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Unions are hurting Baltimore

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November 20, 11:56 PM

by Adam Meister, Baltimore Politics Examiner

Politicians in Baltimore crave endorsements from unions. The unions know this and they come up with long questionnaires where they get politicians to agree to give them all sorts of ridiculous benefits at the expense of the Baltimore tax payer. No current office holder would dare say what I am saying. The unions are sacred to them. The unions help them get votes by appearing at rallies with them, knocking on doors for them, and making phone calls for them. The crazy thing is that numerous ( maybe most) union members who work in Baltimore actually live outside of Baltimore. A huge chunk of Baltimore voters do not even work let alone belong to unions. Politicians are basically agreeing to give all sorts of people who live outside of Baltimore (and sometimes outside of Maryland) high paying jobs and contracts with great benefits in Baltimore.

The work that police and firefighters do is admirable but their union bosses are blackmailing Baltimore. We need to worry about employing our own citizens and balancing our own budgets instead of worrying about how soon a Pennsylvania resident qualifies for his police pension.

The unions do not even try to hide their power in Baltimore. Sixth district Councilwoman Sharon Green Middleton is married to Glenn Middleton the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 44. AFSCME is a powerful union that politicians from all over the Baltimore area love to suck up to. Sharon Green Middleton was unanimously selected by the City Council to take Stephanie Rawlings-Blake old seat in 2007. They would not dare go against her husband.

Unions had a time and a place in the past. They long ago stopped caring about their workers and now take financial advantage of tax payers everywhere. It is no coincidence that unions usually endorse incumbents in Baltimore elections. They can not afford to have things change.

For more info: An old 4-Day Work Week story of mine.

Topics: elections , Sharon Green Middleton , unions , Glen

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Did you hear about the election night insanity in Charles Village?

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November 14, 1:59 PM

The City Paper has done a great job of covering this story. It appears that Baltimore police got a little out of control on election night. Here is a firsthand account of what happened. The writer ended up urinating in his pants because the police... Read More
Topics: elections , police , Sheila Dixon

How to get high voter turnout for future elections

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November 6, 9:02 AM

I do not have the exact numbers with me but we all know that there was a very high voter turnout in Maryland on Tuesday. How can we continue this trend? Most likely there will never be this much hype for a statewide or local election in the future.... Read More
Topics: elections

My day at the polls

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November 4, 5:47 PM

I decided to walk to my polling place at Lakeview Towers in Reservoir Hill a little after noon. Right when I turned on to Lakeview Avenue I noticed 2 drug dealers and a drug buyer involved in a transaction. I then made my way up to Lakeview Towers.I... Read More
Topics: elections , elections 2008

Baltimore Young People Get Excited About National Politics And Ignore Local Politics

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September 7, 6:59 PM

We live in a city that is falling apart on a lot of different levels. While Baltimore sputters we have many college students and other young people who are becoming quite active in the Obama campaign living amongst us. Bars are having Obama fund raisers... Read More
Topics: elections , Young People

Ed Reisinger Is Also Part Of The Family

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August 14, 8:46 AM

I have received a lot of interesting feedback pertaining to my family connections in Baltimore politics piece from last week. Most of the comments sent to me deal with Ed Reisinger. I forgot to mention that Ed Reisinger's father was in the... Read More
Topics: elections , Edward Reisinger

Company Involved In Gambling Bust Contributed To These Politicians

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May 22, 10:44 AM

Apparently the owner of a company that had about 150 "gaming machines" in numerous locations in Baltimore County gave close to $40,000 to local politicians including Gov. Martin O'Malley, Comptroller Peter Franchot, and Mayor Sheila Dixon. ... Read More
Topics: Jack Young , elections , Edward Reisinger , Jim Kraft , Martin O'Malley , Robert Curran , Helen Holton

Baltimore Elections And Disenfranchisement

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May 7, 11:55 PM

Baltimore has a very interesting election calendar. In 2008 we have the presidential election, in 2010 we have elections that determine statewide offices (Governor, Delegates, State Senators...), and in 2011 we have citywide elections for local... Read More
Topics: City Council , elections

Profiles Of Our Leaders: An Introduction

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April 30, 10:47 AM

2008 is not an election year for politicians in Baltimore. In years like this the people forget about elections, and the leaders forget about promises they made in election years. Reporters are too busy to cover local politics so local politicians do... Read More
Topics: City Council , elections

Separation Of Church And State Does Not Exist In Baltimore

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April 28, 3:10 AM

Drive around Baltimore and you will notice that there are a lot of churches. Some are in large magnificent buildings while others are in run down storefronts or rowhouses. Most of them are tax exempt in one way or another. Many are... Read More
Topics: taxes , Churches , elections