. Retire before your forced to retire, like Same Hale!!! hehehehe

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:48 AM

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FYI

by Anonymous

Only White Trash makes racial slurs.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 8:57 AM

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STICK UP YOUR ASS

by Illegals not now allowed in the US

their taking our jobs and draining our health care. Look at their street gangs, but the positive from this is that most street gangs shoot their own kind, so maybe we just wait and let them kill themselves.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:45 AM

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LATINOS WILL PREVAIL NUMBER ON THERE SIDE

by POLLSTER

WHEN IMMIGRATION REFORM FINISHED LATINO CREWS FROM SOUTH OF BORDER WILL OPERATE THROUGHOUT U.S. JUST LIKE TRUCKERS. WHITE MAN REIGN OF TERROR OVER MINORITIES IS COMING TO AN END AND YOU WILL LIVE TO SEE THAT END IT NOT THAT FAR INTO FUTURE.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 10:11 AM

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well jose

by anom

looks like you been smokeing some of that shit you been selling

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 10:21 AM

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THE FENCE GOES UP!!

by stay on your side of the fence!!

Jose, the Bill was killed in Congress!! which means that the USA does not want you here. The government has spoken, except for BUSH, but you Mexicans can have him!!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 10:37 AM

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Hear This

by NS Engineer

POND SCUM ENGINEER SHOULD BE JAILED

Buffalo engineer at helm in huge ’06 train derailment
77 mph descent leftmillions in damages,killed thousands of fish
By Michael Beebe NEWS STAFF REPORTER

Updated: 06/30/07 6:52 AM


GARDEAU, Pa. — A year ago today, a Norfolk Southern engineer from Buffalo slowly took a freight train up Keating Summit, and then raced down into an environmental disaster, a derailment that caused millions of dollars in damages, killed thousands of fish, and endangered one of Pennsylvania’s finest trout streams.

On a descent so steep the track speed limit is only 15 mph, engineer Michael Seifert’s train never slowed as it cleared the summit, hitting a top speed of 77 mph on its wild, roller coaster trip to the bottom.

Seifert, 46, a Norfolk Southern engineer for eight years, failed a drug test after the derailment. He tested positive for opiate-based pain killers as well as the class of drug found in Valium.

He was fired by Norfolk Southern and is scheduled to go on criminal trial in July in Smethport, about 120 miles southeast of Buffalo. He is charged with two felony counts of causing a catastrophe, and a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment.

Thirty-two of the 44 cars in Seifert’s train jumped the tracks because of excessive speed and operator error, the Federal Railroad Administration said. The derailed cars included four tankers carrying sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye, an ingredient found in drain cleaners.

A nearly $3 million environmental cleanup by Norfolk Southern is almost complete, and local officials are hopeful the trout streams here, a large part of the local economy, will not suffer any permanent damage. The railroad is appealing $8.9 million in penalties the state assessed.

The environmental damage was caused by 42,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide that was dumped into Big Fill Hollow and carried downstream to Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, a Class A trout stream in its upper reaches that attracts fishermen from throughout the Northeast.

The sodium hydroxide slowly made its way downstream, killing everything in its wake.

“Big fish were jumping out of the water, something they do when they’re distressed,” said Jim Zoschg, a local fisherman and Cameron County conservation official at the time. “I

found dead fish 35 miles downstream.”

Laura Haynes, the landowner nearest the derailment, said the smell from the chemical was so intense that her daughter Peggy had trouble breathing.

“He must have been flying,” she said of Seifert, as she surveyed the cleanup of her property on Thursday. “Because most of those trains just creak down that hill.”

Witnesses said the sodium hydroxide came downstream in a white foam, then turned the water a chocolate color as the chemical leeched out soils along stream banks, leaving thousands of dead trout, bass, and other fish along the way.

“They didn’t find any dead fish right at the scene of the spill,” said Todd Deluccia, a watershed specialist in nearby Cameron County. “The thinking was that the chemical was so concentrated there, the fish just disintegrated.”

The train’s conductor, Stev an Rogers of Buffalo, also was fired along with Seifert by Norfolk Southern, but was not charged criminally. Both men are appealing their dismissals.

Neither Seifert nor Rogers was injured, because the three locomotives and the first several rail cars made it safely to the bottom. Nor were any nearby residents injured, though more than 20 were evacuated because one of the derailed tank cars carried chlorine. It did not rupture.

Seifert could not explain what happened when he testified last July 16-17 at a Norfolk Southern disciplinary hearing on the derailment.

“My last recollection was cresting the hill, with the train out of control,” said Seifert, who as engineer sat behind the controls on the left side of the lead locomotive.

The next thing he knew, Seifert said, was that Rogers, the train conductor seated on the right side of the locomotive, was shouting his name, “Mike, Mike.”

“When you were cresting the summit, did you fall asleep?” a Norfolk Southern supervisor asked Seifert at the hearing.

“It’s possible,” he said. “I do believe I asked (Rogers) and he said my eyes were open, just staring straight. He just kept calling my name.”

“Did you fear for your life?” the supervisor asked.

“I feared for both of our lives, sir,” Seifert responded.

Seifert testified that when he came to his senses, he decided the best course was to try to ride it out, as he said he had done once before when he was a trainee and part of a Norfolk Southern program making test runs on Keating Summit in 2000. That time, he said, the train hit 70 mph without incident.

Seifert’s urine and blood tests, according to the court file, showed that shortly after the derailment, he tested positive for opiates, the class of drugs found in prescription painkillers, and diazepam, a type of benzodiazepine and the drug found in Valium.

McKean County District Attorney John Pavlock accused Seifert of being “under the influence of controlled substances.” A Federal Railroad Administration report said Seifert’s “recent or chronic use of unauthorized opiates and benzodiazepine may have contributed to the cause of the accident.”

Seifert testified at his railroad hearing that he had been under a lot of stress because of a divorce and had been sleep deprived and depressed prior to the accident. He said he had seen a psychotherapist afterward, but had not yet been prescribed any drugs.

Seifert has recently moved, disconnected his phone, and could not be reached to comment. His attorney, Paul Malizia, of Emporium, did not return telephone calls and was unavailable Thursday when a reporter stopped at his office.

Norfolk Southern estimated the derailment caused $934,000 in equipment damage and $1.2 million in loss of cargo. Wall board, lumber and aluminum were scattered in the crash.

The railroad said it has removed and replaced 4,600 cubic yards of contaminated soil, restored sections of Big Fill Hollow and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, planted thousands of trees and wetland grasses, installed ground water monitoring wells, and tested more than 100 residential water sources.

Zoschg, the former watershed specialist, and his replacement, Deluccia, took a News reporter on a tour of the derailment site Thursday, pointing out the return of young trout, minnows and tadpoles to the cleaned-up stream. There were also bugs flying above the creek, a good sign to both.

“There wasn’t a single insect up here last year,” Deluccia said.

and publisher of the weekly Endeavor News in Emporium, said it was impossible to gauge the economic impact from the loss of fishing last summer after the derailment. But he said it turned out to be less a disaster than everyone thought at the time.

“To see how deadly it was, was simply amazing,” said Hooftallen, whose paper’s front page last week showed a young man holding a 25-inch brown trout he caught. “The rebound has been incredible.”


Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 7:54 AM

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by anonymous

splain what the conductor did, i thought he was in charge

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 3:01 PM

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Engineer was on drugs

by Guest

More White Trash that needs be fired and jailed.


Buffalo engineer at helm in huge ’06 train derailment
77 mph descent leftmillions in damages,killed thousands of fish
Updated: 06/30/07 6:52 AM


GARDEAU, Pa. — A year ago today, a Norfolk Southern engineer from Buffalo slowly took a freight train up Keating Summit, and then raced down into an environmental disaster, a derailment that caused millions of dollars in damages, killed thousands of fish, and endangered one of Pennsylvania’s finest trout streams.

On a descent so steep the track speed limit is only 15 mph, engineer Michael Seifert’s train never slowed as it cleared the summit, hitting a top speed of 77 mph on its wild, roller coaster trip to the bottom.

Seifert, 46, a Norfolk Southern engineer for eight years, failed a drug test after the derailment. He tested positive for opiate-based pain killers as well as the class of drug found in Valium.

He was fired by Norfolk Southern and is scheduled to go on criminal trial in July in Smethport, about 120 miles southeast of Buffalo. He is charged with two felony counts of causing a catastrophe, and a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment.

Thirty-two of the 44 cars in Seifert’s train jumped the tracks because of excessive speed and operator error, the Federal Railroad Administration said. The derailed cars included four tankers carrying sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye, an ingredient found in drain cleaners.

A nearly $3 million environmental cleanup by Norfolk Southern is almost complete, and local officials are hopeful the trout streams here, a large part of the local economy, will not suffer any permanent damage. The railroad is appealing $8.9 million in penalties the state assessed.

The environmental damage was caused by 42,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide that was dumped into Big Fill Hollow and carried downstream to Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, a Class A trout stream in its upper reaches that attracts fishermen from throughout the Northeast.

The sodium hydroxide slowly made its way downstream, killing everything in its wake.

“Big fish were jumping out of the water, something they do when they’re distressed,” said Jim Zoschg, a local fisherman and Cameron County conservation official at the time. “I

found dead fish 35 miles downstream.”

Laura Haynes, the landowner nearest the derailment, said the smell from the chemical was so intense that her daughter Peggy had trouble breathing.

“He must have been flying,” she said of Seifert, as she surveyed the cleanup of her property on Thursday. “Because most of those trains just creak down that hill.”

Witnesses said the sodium hydroxide came downstream in a white foam, then turned the water a chocolate color as the chemical leeched out soils along stream banks, leaving thousands of dead trout, bass, and other fish along the way.

“They didn’t find any dead fish right at the scene of the spill,” said Todd Deluccia, a watershed specialist in nearby Cameron County. “The thinking was that the chemical was so concentrated there, the fish just disintegrated.”

The train’s conductor, Stev an Rogers of Buffalo, also was fired along with Seifert by Norfolk Southern, but was not charged criminally. Both men are appealing their dismissals.

Neither Seifert nor Rogers was injured, because the three locomotives and the first several rail cars made it safely to the bottom. Nor were any nearby residents injured, though more than 20 were evacuated because one of the derailed tank cars carried chlorine. It did not rupture.

Seifert could not explain what happened when he testified last July 16-17 at a Norfolk Southern disciplinary hearing on the derailment.

“My last recollection was cresting the hill, with the train out of control,” said Seifert, who as engineer sat behind the controls on the left side of the lead locomotive.

The next thing he knew, Seifert said, was that Rogers, the train conductor seated on the right side of the locomotive, was shouting his name, “Mike, Mike.”

“When you were cresting the summit, did you fall asleep?” a Norfolk Southern supervisor asked Seifert at the hearing.

“It’s possible,” he said. “I do believe I asked (Rogers) and he said my eyes were open, just staring straight. He just kept calling my name.”

“Did you fear for your life?” the supervisor asked.

“I feared for both of our lives, sir,” Seifert responded.

Seifert testified that when he came to his senses, he decided the best course was to try to ride it out, as he said he had done once before when he was a trainee and part of a Norfolk Southern program making test runs on Keating Summit in 2000. That time, he said, the train hit 70 mph without incident.

Seifert’s urine and blood tests, according to the court file, showed that shortly after the derailment, he tested positive for opiates, the class of drugs found in prescription painkillers, and diazepam, a type of benzodiazepine and the drug found in Valium.

McKean County District Attorney John Pavlock accused Seifert of being “under the influence of controlled substances.” A Federal Railroad Administration report said Seifert’s “recent or chronic use of unauthorized opiates and benzodiazepine may have contributed to the cause of the accident.”

Seifert testified at his railroad hearing that he had been under a lot of stress because of a divorce and had been sleep deprived and depressed prior to the accident. He said he had seen a psychotherapist afterward, but had not yet been prescribed any drugs.

Seifert has recently moved, disconnected his phone, and could not be reached to comment. His attorney, Paul Malizia, of Emporium, did not return telephone calls and was unavailable Thursday when a reporter stopped at his office.

Norfolk Southern estimated the derailment caused $934,000 in equipment damage and $1.2 million in loss of cargo. Wall board, lumber and aluminum were scattered in the crash.

The railroad said it has removed and replaced 4,600 cubic yards of contaminated soil, restored sections of Big Fill Hollow and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, planted thousands of trees and wetland grasses, installed ground water monitoring wells, and tested more than 100 residential water sources.

Zoschg, the former watershed specialist, and his replacement, Deluccia, took a News reporter on a tour of the derailment site Thursday, pointing out the return of young trout, minnows and tadpoles to the cleaned-up stream. There were also bugs flying above the creek, a good sign to both.

“There wasn’t a single insect up here last year,” Deluccia said.

and publisher of the weekly Endeavor News in Emporium, said it was impossible to gauge the economic impact from the loss of fishing last summer after the derailment. But he said it turned out to be less a disaster than everyone thought at the time.

“To see how deadly it was, was simply amazing,” said Hooftallen, whose paper’s front page last week showed a young man holding a 25-inch brown trout he caught. “The rebound has been incredible.”


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These things happen what with the 90 hour work week.

by anonymous

But the NS is off the hook because of the positive drug test. Mr Siefert had better get fitted for his jumpsuit.

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Re: These things happen what with the 90 hour work week.

by anom

if he is a lard ass he can use byron boyds jump suit

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It's possible that the drug test results were doctored.

by anonymous

With huge amounts of money at stake it's entirely possible that the drug test results were manufactured. The railroads are desperate to keep this fatigue thing hidden and are notoriously unscrupulous in their dealings. They are also desperate to keep quiet the numbers of substandard individuals they have been forced to hire in recent years. And eveyone on the railroad knows that any drug use at any time-even on vacation- will subject them to instant dismissal and possible criminal charges if things go wrong. I cannot imagine any T or E taking such a terrible risk. But it is possible that there are some people in the ranks stupid enough to use illegal drugs and maybe Mr Siefert is such a case.

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ENGINEER CITED AS KILLER

by Anonymous


HE SHOULD GO TO JAIL LIKE WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS GO TO JAIL. HE NOTHING BUT POND SCUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buffalo engineer at helm in huge ’06 train derailment

77 mph descent leftmillions in damages,killed thousands of fish
By Michael Beebe NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 06/30/07 6:52 AM


GARDEAU, Pa. — A year ago today, a Norfolk Southern engineer from Buffalo slowly took a freight train up Keating Summit, and then raced down into an environmental disaster, a derailment that caused millions of dollars in damages, killed thousands of fish, and endangered one of Pennsylvania’s finest trout streams.

On a descent so steep the track speed limit is only 15 mph, engineer Michael Seifert’s train never slowed as it cleared the summit, hitting a top speed of 77 mph on its wild, roller coaster trip to the bottom.

Seifert, 46, a Norfolk Southern engineer for eight years, failed a drug test after the derailment. He tested positive for opiate-based pain killers as well as the class of drug found in Valium.

He was fired by Norfolk Southern and is scheduled to go on criminal trial in July in Smethport, about 120 miles southeast of Buffalo. He is charged with two felony counts of causing a catastrophe, and a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment.

Thirty-two of the 44 cars in Seifert’s train jumped the tracks because of excessive speed and operator error, the Federal Railroad Administration said. The derailed cars included four tankers carrying sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye, an ingredient found in drain cleaners.

A nearly $3 million environmental cleanup by Norfolk Southern is almost complete, and local officials are hopeful the trout streams here, a large part of the local economy, will not suffer any permanent damage. The railroad is appealing $8.9 million in penalties the state assessed.

The environmental damage was caused by 42,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide that was dumped into Big Fill Hollow and carried downstream to Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, a Class A trout stream in its upper reaches that attracts fishermen from throughout the Northeast.

The sodium hydroxide slowly made its way downstream, killing everything in its wake.

“Big fish were jumping out of the water, something they do when they’re distressed,” said Jim Zoschg, a local fisherman and Cameron County conservation official at the time. “I

found dead fish 35 miles downstream.”

Laura Haynes, the landowner nearest the derailment, said the smell from the chemical was so intense that her daughter Peggy had trouble breathing.

“He must have been flying,” she said of Seifert, as she surveyed the cleanup of her property on Thursday. “Because most of those trains just creak down that hill.”

Witnesses said the sodium hydroxide came downstream in a white foam, then turned the water a chocolate color as the chemical leeched out soils along stream banks, leaving thousands of dead trout, bass, and other fish along the way.

“They didn’t find any dead fish right at the scene of the spill,” said Todd Deluccia, a watershed specialist in nearby Cameron County. “The thinking was that the chemical was so concentrated there, the fish just disintegrated.”

The train’s conductor, Stev an Rogers of Buffalo, also was fired along with Seifert by Norfolk Southern, but was not charged criminally. Both men are appealing their dismissals.

Neither Seifert nor Rogers was injured, because the three locomotives and the first several rail cars made it safely to the bottom. Nor were any nearby residents injured, though more than 20 were evacuated because one of the derailed tank cars carried chlorine. It did not rupture.

Seifert could not explain what happened when he testified last July 16-17 at a Norfolk Southern disciplinary hearing on the derailment.

“My last recollection was cresting the hill, with the train out of control,” said Seifert, who as engineer sat behind the controls on the left side of the lead locomotive.

The next thing he knew, Seifert said, was that Rogers, the train conductor seated on the right side of the locomotive, was shouting his name, “Mike, Mike.”

“When you were cresting the summit, did you fall asleep?” a Norfolk Southern supervisor asked Seifert at the hearing.

“It’s possible,” he said. “I do believe I asked (Rogers) and he said my eyes were open, just staring straight. He just kept calling my name.”

“Did you fear for your life?” the supervisor asked.

“I feared for both of our lives, sir,” Seifert responded.

Seifert testified that when he came to his senses, he decided the best course was to try to ride it out, as he said he had done once before when he was a trainee and part of a Norfolk Southern program making test runs on Keating Summit in 2000. That time, he said, the train hit 70 mph without incident.

Seifert’s urine and blood tests, according to the court file, showed that shortly after the derailment, he tested positive for opiates, the class of drugs found in prescription painkillers, and diazepam, a type of benzodiazepine and the drug found in Valium.

McKean County District Attorney John Pavlock accused Seifert of being “under the influence of controlled substances.” A Federal Railroad Administration report said Seifert’s “recent or chronic use of unauthorized opiates and benzodiazepine may have contributed to the cause of the accident.”

Seifert testified at his railroad hearing that he had been under a lot of stress because of a divorce and had been sleep deprived and depressed prior to the accident. He said he had seen a psychotherapist afterward, but had not yet been prescribed any drugs.

Seifert has recently moved, disconnected his phone, and could not be reached to comment. His attorney, Paul Malizia, of Emporium, did not return telephone calls and was unavailable Thursday when a reporter stopped at his office.

Norfolk Southern estimated the derailment caused $934,000 in equipment damage and $1.2 million in loss of cargo. Wall board, lumber and aluminum were scattered in the crash.

The railroad said it has removed and replaced 4,600 cubic yards of contaminated soil, restored sections of Big Fill Hollow and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, planted thousands of trees and wetland grasses, installed ground water monitoring wells, and tested more than 100 residential water sources.

Zoschg, the former watershed specialist, and his replacement, Deluccia, took a News reporter on a tour of the derailment site Thursday, pointing out the return of young trout, minnows and tadpoles to the cleaned-up stream. There were also bugs flying above the creek, a good sign to both.

“There wasn’t a single insect up here last year,” Deluccia said.

and publisher of the weekly Endeavor News in Emporium, said it was impossible to gauge the economic impact from the loss of fishing last summer after the derailment. But he said it turned out to be less a disaster than everyone thought at the time.

“To see how deadly it was, was simply amazing,” said Hooftallen, whose paper’s front page last week showed a young man holding a 25-inch brown trout he caught. “The rebound has been incredible.”


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THANK YOU MR CONDUCTOR

by anonymous

IM SUPRISED YOU COULD STAY AWAKE LONG ENOUGH TO TYPE ALL THIS SHIT

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:34 AM

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by anom

if the conductor had been awake he could have used the emergency brake valve

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Bush Adminstration bungling in the Iraq War. A company commander's view.

by anonymous

Quite a read!
http://paulrieckhoff.com/home/index.asp

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by Zzzz Zzzzzzzzzz

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'Surge' Results: Deadliest Three Months For Troops Since War Began

by Welcome to Repug World

BAGHDAD — A huge bomb explosion followed by a hail of gunfire and grenades killed five U.S. soldiers, the military said Friday. The attack climaxed the deadliest three-month period for the Americans since the war began.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070629/iraq/

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Stop telling these truths, you will offend the UURR SHOUTING

by REDNECK CAMPESINO

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Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 1:49 AM

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This author is Oberman's pet

by Anonymous

See him on Olbeymanns show all the time - (yes I'm one of the 1500 people who tune in a night)

Dude, Don't proclaim yourself a war expert when you are part of an Army which can't beat a bunch of 3rd world retards - you all have spent 5 years over there and haven't done jack shit - so don't tell me what a fucking war expert you are - you are part of a failed Army of pussies raised by single moms, who couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 6:47 AM

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Here come the "loser soldier" remarks again.

by 1969 OK

"It's a poor workman that blames his tools" and Bush and his starry eyed Neocon idealogues the the poorest workmen to come down the pike. How about the Bushies disbanding the Iraqi Army, boasting about forcing the IRaqis to pay for the occupation with oil, firing those who pointed out the dangers of igniting an insurgency, filling the State department with political appointees, sending only and estimated 1/4 of the troop strength needed, penny pinching on equipment, on and on? Your Neocon idealogue turns a blind eye to all this and blames the troops. These people have quite the ability to shut out reality!

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:04 AM

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Bring back the DRAFT. That'll put an end to this madness.

by Anonymous

Draft Mr. Tough-Talkin Guy first.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:09 AM

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Why don't you go over there and show US how it's done, Tough Guy?

by Unca Dick

You're obviously more qualified and motivated than the chumps we got fighting over there.

You're wasting your talents posting here.

Or are you a . . . . CHICKENHAWK???

PS. How old are you?

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 9:07 AM

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Standardized Testing could have prevented this from happening

by Anonymous



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The Repug Idiot who got US into this mess

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The Real Face of Modern Repuglicanism

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Marines Send Important Message to Commander Guy

by Anonymous

Marines Send Important Message to Commander Guy

Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 02:39:06 PM PDT


Liam Madden has been in trouble lately. He’s the 22-year old Marine in the Individual Ready Reserve who was threatened in May with an other-than-honorable discharge for being "disloyal." An officer charged with investigating Madden’s actions made the recommendation. According to Heather Hollingsworth of the AP, Madden, an Iraq veteran, drew the accusations recently, after making what the Corps called

"disloyal statements" during a speech in February in New York in which he accused President Bush of betraying service members and called the fighting in Iraq a "war crime."

When push came to shove this week, the Marines had a choice to make: either charge one of their own for slamming the President, or let Madden slide, in essence giving the case a big shrug.


http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/29/172539/784

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I just saw agremeet

by NS & MAD

No I'm not going join UTU NEVER and I not going badmouth my BLET but have you read what they negotiate for us? Give me a break. My kid could have done better these railroads have bigger profit then ever before and I know what some of the officials got for bonus in January. They give me a train worth millions dollars and this is all I can get for new contract and when contract over I get no COLA while they go talk to each other three more years? BEEEE-U-TEE-FUL!!!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:59 PM

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What did you get?

by Anonymous

I heard NS wasnt in the natl agreement just signed but dont know if thats true or not.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:43 PM

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by anonymous

NS ALLREADY HAD AN AGREEMENT

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 5:54 AM

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Read the BNSF agreement, they are the ones who voted in your substandard POS

by Agreement

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Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 1:47 AM

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hahs and pierce are corrupt

by anon

they have gotten us nothing,,,they brag about us only paying 15% H&W match, but fail to add that we gave up years of wage increases to keep that down....now fatass walpert is looking for dues increases......they are playing you for fools...think about pierce,hahs,walpert etal..when you are pounding out the hours and miles on the smelly loud engines.....they are stupid, crooked or both.............

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You Wanted Rank and File voting and you got it

by You lost

The voting is over, go to a shrink and get some couseling on how to survive as a member of a MINORITY

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 12:22 PM

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corruption

by anon

hahs said no way to single man deal. then released his bitch pierce to let bnsf write a one man deal for him....now walpert waddles in for a dues increase.blet members wakeup to the corruption that is your union before it is too late


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A 15% wage increase over three years is starting to look like a wage cut.

by Wild Hog

if inflation goes to the 18-21% as is projected with the oil price increases.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 1:21 PM

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voted no

by anon

ha ha hahs home road voted no, but his bitch pierce delivered, so the whole brotherhood will go down in flames..........these two assholes need to answer why they sold us out

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 1:24 PM

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Re: corruption

by Anonymous

oh and the utu would NEVER think of eliminating engineers.
crew consist prevents one man crews and as far as corruption goes, utu officers are in prison not blet guys.

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the future of blet

by anon

hahs will join boyd in prison.......pierce will take job with his real boss BNSF management......real engineers will barely recognize their craft because of "deals" made by stupid,fearful, self-serving "leaders".....

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sicko

by anon

fear and bullshit corruption with healthcare............hahs and pierce are the errand boys of the class 1's.............every member should watch sicko, and think of hahs and pierce bragging about trading our wage increases for years for our h&w

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by You really need to get a grip

Apparently you have no real life, all you can do is make up lies about pierce and hahs. Count the votes fuckhead, the membership ratified the contract whether it suits your fancy or not. Go back to ROCU and get a new reason to exist, this one is really old.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 11:58 PM

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Mexicans are definately the vermins of society

by Mexi-hater

How to Get Rid of Mexicans

When it comes to getting rid of Mexicans, you may feel like it is all out war. Before we get into how to get rid of Mexicans, it will prove useful to understand your adversary. What causes Mexicans to choose your towns and cities to live it? What do they eat? How do you get them to leave?

Outside is the first place you are going to want to look for places that attract Mexicans. You will find them under woodpiles that are not rotated frequently, in brush that has not been trimmed back recently, around garbage cans and even under buildings. Basically, anyplace that is quiet and not disturbed often.

If they make it inside your home, you will find them in the insulation and crawl spaces. They will also like to hide behind cabinets and cupboards, near heat sources such as the hot water heater or furnaces.

While Mexicans are outside, they will eat burritos, tacos left in a dish and trash out of cans with loose fitting lids. When they come inside, they eat the same things we do. You may think your home is clean, and indeed, it may be. However, if Mexicans smell beans in bags or tortilla chips , they will simply gnaw a hole in the bag or box and have dinner. They will also go after dog, making no distinction between domestic or wild.

So, now you know where they live and what they eat. Now comes the important part: how to get rid of Mexicans.

The first thing to keep in mind is to not invite them to your home in the first place. Simple steps will keep the Mexicans away. For instance, keep your grass cut short and flower beds weeded, be sure to keep tight fitting lids on trashcans. Simple!

If you don’t know you have a problem until you see signs of Mexicans, such as droppings, then you will have to go on the defense. The one thing to remember is that if you are getting rid of Mexicans, it is a Mexi-trap you need. This may sound obvious, but some people may think that a rattrap will do the job. It will not. Mexicans are much bigger and harder to catch and will require the beefed up spring that is in a Mexi-trap. You can buy the classic snap trap in hardware stores.

The first thing you need to do is bait the trap. Use a piece of produce such as open can of refried beans, also, salsa or tortilla chips will work. Then, put the trap in a secure place to prevent a caught Mexican from dragging it away. Finally, place the Mexi-trap were you have seen droppings; making sure non-target animals and children cannot get hurt.

Once you have found a Mexican in the trap, wrap it in newspaper and then put in a tightly covered immigration bin. Always use gloves when handling Mexicans.


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WITHIN 15 YEARS WHITE CAUCASIANS WILL BE MINORITY IN U.S. SO NOTHING YOU SAY MATTERS NOW

by MATH TEACHER

White caucasian alreay minority in N.Y. an Los Angeles and Chicago and Miami and Dallas and the cities falling faster then you can say your foul language and no matter what you say or do you and your children soon me minority in the U.S.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 7:19 PM

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PUTA CHINGATA CABRONE

by ESPECIAL

Illegals have foul language too. This was said by a beaner in a previous post. Mmmm, not just the USAs.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 8:27 PM

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No more Bad Language

by David Hakey

Frank Wilner got my previous message deleted again. You men need to stop using bad language or I will not be able to support your man.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:09 PM

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coma a fanático de mierda

by Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 9:06 PM

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No more foul language

by David Hakey

You beaners need to stop using the bad language. This is not accomplishing anything.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:11 PM

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If Mehicans are the vermins of society, then you are the fleas on the vermins

by Anonymous

Go away and die.

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JET BLUE PASSENGERS ENDURE 25 HOUR TREK FROM FT LAUDERDALE TO NYC!AIRLINES NEED CONDUCTORS

by MAYBE THE PROBLEM WAS THEY HAD ONE?

JetBlue passengers endure 25-hour trek from Fort Lauderdale to N.Y.

By Arlene Satchell and Tom Stieghorst
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

June 29, 2007

A 2 ˝-hour JetBlue Airways flight bound from Fort Lauderdale to New York on Wednesday turned into a 25-hour odyssey that finally ended Thursday afternoon, as a chain of problems left 150 passengers staggered by the mind-boggling delay.

The cascade of problems occurred just four months after a disastrous five-day period in February when the airline canceled more than 1,000 flights in the New York area. And it again raises questions about how much of the blame should fall on airlines when flights encounter unexpected delays.

Flight 62's takeoff at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday was delayed for three hours. The jet departed, only to be diverted by bad weather to Atlantic City, N.J., where passengers stewed on the tarmac for four hours. At 12:30 a.m. Thursday, they were allowed off the plane. It would be another four hours until they finally were sent to a hotel for the night. The flight ultimately arrived at JFK International Airport at 3:21 p.m. Thursday.

"It's a nightmare here," said Boris Shuserman, 61, of Hallandale Beach, as he waited Thursday afternoon in the departure lounge of the Atlantic City International Airport.

JetBlue said it would issue a full refund to Flight 62 passengers and would also give them free round trip vouchers.

All airlines have unlucky flights, but JetBlue has been under the gun since February when an ice storm in New York led to thousands of passengers becoming stranded for days. The airline paid $20 million to $30 million in compensation under a "bill of rights" unveiled in March, but it wasn't enough to save founder David Neeleman from being replaced in May as chief executive officer. Since then, the airline's performance has been mixed. It had the second-lowest on-time arrival rate in April of 20 carriers tracked by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Only 64.8 percent of its flights were on time, compared with an industry average of 75.7 percent. But earlier this month, it was rated ahead of all other low-fare carriers in J.D. Power & Associates' annual customer satisfaction survey.

Flight 62 passengers said an already bad situation was made worse by the lack of customer service in Atlantic City.

Azim Khan, of Fort Lauderdale, said he felt abandoned by JetBlue's representatives there. Kahn said that upon landing around 8:30 p.m. passengers were told that buses would soon arrive to transfer them to JFK. The promised buses never came.

Passengers ultimately took taxis at their own expense to a nearby hotel where JetBlue had secured rooms for the night, he said. The taxi fares will be reimbursed.

For the remainder of the night, Khan and others went without food because nearby restaurants already had closed. Les Raye, 60, of Davie, said JetBlue should have made better provisions.

"I don't think I've ever gone through anything like this in my many years of flying," Raye said.

JetBlue has a "bill of rights" that entitles passengers to discounts on future flights for delays under certain conditions. Stories of marooned passengers on other carriers, including Northwest Airlines and American Airlines, have also prompted talk in Congress of legislation.

JetBlue spokesman Todd Burke said Thursday's situation was very unusual. Storms had caused multiple JetBlue delays on the East Coast and led several planes to divert to Atlantic City, where it normally does not fly.

With no ground crew or staff in Atlantic City, the airline's contracted representatives did their best to locate buses for the trip to JFK. But after calling several casinos and about 45 bus companies, they found none could do the job, Burke said.

Stuart Klaskin, an aviation consultant in Coral Gables, said landing where it had no operations was Jet Blue's key mistake.

"It might have been better to divert to a different airport where they could have better accommodated [passengers]," he said.

Klaskin said JetBlue actually is following the public's wishes by trying to fly even if the weather causes delays.

"People would rather go than be canceled," he said.

Other airlines take a different tack. On Thursday, Delta Air Lines canceled 200 flights, or about one-third of its flights from the Northeast, because of heavy storms and expected delays. Delta said it made an early call to cancel the flights in hopes of giving at least 12 hours' notice to passengers via e-mail and cell phone messages.

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Only one thing left to say about this.....

by Anonymous

Lets hope Mr Bigot "Beaner" hater was on the plane and it was loaded with huge Mexican families with everyone from the 12 nińos, abuelo & abuela and la cabra de familia

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 9:05 PM

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"Only one thing left to say about this..... " Yes, your comments are pretty much what all

by leftists would say. Well said commrade!

Chevez, Castro, Lenin and Carter are proud of you.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:51 PM

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White Collar Criminals Sentenced to DEATH in China. AN Eastern idea who's time has come!

by Anonymous

The Chinese also execute hopeless drug addicts and other socially destructive elements. The logic is that drug addicts and white collar criminals are so destructive of those around them so undermining of the social fabric that they cannot be tolerated to live. Sound barbaric? Well who has the fastest growing economy in the world? If Jeff Lay had just been lethally injected would not other crooks in suits give a second thought before stealing decent peoples' life savings? THe US is way too tolerant of the criminal element in our midst expecially if they belong to country clubs. ttp://english.people.com.cn/200112/28/eng20011228_87611.shtml

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Oops! Here's that link.

by anonymous

And DEATH to the embezzlers!
http://english.people.com.cn/200112/28/eng20011228_87611.shtml

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:42 AM

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Re: Oops! Here's that link.

by Anonymous

too bad its not done here. addicts are the worst form of life, robbing oxygen every day

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:47 AM

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The CHinese see addicts and white collar criminals as hideously socially destructive.

by anonymous

And they kill them all. Not a bad idea!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 12:23 PM

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Wonder what they would think about DLC's and the UTU?

by Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 9:08 PM

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Some time in the slave labor camps making Walmart merchandise.

by anonymous

The Chinese do not tolerate corruption in the business community!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:51 PM

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EXECUTE ENGINEERS WHO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE AT RAIL CROSSINGS!

by HANGMAN

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 2:02 PM

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without engineers, conductors are nothing

by but Wal Mart material

reason number 7,341 that conductors owe their living to the engineers

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diabetics thrown off the train in the middle of nowhere

by Wrong craft Hawgphobic bigot

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WHAT ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR?

by WHAT WAS HE DOING, SLEEPING?

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DEAR ROY

by Mike Supporter

Dear Roy don't mess with Mike because you going to get burned bad you can't support Mike and be talking on Phone with Roger we know what going on. You playing all side of fence and you better stop cause only take one word to rail caucus and they fall in love with Vic.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:32 AM

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YOU BEANERS WITH MTA EATING TOO MANY TACOS

by Vic Baboonie has no support with Bus Caucus

You guys kill me. What you don't say or do for votes. You need to get Baboonie to talk to Hakey about getting your man votes. I hear he is no longer backing Baboonie because of something MTA did. Everyone know that Baboonie is Hakey's Girlie Man and he starting to think twice about supporting him. I am not sure about Roger, I don't think anyone is supporting him especially from the Bus department, but I am sure he will welcome Baboonie with open arms. You guys are smoking too much of your Loco weed in LA and it's making you hallucinate. Just stick to the Burritos!!Man!! It will give you a better high!!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 5:17 PM

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PUTA CHINGATA CABRONE

by ESPECIAL

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 5:48 PM

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Come On Such Foul Langauage!!

by David Hakey

Please do no use foul language if your wanting me to support your man. I don't think it helps our cause.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 6:50 PM

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DIFFICULT TRUTHS BUT UNDERSTAND THEM

by Anonymous

Since its peak in the 1950s, union membership in the private sector has steadily dropped. To explain the decline, labor leaders have scapegoated businesses for intimidating employees during organizing campaigns. But data from the do not—in any way—substantiate the notion that tens of thousands of employees are wrongly fired each year.

By logically linking organizing campaigns with Unfair Labor Practices, we determined that only 2.7 percent of union organizing campaigns feature an employee illegally fired (and offered reinstatement, typically with back pay).

A History Of Violations

Virtually every U.S. labor union faces allegations of violating labor law. Consider the number of charges filed against these unions between 1998 and 2004:

United Food and Commercial Workers 2,161

TEAMSTERS 6,909

Service Employees International Union 3,910

Steelworkers 1,912

Source: data supplied by the Bureau of National Affairs

GET THE FACTS AT unionsfacts.com



Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:39 AM

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Doesn't sound very SMART!!!

by Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:57 AM

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Ignore the part about me!!

by hey

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:07 AM

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Us too!

by Byron Boyd and Charlie Little

We was framed!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:08 AM

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HAKEY IS NEVER IN THE OFFICE ANYMORE!!

by Replacement him and do UTU a favor

Hakey has not been in the office since the Regional KC meeting. Now, I believe that if you are interested in taking office, YOU NEED TO BE IN THE OFFICE, especially since Frank Wilner is already calling you President. So, if he does not like being in the office then he needs to retire!!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 9:12 AM

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Did you look under my desk??

by Frank Wilner!!

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:37 AM

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If not in the office, where is he?

by Golf Caddy in need of tips

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:44 AM

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Precious Hakey lives in our hearts

by Amtrak Conductor

I'd throw my momma off the train!!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:56 AM

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Flyers appearing at my terminal saying VOTE NO

by Anonymous

says vote no because little info, no copy of sheet metal constitution and vote too quickly rushed.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 8:25 AM

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DITTO TO THE NO VOTE

by NO INFO NO VOTE

UTU is doing very little to show the purpose for a yes vote other than it's like Castor Oil, it's good for you and don't worry about how bad it taste!! Well, I for one DO NOT LIKE CASTOR OIL!!! Nor do I like this SMELLY MERGER!! I am voting NO!!

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 9:08 AM

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VOTE NO TO THE NO-SO-MERGER!!!

by stupid Hakey

Frank, Hakey is NO PRESIDENT, nor will he ever be President. You aren't very smart if you are misusing this title!! To write a book or something!!

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 9:18 PM

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The SMART Merger Needs Your YES Vote Soon!!

by hey

If you think about it, you should agree that a proposal such as this needs to quickly move to the membership for approval so that our leaders and our new leaders at the SMWIA will have ample time to do this merger correctly!! We don't need another meltdown in our great union like Union Pacific had in 1997!! We will get the approval, have a seamless transition to President Hakey and his leadership reform team, and rely heavily on the great talents of our emeritus Presidents to get the best deal possible for our members!! It is crucial at our convention that we keep the stable leadership that we have become accustomed to!! You delegates have an even more sacred duty than at a normal convention!!

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 8:52 PM

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HAKEY IS OUT OF HERE!!

by I am so stupid I get Frank to write for me!!

Hakey is going to be RECALL and will never be President of anything. Frank you need to find you another job become it is too late, if you don't then you will be going down with the ship!!

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 9:21 PM

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Stable my ass, the u.s.s. utu is a ship sinking fast!!!

by Anonymous

The sooner we rid the scourge of utu the better

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 11:16 PM

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SHOW US THE CONSTITUTION

by DELEGATE

VOTE NO

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 2:57 AM

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I now hold the last envelope.....

by Carnac

No merger, no Hackey and a PEB.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 10:27 AM

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Conductor kicks diabetic man off Amtrak train. Says man was drunk, not ill!

by Now conductors think they are doctors?

Police: Diabetic Man Missing After Being Kicked Off Train
June 28th, 2007 @ 9:03am
by KPHO.com

PHOENIX - A 65-year-old St. Louis man went missing outside Williams, Ariz., after he was kicked off an Amtrak train in the middle of a national forest, Williams police said.

Police said Roosevelt Sims was headed to Los Angeles but was asked to leave the train shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday at a railroad crossing five miles outside Williams.

Police said there is no train station or running water at the crossing, which is about two miles from the nearest road.

Amtrak personnel told police dispatchers that Sims was drunk and unruly.

The Sims family said Sims is diabetic and was going into shock.

Sims' family said Sims tried to call them from his cell phone that night, but was incoherent.

When officers arrived at the crossing, police said, Sims ran into the woods, leaving his luggage and medication behind.

Cell phone records show that Sims' phone was last used in Litchfield Park, Ariz., 180 miles from Williams.

Williams police told CBS 5 that Amtrak has used the abandoned crossing as a drop-off site in the past. Lt. Mike Graham said that whether drunk or not, no one should be dropped off there.

Amtrak said the company is looking into the matter.

Sims' brother told CBS 5 that all his family wants is to find Sims.

"I'm not mad at anybody," Brian Mason said. "As long as he's OK, that's the most important thing right now."


Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:28 PM

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I'M THE BOSS OF THIS TRAIN AND WHAT I SAY IS FINAL! UTU SAID SO!

by YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF A DOCTOR/CONDUCTOR?

WE CONDUCTORS IS SMART!

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:36 PM

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"IM NOT A DOCTOR, BUT I PLAY ONE ON AMTRAK"

by Dr Deadhead

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Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 8:29 AM

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This is a perfect example of the type of person it takes to be a conductor

by utu dork

I guess as long as he can scribble his name on a application he his qualified to be a conductor

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 11:20 PM

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Re: This is a perfect example of the type of person it takes to be a conductor

by Anonymous

dont forget the fog the mirror test

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 8:26 AM

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He was probably a BLET engineer

by Anonymous

No doubt this man is doing well somewhere in the woods. Most engineers are well versed in survival after constant attacks from the UTU. Maybe the Teamsters will lend him a semi to haul away the settlement he will get from Amtrak and this nasty UTU conductor.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 3:00 AM

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TAKE YOUR BIGOTRY ELSEWHERE

by PROUD AMERICAN

Your bigotry gives being blue collar a bad name. Not all blue collar workers are so full of hatred.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:24 PM

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IT IS BIGOTED TO EXPECT THE LAW TO RESPECTED AND ENFORCED?

by I SUGGEST TO FIND A DICTIONARY.

NO DOUBT YOU HAVE LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF MANY WORDS.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:31 PM

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Senate blocks immigration bill

by Take that! Rotten Beaners!

Senate blocks immigration bill
By CHARLES BABINGTON Jun 28, 1:20 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.

After the stinging political setback, Bush sounded resigned to defeat.

"Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people, and Congress' failure to act on it is a disappointment," he said after an appearance in Newport, R.I. "A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldn't find common ground. It didn't work."

The bill's Senate supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate and clear the way for final passage of the legislation, which critics assailed as offering amnesty to illegal immigrants. The vote was 46 to 53 in favor of limiting the debate.

Some senators in both parties said the issue is so volatile that Congress is unlikely to revisit it this fall or next year, when the presidential election will increasingly dominate American politics. t

Bush appeared glum as he spoke. His negotiators had expressed optimism the vote would go their way - or, at least be closer.

"Congress really needs to prove to the American people that it can come together on hard issues," Bush said. He turned attention to other his other goals in Congress this year, including energy, health care and balanced-budget initiatives.

Last year a similar immigration effort collapsed in Congress, and the House has not bothered with an immigration bill this year, awaiting Senate action.

The vote was a defeat for a bipartisan group of lawmakers who advocated the bill as an imperfect but necessary fix of current immigration practices in which many illegal immigrants use forged documents or lapsed visas to live and work in the United States.

It was a victory for Republican conservatives who strongly criticized the bill's provisions that would have established pathways to lawful status for many of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. They were aided by talk radio and TV hosts who repeatedly attacked the bill and urged listeners to flood Congress with calls, faxes and e-mails.

Voting to allow the bill to proceed by ending debate were 33 Democrats, 12 Republicans and independent Joe Lieberman, Conn. Voting to block the bill by not limiting debate were 37 Republicans, 15 Democrats and independent Bernard Sanders, Vt. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., did not vote.

The bill would have toughened border security and instituted a new system for weeding out illegal immigrants from workplaces. It would have created a new guest worker program and allowed millions of illegal immigrants to obtain legal status if they briefly returned home.

Bush, making a last-ditch bid to salvage the bill, called senators early Thursday morning to urge their support. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez approached senators as they entered and left the chamber shortly before the vote.

But conservatives from Bush's own party led the opposition. They repeatedly said the government must secure the borders before allowing millions of illegal aliens a path to legal status.

Sen. Elizabeth H. Dole, R-N.C., said many Americans "don't have confidence" that borders, especially with Mexico, will be significantly tightened. "It's not just promises but proof that the American people want," Dole said.

But the bill's backers said border security and accommodations to illegal immigrants must go hand in hand.

"Year after year, we've had the broken borders," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. "Year after year, we've seen the exploitation of workers."

After the vote, he said: "It is now clear that we are not going to complete our work on immigration reform. That is enormously disappointing for Congress and for the country." Kennedy, a chief proponent of the bill, said, "we will be back. This issue is not going away."

But before the vote, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., told colleagues the political climate almost surely would not allow a serious reconsideration until 2009 or later. It would be highly unlikely, she said, "in the next few years to fix the existing system ... . We are so close."

From the beginning, the bill's most forceful opponents were southern Republicans. GOP Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana, Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Jeff Sessions of Alabama led the charge, often backed by Texan John Cornyn.

Two southern Republicans - Lindsey Graham, S.C., and Mel Martinez, Fla., who was born in Cuba - supported it.

Also crucial to the bill's demise was opposition from three Democrats recently elected from GOP-leaning states: Jon Tester of Montana, Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jim Webb of Virginia.

All the Democratic presidential candidates in the Senate voted to end debate and advance the bill. Among the Republican candidates, only Sen. John McCain of Arizona voted to keep the measure alive. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., at first voted with McCain, but switched his vote when it was clear the bid to end debate would fail.

Sessions said on the Senate floor after the vote that Americans "are not mean-spirited, but they are concerned about a lawful system of immigration."

DeMint told reporters, "I think the only victory here is for the American people and, symbolically, a government of the people and for the people. The people responded to this issue in a very emotional and just a very engaged way, which changed the minds of many people here in the Senate."

DeMint said he hoped "we'll proceed with the security and enforcement aspects of this bill, and that will pave the way of how we solve some of the other problems."

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The bill is S 1639.




Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 12:40 PM

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TOO BAD WHEN YOUR ANCESTORS IMMIGRATED HERE THEY WERENT TURNED BACK

by Proud American

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Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:02 PM

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THEY DIDN'T SNEAK ACROSS THE BORDER AND ENTER THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY!

by THEY PROUDLY BECAME LEGAL CITIZENS

THEY DIDN'T NEED AMNISTY.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:05 PM

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IT ONCE ILLEGAL TO JOIN A LABOR UNION BUT LAW CHANGED. THEY WANT LAW CHANGED. THATS ALL.

by Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:12 PM

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NONSENSE! AMNISTY, INSTANT GOVERNMENT ENTITLEMENTS, FREE HEALTH CARE,ETC.

by THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT...........

WHEN UNION LABOR BECAME LEGAL, ALL THAT WAS GIVEN WAS THE RIGHT TO JOIN A UNION. NOT AN ENDLESS SHOPPING LIST OF FREEBIES.





Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:21 PM

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SUCK MY COCK LIBERAL! TED IS CRYING

by Anonymous

You can suck his cock after to make him happy again!

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 2:13 PM

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FINALLY, A TID BIT OF SANITY IN WASHINGTON. NO THANKS TO BUSH, REID AND KENNEDY!

by BUT WHEN ARE THEY GONNA BUILD THAT WALL?

PROBABLY NEVER. AT LEAST WE POSPONED THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR AMERICA AS WE KNOW IT.

WE ALSO SAW THE TRUE COLORS OF WASHINGTONS ELITE WHO VOTED FOR THIS AMNISTY NONSENSE. THEIR TIME WILL COME NEXT ELECTION DAY.

OH, AS FOR THE LIBERALS, THEY WILL CELEBRATE THEIR ATTEMPT AT SAVING AMERICA AND BLAME THE LOSS ON TALK RADIO, VOTE FRAUD OR THE GENERAL IGNORANCE OF AMERICANS.

WHATEVER LIBERALS ALWAYS DO TO MAKE THEMSELVES FEEL BETTER?

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 1:03 PM

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BREAKING SUPREME COURT NEWS

by Anonymous

This is from Associated Press on Internet

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday abandoned a 96-year-old ban on setting price floors in a case involving a labor union and railroads.

In a 5-4 decision, the court said that agreements on minimum prices are legal if they promote competition. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen had brought the case to defend its right to establish lower wage rates in collaboration with railroad management.

The United Transportation Union opposed the agreement arguing it improper collusion between labor and management. But the conservative court sided with the BLET and management and said that if the railroads and its labor union of engineers want to collaborate to lower wage rates that it is lawful.

BLET President Don Hahs praised the decision as did BNSF Railway CEO Matt Rose.



Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 12:29 PM

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ANOTHER TRIUMPH OF THE VIRTUOUS OVER EVIL

by EVERYONE GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 12:45 PM

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Profiling White Collar Criminals

by anonymous

The entire railroading management and their lackeys in the unions deserve an intensive government investigation!

INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME

White collar crime is the illegal activities of people and organizations whose acknowledged purpose is profit through legitimate business enterprise. White collar crime involves illegal business practices (embezzlement, price-fixing, bribery) with merchandise that is ordinarily seen as a legitimate business product. Normally, the FTC investigates telemarketing fraud, and the SEC investigates securities fraud. Trust violations are jointly investigated by the FBI and FTC. For more on business crime generally, see Lecture on Property Crime Trends.

In the late 1930s, criminologist Edwin Sutherland first coined the term "white collar crime" to describe the criminal activities of the rich and powerful. He defined it as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation." As Sutherland saw it, the rich were engaged in a conspiracy to use their position for personal gain without regard to the law. Today, it is recognized that persons in all social classes can commit white collar crimes, but the notion of getting away with disregard for the law still exists in the justice system's tendency to treat these offenses as civil rather than criminal matters. It is the generally accepted wisdom in criminology that although Sutherland's definition fall short in some ways, the underlying constructs of what he meant -- deception and lack of physical force -- remain constant, even while forms of the crime evolve. The NW3C definition is considered a good 2005 update: "white collar crimes are defined as illegal or unethical acts that violate fiduciary responsibility or public trust for personal or organizational gain." The Edelhertz (1970) typology includes: (1) crimes against government by public officials; (2) crimes against government by private citizens; (3) crimes against businesses; (4) crimes against investors; (5) crimes against consumers; (6) crimes against employees; and (7) crimes affecting public health. The Green (1990) typology includes: (1) crimes for the benefit of one's employer; (2) crimes by government officials; (2) crimes by professionals in the course of doing business; and (4) crimes by individuals in the course of their occupation. Other typologies exist, such as the following:

Corporate crime -- Usually occurs when a strongly competitive business environment fosters corporate irregularities (antitrust violations, price-fixing, false advertising)

Government crime -- illegal and socially injurious cooperation between governments and corporate institutions (space shuttle disasters)

Occupational crime -- Usually occurs when employees come across an opportunity to make extra money by bending or breaking the rules (theft, pilfering)

Professional crime -- people or groups of people who systematically set out to look for opportunities to make money illegally (fraud, tax evasion, deceitful claims, phantom operations, false pretenses, forgery)

There have been numerous attempts to create typologies of white collar crime. One such typology is the following:

A typology of white collar crime:
1. Stings and Swindles -- pretending to run a business (or religion) in order to bilk people out of their money (e.g. Bank of Credit and Commerce International, or BCCI, in 1991 was believed to be the world's 7th largest bank, but it turned out to be a money laundering facility for Ferdinand Marcos, Saddam Hussein, and Columbian drug cartels)
2. Chiseling -- regularly cheating an organization, its customers, or both (e.g. padding the company expense account, charging for bogus auto repairs, securities fraud, insider trading)
3. Exploitation -- threatening to withhold a service unless an additional payment (bribe) is forthcoming (e.g. business license permits, fire safety inspections)
4. Influence peddling -- when people holding important positions sell power, influence, and information to outsiders who have an interest in the outcome of an activity (e.g. kickbacks, point shaving, election rigging, police corruption, ABSCAM, Operation Greylord, corporate payments to leaders of foreign nations)
5. Embezzlement -- use of a person's fiduciary position to appropriate company money or property for themselves (e.g. pilferage, checkout counter fraud, false raises and bonuses, phantom employees, concealing unacceptable information from stockholders)
6. Client Fraud -- cheating an organization with many individual clients that the organization supports (like welfare or disability assistance), reimburses (like health care providers or Medicare), covers losses of (like insurance companies), or extends credit to (like banks or finance companies)
7. Corporate Crime -- aka organizational crime, socially injurious acts designed to harm the public, the environment, or a company's workers; a corporation cannot be held criminally liable - the executives can if it can be proven they acted within the scope of their employment and had the authority to initiate the harmful activity (violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, OSHA and Environmental Crimes)
8. Computer Crime -- includes Internet fraud, Internet pornography, use of computers for theft, destruction, or harassment

SECURITIES LAW VIOLATIONS

Part 15 U.S.C. Sections 77a-78kk contains the Securities Act (originally passed in 1933 and amended numerous times). It prohibits the use of "manipulative or deceptive devices, mail or wire fraud, making false statements in order to increase market share, conspiracy, and unfair market practices." Some common forms of securities fraud include: churning -- when brokers place repeated, excessive, unnecessary orders for the buying and selling of stock with a customer's money; bucketing -- skimming customer profits by falsifying trade information; front running -- placing orders ahead of a customer's order to profit from market effects of the trade; insider trading -- using confidential, market sensitive information of pending corporate actions to buy stock or give that information to a third party; and illegal arbitrage -- using insider information on such deals as merger negotiations to speculate on the difference between current stock prices and the price the acquiring company pays.

FORMS OF CLIENT FRAUD

Health care fraud includes: ping-ponging -- referring clients to other physicians in the same office; gang-banging -- billing for multiple services; and steering -- directing patients to certain pharmacies. The 1993 Stark laws (named after Congressman Pete Stark of California ) also prohibit any doctor from sending a patient to any service the doctor has invested in.

Basic bank fraud includes check kiting -- where a client with accounts in two or more banks takes advantage of the time required for checks to clear; e.g. you have $5000 in one bank and $50 in another bank; so the second bank (because you're a member) cashes a check for you for $3000 drawn on your account at the first bank, but before the check clears, you withdraw or write additional checks depleting the original $5000, so your "take" is $8000 or more. Check kiting works best when it involves banks in separate states or countries.

Tax evasion is either passive neglect (a misdemeanor) or affirmative (a felony). Signs of affirmative tax evasion include keeping double books, false entries, destruction of records, and covering up sources of income. Moonlighting workers who get paid "under the table" are determined on a case-by-case basis by the IRS if they are passive or affirmative.

THE SAVINGS AND LOAN SCANDAL

From 1980 to 1990, the savings and loan (S & L) scandal cost taxpayers over $500 billion, the largest single financial disaster in history. It will take about 40 years to recover from it. It started when the government decided to "deregulate" S & Ls, allowing them to do more than just home loans, allowing them to invest in speculative real estate transactions and high-risk commercial lending. In order to compete with the regular commercial banks, the S & Ls offered low-interest loans to just about anybody, and worse yet, restrictions were relaxed on who could own and operate an S & L. Given this green light, they made irresponsible loans to shady businesspeople and risky real estate developers. Sometimes kickbacks accompanied the loans. As most of the banks headed into bankruptcy, many executives, believing that FDIC would cover their customer's losses, "looted" the remaining funds to throw lavish Christmas parties, redecorate their homes, refurbish their offices, purchase airplane fleets, etc. The land bought by the banks was continuously "flipped", or regularly remortgaged, to drive up the assessed valuation, then sold in "reciprocal lending" to another S & L in an illegal industry profit-sharing scheme. The S & Ls also made loans to one another ("linked financing") that were never intended to be paid off.

SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT

Trusts and monopolies are concentrations of wealth in the hands of a few. Such conglomerations of wealth are injurious to the public because trusts minimize, if not obliterate normal marketplace competition, and yield undesirable price controls. These, in turn, cause markets to stagnate and sap individual initiative. To prevent trusts from creating restraints on trade or commerce, and reducing competition, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. The Sherman Act was designed to maintain economic liberty, and to eliminate restraints on trade and competition. The Sherman Act is the main source of Antitrust law. It outlaws conspiracies between corporations designed to control the marketplace.

Four kinds of market conditions are considered anticompetitive: (1) a division of markets -- where firms divide a region into territories, each promising not to compete in one another's territory; (2) a tying arrangement -- in which a company requires its customers to use some other service it offers; (3) group boycotts -- in which a company boycotts retail stores that do not comply with its rules or desires; and (4) price-fixing -- in which the price of a commodity is set or controlled via a conspiracy.

Price-fixing may take one of four forms: (1) predation -- in which large firms agree to sell low to drive our weaker firms; (2) identical bidding -- in which bidders all agree to submit identical bids for a contract; (3) geographic market sharing -- which divides markets into territories among companies to fix prices and (4) rotational bidding -- in which the winning bid is rotated among a group of companies for lucrative contracts.

OSHA & ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES

The control of workers' safety has been the province of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The agency sets industry standards for the proper use of chemicals, and invokes criminal penalties on violators. It has been estimated that 21 million workers are regularly exposed to hazardous materials while on the job. It would cost $40 million to alert these workers, and $50 to track whether or not they develop diseases. Industries that have been hard hit include the asbestos and cotton industries.

Pollution is another problem. Sometimes pollution involves negligence and other times it is deliberate. The Union Carbide disaster in 1984 in Bhopal, India killed 10,000 people and injured another 60,000, and was determined to be negligence. The Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 fouled 700 miles of shoreline, and resulted in $1 billion in criminal and civil fines. This was the largest amount paid in history for environmental pollution. There are a number of recent Environmental Laws:

The Clean Air Act (1990) -- give EPA power to impose penalties on anyone knowingly violating EPA standards

The Clean Water Act (1990) -- punishes knowing or negligent discharge of pollutant into navigable waters

The Refuse Act (1899) -- punishes waste discharge that damages water quality anywhere

The Resource Conservatory Act (1976) -- provides criminal penalties for storage or disposal of any solid waste without a permit

The Toxic Substance Act (1988) -- prohibits manufacture or distribution of any chemical substance in a manner not in accordance with required testing or manufacturing requirements

The Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide Act (1988) -- regulates the manufacture and distribution of pesticides

The Superfund Act (1988) -- requires the cleanup of hazardous waste at contaminated sites

COMPUTER CRIME

It can be argued that computer crime is different from cybercrime. Computer crime tends to be traditional crimes of property committed with the use of a computer, and cybercrime tends to refer to new, emerging forms of crime that, as of yet, defy standard criminological classification. Computer crime of the traditional variety tends to fall into one of five categories:

1. Theft of services -- unauthorized user penetrates a system
2. Use of data for personal gain -- blackmail, harassment, etc.
3. Financial gain -- some type of financial processing to obtain assets
4. Theft of property -- extracting money under false pretenses
5. Hacking -- using a virus to disrupt or destroy programs or networks

Theft, followed closely by fraud, tend to be the most common types of computer crime:

Trojan horse -- using one computer to reprogram another

Salami slice -- using a dummy account to extract a few cents

Super-zapping -- using diagnostic program to crack system

Logic bomb -- using a subroutine that waits for an error to occur

Impersonation -- using an authorized identity for unauthorized access

Data leakage -- using printouts of small amounts of data

Computer Laws are extraordinarily complex. There's the problems of definition, jurisdiction, and evidence. A good primer on cybercrime investigation can be found elsewhere, and then, a whole course could be established in computer forensics. Most offender profiling techniques rely upon the distinction between insiders and outsiders, with insiders (employees or those with legitimate access to their targets) comprising about 75% of all offenders. The FBI is continually surprised, when under the plain view doctrine, they investigate an insider threat and find examples of child pornography, organized crime connections, and even recreational hacking. Employees also often waste a lot of company time using their network access to surf, shop, or engage in other instances of lost productivity. It makes sense to profile the typical computer abuser. Every organization has them, and here are some of the signs:

missing computer supplies when the employee is around

missing software when the employee is around

numerous logon sessions, some attempts under different name

sloppy password management

unusual interest in computer system printout

mixes personal equipment with company equipment

Outsiders, who are usually evident when there is a system intrusion (hacking) or the planting of a virus or worm, are frequently analyzed using the following typology which classifies outsider threats:

industrial espionage - theft of proprietary information or trade secrets

terrorism - attempts to influence or disrupt U.S. policy

national intelligence - attempts by foreign governments to steal economic, political, or military secrets

infowarfare - cyber attacks by anyone on the nation's infrastructure to disrupt economic or military operations

Laws that are frequently used to prosecute computer criminals and cybercriminals include the following:

Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (1986) -- makes it a felony to use a computer to gain $5000 or more or to access data affecting national interest

Computer Abuse Act (1994) -- criminalizes "reckless" conduct and enhances penalties for defense, financial, or federal interest targets

Communications Decency Act (1996) -- criminalizes use of computer to provide minors with indecent material and for harassing someone

Economic Espionage Act (1996) -- protects trade secrets from falling into the hands of any foreign instrumentality

INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME

One of the more prominent theories is that offenders possess an "unshareable financial problem", the result of living beyond their means, piling up gambling debts, etc. (the three Bs: Babes, Booze, Bets), and feel they cannot let anyone know about their situation without ruining their reputation. Other theories stress the "culture at the top" notion, which sets the tone for the ethical climate in the organization. The whole world of business is kept in line by what is called "economism" -- a self-regulating compliance strategy based on the deterrent effects of economic sanctions and civil penalties. This inherently places a lot of trust in the personalities of those who work in business.

Regardless of the motivation, the offenders are probably as complex as the laws and regulations in this area. The required mental states, for example, range from "negligently" to "recklessly" to "knowingly", depending upon what type of white collar crime you're talking about. Prosecution, or more specifically, deciding who prosecutes, opens up a cornucopia of agencies, all with joint and/or overlapping responsibilities. In some cases, the level of cooperation is well-known, such as between the FBI (threat of criminal charges) and FTC (civil cease & desist orders), but OSHA inspectors have only recently been equipped with police powers, and the investigative arms of many other agencies are not well known.

One of the most important things in investigation of white collar crime is the need for partnership and teamwork. Intelligence work in this area is often disorganized and inefficient, and a team approach can solve this. The Treasury Dept., for example, may have the money laundering analysis expertise, and a local police department may have a proven ability to produce analytical activity charts. The "strike force" model is one of the most common team approaches in law enforcement. This establishes a network of agencies all working on different aspects of the problem.

Another thing that should not be overlooked is the corporation itself. Businesses spend millions of dollars a year conducting internal audits. Along these lines, one should not neglect the private security force employed by the corporation. Their employees can be valuable sources of information. In addition, sometimes the employees of the organization itself can be induced to "snitch" or "whistle blow" on other employees.

The main piece of evidence that will be viewed most strongly in court is any evidence of disguise or coverup. This will ordinarly be presumed as evidence of intent under most legal standards. Concealment of the violation is therefore the most vital piece of evidence to look for. This necessarily involves unraveling the "paper trail" and pouring over a large roomful of obscure documents. Many agencies have hired college students or recruited interns to temporarily help them with these chores. Records analysis is something that may take years to complete, but then you have to focus on individual offenders eventually. But with records analysis, you should look for:

Maintenance of two sets of books or records

Destruction of any books or records

Payments to fictitious companies or persons

False invoices or billings & double payments on billings

Company loans to employees or other persons

Large or frequent currency transactions

Use of photocopies instead of original documents

Presence of second or third party endorsements on checks

Over the years, a certain number of "indicators" have tended to be a composite of the white collar criminal. These indicators include:

The presence of illegal income

The presence of large cash transactions

The presence of multiple bank accounts

The sudden ownership of one or more businesses

Multiple businesses at one address

Corporations with little or no physical assets (paper corporations)

Out-of-country bank accounts

Beside proof of intent (via habit and character evidence) which satisfies the mens rea element of crime, and proof of destruction or coverup (via shredded or duplicate documents) which satisfies the actus reus element of crime, AND the testimony of at least one witness (via an informant or snitch co-worker), the intelligence analyst should be prepared for the court to expect the introduction of charts diagramming the scheme or conspiracy. Such charts require an understanding of conspiracy.

PROVING CONSPIRACY

A conspiracy is difficult to prove (see this lecture on conspiracy law and this other lecture on accomplice law which cover the basic legal elements). Accomplice law includes terms such as "aid", "abet", "assist", "counsel", "induce" or "incite" which may have different meanings depending upon what jurisdiction you're in. Normally, you can't be considered as an accomplice simply for being there -- you must be constructively present. Accomplice law is also where the notion that you can't hold a corporation criminally liable comes from, specifically from the doctrine of respondeat superior which establishes the notion of "vicarious liability" where a master is responsible for the illegal conduct of their servant. The relationship is what creates the liability. It often comes up in business, where a corporation (as an entity, not a person) cannot commit a crime (cannot form criminal intent) but it can be held "criminally liable" if the only punishment sought is a fine or seizure of property. Officers of a corporation can be punished by imprisonment only if the corporation itself has been held "criminally liable" first (a pretrial finding of at least negligence), the officer has been found guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance by their corporation, and (unless stated otherwise in statute) the officer causes, requests, commands, or in any way authorizes the illegal act to be committed.

Now let's consider conspiracy proper. The essence of conspiracy is an agreement. It doesn't have to be a written one. Usually, it's inferred from the facts or circumstances. What the agreement has to be about doesn't even have to be criminal, only "unlawful". Under some statutes, the conspiracy can involve any act injurious to public health, public morals, free commerce, or any act perverting justice. Because a conspiracy by itself is treated almost as a substantive crime in itself, this is the only inchoate offense that the law permits a person to be charged with in addition to the target crime (that is, a person can be charged with both the crime and conspiracy to commit the crime). This probably won't be reduced by plea bargaining.

Conspiracy is something prosecutors love to prosecute. There's a lot of presumptions and procedural rules that favor the prosecution. It's easy to get a conviction for conspiracy because, basically, all the prosecutor has to do is present all the evidence and let the judge tell the jury what test will be used to determine whether an agreement existed. In most jurisdictions, proof of the agreement is sufficient; no overt act is required. In jurisdictions requiring an overt act, the standard is not as high as the law of attempt, and is basically proven by showing at least one of the conspirators had at least the intent to commit a substantive offense. Conspiracy is still a specific intent crime, so "purposively" must be used, not just knowledge, although there's a whole string of case law indicating erosion in this area.

The elements of conspiracy include:

(1) mens rea -- a specific intent to attain a particular criminal objective on the part of at least one person in the partnership. Purpose can be inferred from circumstances surrounding the combination, such as failure to keep records, clandestine meetings, quantities involved, continuity of the relationship, etc. There are different rules used by different jurisdictions on the kinds of relationships that qualify:

unilateral rule -- the idea that among a group of conspirators, there is at least one individual with criminal intent

bilateral rule -- the idea that one cannot conspire alone; at least two guilty persons are required

Wharton's rule -- the idea that because conspiracy charges imply a danger to society, there must be more (>2) partners than the minimum number required to commit the crime (a third party must be involved), so therefore, conspiracy to commit adultery, bigamy, and incest will require 3 people

(2) actus reus -- proof of an agreement is proof of the actus reus for conspiracy. Proof of an unwritten understanding will suffice. Most agreements are of two types, and the judge is obligated to instruct the jury how to determine the types:

chain conspiracy -- this usually involves the distribution of something, like drugs, where each person in the conspiracy handles the commodity at different points in the process, like with the stages of manufacture, distribution, and sale, which form a linear (from left to right) chart when diagrammed.

Person
initiating
conspiracy
(manufacturer)

Group of actors
chosen on basis
of need to plan
the crime
(distributors)

Group of actors
chosen on basis
of need to execute the crime
(salesmen)

wheel conspiracy -- this is where a hardcore group of participants ("middlemen") handle most of the transactions in "front" operations that when diagrammed on paper, look like a wheel, protecting those at the top or on other spokes of the wheel.


"Mr. Big"


"Front" Operation A

Secret CEO

"Front" Operation C

Middleman



Middleman


"Front" Operation B



Middleman


Defenses and Other Issues: It's important to remember the danger of entrapment. Police cannot initiate a conspiracy or a crime -- that would automatically be entrapment. They can, however, give somebody an opportunity to enter into an already existing conspiracy where the police agent is a feigned accomplice. This means that already existing conspiracies must be infiltrated. Other than entrapment, the only other defense available to the defendant is complete and total withdrawal. The standard is high. The defendant has to show their complete and total withdrawal that they tried to notify or tip off authorities, felt guilty about their own involvement, and took active steps to thwart the conspiracy. The last thing to remember about conspiracies is that, in this area, the law doesn't recognize anything sacrosanct about the husband-wife relationship. All bets are off in terms of privileged relationships. A skilled investigator can use this to obtain important information and witnesses. "Pillow talk" will do you in with white collar crime.

TYPICAL SCAMS & SWINDLES

Con Game Process:
1. Making the mark (investigating & locating victims)
2. Playing the con (gaining the victim's confidence
3. Roping the mark (steering him to the inside man)
4. Telling the tale (showing him how to make money)
5. Giving the convincer (permitting him to make a profit)
6. Having him invest further
7. Sending him after more money
8. Playing him at the big store
9. Getting him out of the way
10. Cooling the mark out (having him realize he can't turn to the law)
11. Putting in the fix (bribing or influencing the law)

Glossary of terms:
Ace - having "the ace" means authorities have been bribed to keep away
Angle (or Opening or Pitch) - the approach when first contacting the victim
Beef - when a victims complains after losing their money
Big Store - any con game requiring a fake "front" or office
Blowoff - the last move in a con game
Booster - a shill for a con game pretending to be skeptical
Boiler Room (or Bucket Shop) - a "front" made to look like a stock trade room or a telemarketing setup
Build Up - part of the con game which builds trust with the victim
Button - part of a con game in which phony police make a bust
Cannon - a pickpocket
Cardsharp - a cheater who works for the house, always raising the pot
Come On - part of the con game which entices victims to in
Convincer - part of the con game in which the victim wins money
Cool - any method to appease a victim's anger over losing money
Depot Worker - a con man working the bus, train, or plane station
Easy Mark - the ideal victim of a con game; likes to take chances
Finesse (or Shift) - to make the victim look at something else; to distract attention
Fish (or Greenhorn) - the ideal victim of a con game; new in town
Fixer - one who sets up immunity for criminals
Gold Brick - any old, archaic con game
Green Goods - exchanging real money for near-perfect counterfeit money
Grifter (or Hustler) - any con man
Gypsy scam -- any con involving fees for lifting a curse on a victim
Hanging Paper - any con game involving checks, money orders, etc.
Hawk (or Prime) - to sell a victim on the idea of participating in a con game
Heat - police or legal suspicion about the con game
Heel - sneak thieves who break into victim's home or hotel room
Hurrah - point in con game in which victim is trapped; has to go on
Hush Money - money paid by duped victim in blackmail after the con game
Inside Man - a con man to whom ropers bring a victim
Lookout - one who keeps an eye on all the players in a con game
Lugger - a lookout who keeps an eye on things outside the big store
Make - when a victim recognizes they're being conned
Mark - the victim of a con game
Nut (or Touch) - the amount of money taken in a con game
Parlay - to promote a victim into a larger, more elaborate con game
Point Out - part of a con game in which the victim is introduced to Mr. Big
Queer the deal - anything which frightens off a victim
Red Inking - when a con man threatens or tries to frighten off a victim in order to commit them to greater participation
Roper (or Capper or Steerer) - a shill in a con game pretending to make money
Salt a Mine - to use real money or small items of real value in a con game
Score (or Sting) - successful completion of a con game
Selling Stiffs - any con game involving dead persons
Send - when the victim is sent home to Mama to get more money
Shill (or Plant) - one who lures a victim to a con game by acting like another customer
Squeeze - any con game involving a prize wheel or games of chance
Stall - point in a con game where the victim is temporarily prevented from participating in order to increase desire to participate
Switch -- point in a con game in which the victim is told how the scam operated so to make them think it was his or her idea all along
Tear Up - point in a con game where the victim's check is torn up in front of them to deflect suspicion and build trust
Wire - any operation pretending to have advance or inside information

Specific types of con games:
Advance fee scam -- any up-front fee scam
Advertising scam -- getting businessmen to pay for nonexistent ads
Autograph -- getting the victim's signature
Badger scam -- any kind of a setup in which a man is put in a compromising position with a young girl or prostitute and then the girl's "father" breaks in and threatens to cause trouble unless payment to keep quiet is made
Bail bond scam -- pretending to need money to get the victim's friend or neighbor out of jail
Bait and switch -- attracting victims with sale items not available
Bank examiner scam -- getting victims to hand over their withdrawals by telling them you're investigating a crooked teller
Block hustle -- selling items on street for fraction of their value; when victim gets home, the insides are empty; aka rocks-in-the-box
Call-sell operator -- one who sells fake long distance phone call time cards
Canister con -- fake canisters for donations to bogus causes
Charity con -- any use of fake charities or good causes
Circle of friends con -- scams involving friends, relatives, and associates
COD scam -- con in which empty COD package is delivered to victim
Computer repair con -- hacker con to gain access to someone's computer
Coupon con -- any scam involving counterfeit coupons
Credit repair con -- creating an unusable new identity for a victim
Damage claim artist -- a professional accident victim
Diary scam -- any scam involving selling the fake diary of a famous person
Diploma mill scam -- any phony college degrees or certificates
Dirt pile scam -- any con game involving real estate
Doctor scam -- any con game involving drugs or treatment
Dummy supply company scam -- a phony vendor that bills companies
Employment Agency con --
Friendship swindle -- any con involving love or befriending an old, lonely person
Gold brick scam -- any old-time con game (from selling phone gold bricks)
Green goods scam -- any con game involving counterfeit money
Home diversion scam -- two con men visit home, one distracts, other steals
Hot seat -- any con convicing victim to deliver a bundle of cash and to put up earnest money
Identity scam -- using a victim's identity in any kind of scam
Inheritance scam -- using a fake inheritance in any kind of scam
Jamaican switch -- any con convincing victim to help out a visiting foreigner
Knockoff scam -- any con involving phony, look-alike, designer products
Murphy scam -- any con involving taking a victim's money for drugs, prostitute services, and the like, then skipping out on the victim
Need help scam -- any con where swindler tells victim his wife is sick, his car broke down, etc.
Obituary scam -- when swindler pores over newspaper death notices, visits home of bereaved person, and demands payment on a debt owed
Paper accident scam -- any phony insurance claim
Paper pirates (or toner phoners) -- telemarketers who pitch cheap office products
Phantom employee -- nonexistent employee time billed to a company
Phony invoice scam -- sending legitimate-looking bills to a business
Pidgeon drop -- street swindle where con man and victim "discover" a lost wallet or purse. The con man convinces the victim to ask a "lawyer" what to do. The lawyer (another con man) says the victim should put up earnest money while owner is being contacted to negotiate the reward
Ponzi scheme -- any investment racket, pyramid scheme, or chain letter in which operator skims commissions off of deposits made by later investors
Religious scam -- any use of religion in a religious con game
Reload scam -- telemarketing recalls on people who have fallen for something before and are on a suckers list
Roof repair scam -- fake or shoddy roof repair by unscrupulous repairmen
Shoulder surfer -- one who steals phone calling card numbers by loitering near phone booths
Slip and fall artists -- one who orchestrates phony falls and threatens lawsuit
Social engineer -- computer hacker who talks someone into giving up their password
Spanish prisoner scam -- a con in which the victim is convinced that a wealthy prisoner is being held captive without access to his riches, and that if he or she helps bribe the captors, they'll get a reward
Straw man con -- someone who profits by posing as someone they're not, usually in a real estate transaction to pose as buyer or seller
Sweepstakes con -- when marks are advised they won a prize and pay fees
Sweetheart scam -- a con in which the con artist romances a victim
Swoop and squat -- a staged car accident in order to make money
Telemarketing scam -- any con game involving telecommunications
Trash and dash -- a scam in which con men pose as janitors to steal valuables
Triple-A con -- pretending to work for AAA, and offering to fix bogus car problems for a small fee
Vanity con -- any use of person's ego or love of self to engage in a con game, like modeling work or publishing a song, requiring up-front deposits
Work-at-home scam -- scams offering victims easy money for things like stuffing envelopes and product assembly at home, requiring up-front fees
Worker compensation scams -- filing false injured at work claims
Yank down scam -- intentionally pulling display items in stores on top of yourself to file false injury claims

MONEY LAUNDERING

Money laundering is the process by which cash derived from a criminal enterprise is exchanged, intermingled, or converted with other cash which produces no trace of origin for the original cash. The term goes back to the Al Capone days of Chicago mobsters in the 1920s who used local laundries to cover up their profits from gambling, racketeering, and bootlegging. It is the process of converting funds derived from illegal activities into spendable or consumable form. "Hiding" dirty money is not the same as "laundering" it. Money laundering is regarded as the world's third largest business, following the legitimate financial sector and manufacturing. The United States, not offshore banks or other places, is responsible for about half of the $750 billion that are laundered every year. Some 60-80% of all federal money laundering prosecutions involve drug-related "kingpins" although terrorists, arms dealers, and international criminal organizations also launder money quite regularly.

The basic mechanics of money laundering, according to Richards (1999), involve three steps: (1) placement - getting illegal proceeds into the mainstream financial system; (2) layering - mingling the funds with those of legitimate origin and moving or transferring them around different financial institutions; and (3) integration - reintroducing the funds back into the mainstream economy to be invested or spent legitimately. For example, a drug kingpin would ordinarily see to it that his drug money is all collected and sent to what is called a "counting house." These houses are usually in a remote location near the dealership region and are heavily armed and secure places. From there, the money is broken up into small amounts, usually less than $10,000, and then given to runners called "smurfs" (what investigators call the runners who scurry in and out of banks), who deposit their small amounts simultaneously in nearby banks. After a week or so, the smurfs then order their accounts to be transferred to someone else's account in a larger, big-city bank. The holder of that account then wire-transfers a large sum of money to a foreign bank, where it is converted to a certificate of deposit that is then used as collateral for a loan at another foreign bank. These loan proceeds are then sent to Mr. Big or whomever the kingpin is. It should be noted that this example doesn't exhaust all the possibilities. In addition to "smurfing," organized criminals often mix their money with bank deposits for cash-rich businesses, like casinos, restaurants, and bars. Furthermore, various ethnic groups frequently have their own underground banking system, such as Hawala for Middle Easterners, or fei chi'en for Asians.

INTERNET RESOURCES:
BCCI Affair: Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations
City of Bellevue PD: White Collar Crime Unit
Classic Financial Scandals (other than S & L)
Consumer Sentinel
DOJ: Antitrust Division
FDIC: The S & L Scandal: A Chrono-Biography
Fraud Watch Intelligence Service
International Compliance Association
Lecture on Profiling White Collar Criminals
Money Laundering Alert
National CyberCrime Training Center
National Fraud Information Center
National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
NW3C 2005 National Public Survey on White Collar Crime (pdf)
Types of White Collar Crime and Schemes
What is Money Laundering?
Yahoo's List of Antitrust Law websites

PRINTED RESOURCES
Albanese, J. (1995). White Collar Crime in America. NJ: Prentice Hall.
Albrecht, S. (1998). Guide to Fraud Investigations, 2 Vol. Set. NY: Practitioners Publishing Co.
Boni, W. & G. Kovacich. (2000). Netspionage. Boston: Butterworth Heinemann.
Clinard, M. & P. Yeager. (1980). Corporate Crime. NY: Macmillan.
Coleman, J. (2002). The Criminal Elite, 5e. NY: Worth Publishing.
Edelhertz, H. (1970). The Nature, Impact, and Prosecution of White Collar Crime. Washington: GPO.
Freidrichs, D. (2004). Trusted Criminals, 2e. NY: Thomson Learning.
Geis, G. & R. Meier. (1977). White Collar Crime: Offenses in Business, Politics and the Professions. NY: Free Press.
Internal Revenue Service. (1999). Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimes. Washington: GPO.
Nader, R. (1973). The Consumer and Corporate Accountability. NY: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich.
Richards, James. (1999). Transnational Criminal Organizations, Cybercrime, and Money Laundering. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Rosoff, S. et. al. (2002). Profit without Honor: White Collar Crime and the Looting of America. NJ: Prentice Hall.
Simon, D. & F. Hagan. (1999). White Collar Deviance. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Sutherland, J. (1949). White Collar Crime. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Wall, D. (2001). Crime and the Internet. London: Routledge.

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Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 8:32 AM

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"Would you rather have organized crime or disorganized crime?"

by Repuglican Saint Ronnie Raygun

White collar crime costs the nation more than "colored" crime but at least they dress better.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 10:20 AM

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And the railroads are the darkest corner of the White Collar Crime cesspool.

by anonymous

Why? Because of VanWort and because of the railroad labor laws.


Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 11:16 AM

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The Chinese take white collar crime seriously-why don't we?

by anonymous

Why? Because in the USA the white collar criminals took over the government!
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/2005/12/white_collar_se.html

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 11:39 AM

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Yeah, right. China. The counterfeit capital of the world.

by Theyre really crackin down on that arent they

go eat a fish eye twirp.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 7:36 PM

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Eat some prison gruel creep.

by anonymous

Most societies do not find criminality of any sort tolerable and the scales are coming off peoples' eyes. Enjoy your last theiving days lowlife cuz justice is coming. You and Bubba are the same and you will like him as a roommate.

Posted on Jun 29, 2007, 11:11 AM

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THE RECALL WILL FIX ALL COME AUGUST!!!

by The UTU Administration is HISTORY!!

Two things need to fixed in order for UTU to function for its membership instead the corrupt bastards running it. Delegates must overule Little Hitlers decision on E-49 status and you need to put RECALL in place. This executive board is a bunch of shit. On this board you have Friends of the President and others they depend on the machine in power to get re-elected- keep the worthless thing but you need to have RECALL to eliminated the negatives of an Executive Board and its ineffectiveness.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 7:04 AM

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Re: THE RECALL WILL FIX ALL COME AUGUST!!!

by anonymous

WHAT WE NEED IS ANOTHER BEST CONTRACT IN 30 YEARS

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 9:49 AM

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In an effort to save bandwidth, reply thusly.I'm fucked, you're fucked,we are all fucked!

by UURR Internet Brevity Committee

Since all your comments equal as much. Please save us the trouble of reading your BS.

Yes, you may also say your railroad is fucked,your union is fucked,your union president is fucked and your management is fucked.

That about says it all.


Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 12:01 AM

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ATTENTION ALL UTU MEMBERS!!!!

by PAULIE

PAY NO ATTENTION TO YOUR H&W INCREASE TO $160.33. WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS YOUR UTU BARGAINING TEAM HAS FOUGHT SUCESSFULLY TO KEEP THE HARRIS COLA. CARRY ON. LOVE PAULIE

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:39 PM

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I tried Harris Cola. It's flat!

by Drink Pepsi Cola....................

It's fizzy

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:49 PM

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Well then how about a Harris Tweed! Much more distinguished than

by a cola!

eom

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:52 PM

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I once had a sports jacket made from Harris Tweed. Trashed it, made me look like a pussy.

by But I'm sure it will look great on you!

Not that you will need it. WalMart provides those nifty jackets for the employees.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 12:05 AM

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WE ALL IN SAME BOAT ON HEALTH CARE BROTHER

by Anonymous

eom

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:49 PM

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Oh Scope rule! Well that is very encouraging!!

by Anonymous

A Scope rule tha allows them to get rid of everyone! What a great comfort. The UTU has its sacred crew consits and now the BLET has the Holy Grail Scope Rule. How much will those be worth when there is nobody left on the train? On the bright side you can always volunteer in Kindergarten class. You can put your little conductor or engineer cap on and read "Thomas the Brain Dead Train Laborer" stories to the kiddies. The kiddies can teach you how to read and count on your fingers too!

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:57 PM

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Re: Oh Scope rule! Well that is very encouraging!!

by Anonymous

I'LL BE HOME EVERY NIGHT AFTER MY SHIFT IN THE OFFICE CUBICLE RUNNING MY TRAIN. THE CONDUCTOR (you) WILL BE SAYING, "HI, WELCOME TO WALMART!"

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 9:05 PM

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Re: Oh Scope rule! Well that is very encouraging!!

by anonymous

I CAN ALREADY COUNT ON MY FINGERS,DO YOU SEE THE ONE IM HOLDING UP

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 9:13 PM

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Another scumbag management type laughing his ass off at us.

by anonymous

"Got em again! and "It's all those stupid train jockey's fault!" Same old same old. Hey pencil neck! We lose because there is huge $$$$ against us, the Railroad labor laws, the politicians, and those traitors you purchased in our unions! I know your greatest fear is that the rails will finally overcome all these obstacles and that the very prospect creates a knot of fear in your useless guts. Quiver and quake dweeb!

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 10:08 PM

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It's not only the management laughing at you! You guys whine more

by than liberals on election day. Boo Hoo!

Hi, I'm Kasey Kasem. The next song goes out to all the down and out rails everywhere.

Feelings, wo-o-o feelings.........................

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:26 PM

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you guys are a little thick

by Anonymous

eom

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:54 PM

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typical Con man mentality. ANd this guy is a Neocon (man) to boot.

by anonymous

They have got to have comtempt for the mark.
http://www.pac-c.org/con's%20mentality.htm
All I have got to say to the above poster is "your day is coming lowlife."

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 5:31 AM

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Something for management to remember.

by Anonymous

Dont get too smartassed about crewless trains. Without people to manage, trainmasters and such become unnecessary expenses. Hell, theyre unnecessary expenses right now!

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 10:39 PM

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All I read here is how each union is screwing the members worse than the other.

by Looks to me like you're all screwed?

You can't do anything about it, your unions wont do anything about it. You wont quit for a better job, or you can't quit, because who would hire you?

If this is a contest, you both win! You're all losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Accept your fate or shut up.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 5:36 PM

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Re: All I read here is how each union is screwing the members worse than the other.

by anom

go fuck yourself as soon as you get your head out of your ass

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:19 PM

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"go fuck yourself as soon as you get your head out of your ass" Gee, with that kind of

by thinking I can't imagine what went wrong?

I suppose you were on the negotiating team?

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Re: All I read here is how each union is screwing the members worse than the other.

by Anonymous

You appear to be a very smart individual. You are so much better that all of us. We want to be like you. Please tell us you secrets of success.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 9:10 PM

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You guys lead the perfect life,a great union, a wonderful job with good management and

by employee fellowship. What's not to like?

Oh yes, my secret? It's good to be king! I'm Paul Thompson, but you may call me your highness.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:47 PM

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Paul Thompson and Don Hahs are the same people.

by Scammers!

And the railroad pays them good money to pimp these POS contracts to us rubes.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 6:23 AM

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Our agreement

by Anonymous

BLET say we get 17% increase but if you subtract COLA giveback it 15% and that over five year making it 3% each year. We done much better in other years when carrier NOT making record profit. And when contract time end there NO MORE COLA meaning we go two or three year through new negotiations without COLA and if inflation high we take a big hit.

SOME DEAL!

Don't believe? You have agreement. Do math yourself and then compare to what BLET press release lie about.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 5:01 PM

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Re: Our agreement

by anonymous

JUST STAY IN THE SCABBY utu DUMBASS,YOU FIT RIGHT IN

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 5:15 PM

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Re: Our agreement

by anonymous

I DIDNT REALIZE THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON THE RAILROAD WITH A THIRD GRADE EDUCATION.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 5:18 PM

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"I DIDNT REALIZE THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON THE RAILROAD WITH A THIRD GRADE

by EDUCATION?" YES, WE CALL THEM THE SMART ONES!

THE REST ARE WANNA BE SMART ASSES LIKE YOU.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 5:41 PM

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Here's the swindlers laughing at the rubes again.

by anonymous

And rails aren't the only people to fall victim to elaborate scams.
http://biz.yahoo.com/conreps/061204/009.html?.v=8

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 5:37 AM

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QUARREL WITH HIS MATH NOT HIS SPEECH

by Anonymous

His math is correct. Respond to that if you want to defend Don Hahs.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 6:29 PM

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Re: QUARREL WITH HIS MATH NOT HIS SPEECH

by anonymous

GUESS ITS BETTER TO HAVE THE SCOPE RULE AND A JOB,THAN LET THE SCABBY UTU STEAL ANOTHER ENGINEERS JOB

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 7:20 PM

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Re: QUARREL WITH HIS MATH NOT HIS SPEECH

by anom

what makes you think the utu would steal the road engineers job ?

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 7:22 PM

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Inflation projected to go UP UP UP! Where did our COLA go?

by anonymous

We have been swindled!

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 6:25 AM

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Re: QUARREL WITH HIS MATH NOT HIS SPEECH

by anonymous

THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS VOTED IT IN,YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY.JUST VOTE WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 7:25 PM

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Re: QUARREL WITH HIS MATH NOT HIS SPEECH

by Anonymous

nobody has to do the math all that needs to be said is job protection if you dont have a job the fucking cola and the rest dont matter now does it and if the utu had there way as they have in the past they would show there scabby ass colors and sell the hogger down the river again

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:41 PM

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utu math

by Anonymous

where are you getting the 3% in the next 5 years? You can't get the harris cola when you get a GWI, utu dork!

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 7:30 PM

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ITS THE END

by MATH WHIZ

ITS THE END OF THE CONTRACT WHEN NO HARRIS COLA KICKS IN BETWEEN END OF CONTRACT AND BEGINNING OF NEXT ONE. WE HAD SIX HARRIS COLAS SINCE PAST CONTRACT PERIOD ENDED. IF SAME CONTRACT WAS IN EFFECT IN 2002 WE WOULD NOT HAVE GET ANY COLA INSTEAD OF SIX WE GOT. THAT WHAT GOING HAPPEN BEGIN IN 2009. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO CALL PEOPLE NAMES WHEN YOU RESPOND?

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:07 PM

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Re: ITS THE END

by Do the Math yourself

Why do you brag about the harris cola, its a half cola that only got you 62 cents an hour over the two year period since 2005, and your monthly health care contribution went up 50 bucks a month as part of the Harris COLA formula. DO THE MATH, ITS A FUCKIN!

What is truly afuckingmazing is that you UTU spinners arent SMART enough to see that the Harris COLA is a bad idea. Even the Tin Snippers you are Getting SMART with think it was a good idea to dump the Harris COLA. But then you SMART UTU spinners know all of that, you folks are just so busy bad mouthing the RLBC that you are willing to let the UTU sheep get another fucking just to go against what the RLBC did.

Just keep following FranknPaul you UTU sheeple, they wont fuck you anymore, (but will they fuck you any less) Have fun at your PEB, your asses will resemble the blow whole on a whale when Bush junior gets done with you.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:39 PM

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Re: ITS THE END

by AMEN BROTHER! COULDNT HAVE SAID IT BETTER.

IVE HAD IT WITH UTU TWISTED LOGIC TOO

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:59 PM

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What this dumbass fails to realize.............

by Anonymous

What this dumbass fails to realize.............is that after the carriers took half the harris cola to apply it to health care costs, then gave what was left to us, they jacked up our percentage of health care eating up any cola.

Every time the harris cola is applied, it allows the carriers to raise our healthcare contributions. UTU members will wake up to this fact come July 1st when they see their health care contributions raise to $160.33 a month with only a dime an hour raise. BLET members will see an 8.5% raise on July 1st and will be paying less in health care at that time.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:26 PM

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If you look closely, you can see Membershit 1

by I spy .... a boondoggle

Whoop, whoop.....

http://tinyurl.com/239ro9


There it is.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 3:48 PM

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where my magnifying glass?

by Don't see it

All I see is the tops of a couple of buses or SUVs now how
in the hell can you tell if that is UTUs SUV? I JUST DON'T SEE IT.

Posted on Jun 28, 2007, 3:47 AM

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HEY OLD HEAD

by anonymous

ARE YOU STILL IN DENIAL ?

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 1:01 PM

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Are you still here.?

by DiamondJim

Go to hell.
You don't even have a name.

Posted on Jun 30, 2007, 2:02 AM

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is fire insurance going up with utu

by Anonymous

is utu fire insurance going up

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:53 AM

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yep to $110 a month

by yep

yep to $110 a month

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:20 PM

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The BNSF BLET sold OUT everyone else

by this contract is a travesty

This contract would never have been approved without BNSF takeover. If we all were voting for the same contract why weren't we voting for the same thing?????? Nice going BLET. NCCC divides and conquers at all levels.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 8:53 AM

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Re: The BNSF BLET sold OUT everyone else

by anonymous

just stay in the utu ,you will be happy

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 9:54 AM

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Conductors have crew consist, Engineers have scope rule.

by Whatcha worried about?

moron

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 11:39 AM

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a decent standard of living is one thing to worry about

by enough organizational chest beating

how about affordable healthcare for another? How about decent working conditions? You can wipe your ass with your BNSF job descriptions

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 12:12 PM

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majority of american workers pay 1/3 of healthcare

by we pay a lot less and make a lot more

because of our unions we make more and pay less for h&w. things can always be better but look around at the rest of america. 1/3 of our monthly healthcare premiums would be about $400

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 12:55 PM

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Re: majority of american workers pay 1/3 of healthcare

by Anonymous

thanks for your contribution Frank.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 1:42 PM

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Re: a decent standard of living is one thing to worry about

by Anonymous

if you dont have a job the other shit doesnt really matter now does it

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 12:55 PM

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and

by Anonymous

if you arent maintaining a "decent" standard of living working on the railroad, you need to evaluate your spending habits

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 12:58 PM

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Scumbag manager blaming the troops again

by anonymous

You scamming assholes will have your day of reckoning! And don't think that your inferiority complex ain't plain for all to see. So you have to delude yourself that you are really some sort of corporate ubermenschen. Right... your the lowest forms of humanity walking and you know it.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 10:26 PM

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Nobody answered the question

by Anonymous

Why is one group of people who are getting a sweetened deal voting in a contract for everyone else who gets something much different?

Sort of like intraunion pattern agreement. All for a few, the rest get the shaft.

Some of us don't consider being a father in absentia and living like trailer trash a decent standard of living. That might work with the UTU but not on the other side of the cab.

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 1:06 PM

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Re: Nobody answered the question

by Anonymous



the blet is apparantly working things out property by property. i hear the ns is talking to blet right now about agreement simular to csx and bnsf.


Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 1:15 PM

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Is the BNSF going to vote your NS contract in?

by Anonymous

Property by property is wonderful, why should one railroads employees vote a contract in for another railroad based on a completely different set of agreements?

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 2:12 PM

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Re: Is the BNSF going to vote your NS contract in?

by anonymous

ns didnt vote on contract get yoyr facts straight

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 3:00 PM

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Do the math and quit bitching

by Or cant you count

The BLET national agreement passed without even counting the BNSF votes. YOU FUCKING LOST, you can get over it or continue to BE A LOOSER by continuing to lie about shit.

GO BACK TO ROCU AND GET BETTER LIES, WE ARE TIRED OF THESE

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 1:37 PM

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your math is as bad as your spelling LOOSER

by Anonymous

eom

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 2:13 PM

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Re: Nobody answered the question

by anonymous

HEY YOU DIPSHIT NS DIDNOT VOTE ON THE CONTRACT,WE ALLREADY HAD ONE

Posted on Jun 27, 2007, 3:26 PM

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