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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 08:17 PM
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They keep on trying......Call for a General Strike March 13-19.....Like France, Greece, S. Africa...
Edited on Sun Feb-01-09 08:19 PM by marmar
.....everywhere but here, it seems.



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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:28 PM
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1. Strike? You Gotta be Kidding! They'd Ship Our Jobs Offshore In a Bangalore Minute
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:32 PM
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2. Thats during my spring break.....no one would notice if I didn't come to my office.
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Synicus Maximus Donating Member (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 10:42 PM
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3. We just won the election
and now we want a General Strike to force the government out or to do what exactly?
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