Steve I did not miss the points you made the first one was that I did not do my
research and the second one was that Unions did not deal with Taxes, Liability,
or even Off Shoring our jobs. Maybe you missed point , that instead of jumping
onme you should be figuring out a way for all of us to co
Vincent,
The email we have from you asks for a thread to be killed, not removed, and
references a specific message that simply says that $25.00 seems low for
freelance. If there's a specific message that you feel is libelous, then let
us know offlist and we will review it. We remove specific messa
Vince, your continual ability to miss the point amazes me. You are still
comparing apples to oranges. That Union is for employed technology workers,
not contractors. This thread starting with someone complaining that they
didn't get paid by a certain list of clients on contract jobs. I addresse
Ok Some other Members need to do more research than others.
There is just one Union out there for us right now http://www.washtech.org
Here is an excerpt of their mission statement- check out their web page
"WashTech/CWA is the nation's leading union for high-tech workers, ensuring
that our voi
Judith,
Well I simply must say when someone used MY NAME IN A NEGATIVE Post it went on
for 31 posts and no one removed it. I took offense at that, even when I
repeatedly asked to have the post taken down it went on and on. I was talking
from personal experience, as for the original poster, I kn
If the original post was a general one then it would not be a problem but it
'naming names' made it one, especially as one of those names is on the list.
It looked all the world like an attack from a false face.
On Feb 4, 2008 1:02 PM, Matt Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Feb 4, 2008 11:
On Feb 4, 2008 11:26 AM, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> While this thread has evolved into a useful discussion, it's original premise
> is one that is not only inflammatory but possibly libelous. The problem is
> that it was probably posted by a sock puppet account as my emails to
Vincent,
I take exception to this comment because it is really posted out of true
ignorance:
"even the owners of this site tells us what we moan about and if we do they
take down our posts."
We take down posts that are libelous and inflammatory and really, in many
cases, cannot be proven beyond r
While this thread has evolved into a useful discussion, it's original premise
is one that is not only inflammatory but possibly libelous. The problem is that
it was probably posted by a sock puppet account as my emails to "angry
housewife" have not resulted in any reply (though it'll probably re
Ok, this is going to sound very gruff, but certain people need to do a LOT
more research when they post here.
Unions do not deal with taxes, liability, healthcare issues, or transferring
jobs overseas. They do deal with employee rights and collective bargaining
in the specific context of handling
The BAR Association is not a union (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_association ), it's a professional
organization. I believe it is designed to help the customer not the
lawyer. When a lawyer I had hired took over six months to return the
unused portion of a retainer, I was able to lever
Honestly, I'm not sure of all specifics, however I do know that [in
CT] IT services are taxed (1%), but web development services are exempt
from that tax. Sales tax (such as in a retail store) is taxed at a
different rate (6%).
An accountant would be able to expand on specifics in your sta
Hi Jeff,
Here is how a Union could help us all.
Number- the Unions deal with Government Issues such as the ones we are talking
about
a. Taxes
b. liability
c. healthcare
d. Transferring jobs overseas
e. Employee Rights
f. Collective Bargaining
Even if you own your own company they could be a wea
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