Union Employees Protest Schwarzenegger at LA Fund-Raiser

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBTS6TVE6E.html

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Protesters outraged over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed changes to state pensions and teacher salaries gathered outside a hotel where the governor was holding a lavish fund-raiser to support his agenda.

Nurses, firefighters and teachers spilled into the street outside the Century City hotel Wednesday, calling for the governor's ouster and waving placards that read, "California not for sale" and "Don't privatize retirement security."

Police said there were about 1,500 protesters and no arrests were made. snip

"A ticket to this affair is more than I make in a year," Flynn said, referring to the $89,200 donation needed to be named a "state finance chair" at the fund-raiser. The title includes perks such as photographs with Schwarzenegger and commemorative gifts.

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[AFSCME girl]

1. Keep up the good fight...

Yay for my Union brothers and sisters in California! :bounce:

AFSCME girl

[Ernesto]

2. a culleeforneeya kick!

[David__77]

3. All progressives in the state must join this fight.

This is the time for action. We should make life hard for those who support him.

[denverbill]

4. Was Arnold a member of the Screen Actors Guild?

Of course, there are unions and there are 'unions'. There are the un-American socialist type unions like truck drivers, nurses, and electrical workers. But there are good unions, like MLB Players Association and the Screen Actors Guild, who protect the rights of downtrodden millionaires.

[Ernesto]

5. Nice shot bill!

I think you left the AMA off your "good" list though.