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Union May File Grievance Over Scout Clean-Up Project

Posted by samzenpus on from the getting-your-being-a-dick-merit-badge dept.

17-year-old Kevin Anderson has spent 200 hours cleaning up a park in Allentown, New Jersey in pursuit of his Eagle Scout badge. His blatant disregard for the brotherhood and collective bargaining power of the local Service Employees International Union however has not gone unnoticed. Union president Nick Balzano told the City Council that the union is considering filing a grievance against the city for allowing the scout to clear a 1,000' path at the park. "We'll be looking into the Cub Scout or Boy Scout who did the trails," Balzano said.

4 comments

  1. Threatening Scouts, Runing the Country by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1

    The president of this organization that's trying to intimidate this Scout is the top visitor to the Obama White House.

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    1. Re:Threatening Scouts, Runing the Country by jayme0227 · · Score: 1

      The president of this organization that's trying to intimidate this Scout is the top visitor to the Obama White House.

      Yes, clearly Obama is trying to abolish volunteerism in the US. He must be stopped. Wait. I thought he was supposed to be a communist who was in favor of volunteerism.

      Now I'm just plain confused. Either way, Obama is the problem. Encouraging volunteerism is bad, but not allowing it is bad, too. Maybe he should do nothing and visit with nobody. Perhaps we will be happy then. I hope so, I'm getting sick and tired of being sick and tired of Obama and his confusing rhetoric.

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    2. Re:Threatening Scouts, Runing the Country by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 1

      Scouts discriminate against atheists and homosexuals. They also take public money.

      This is an organization that is clearly un-American, and should be reformed.

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  2. Scouts vs Union by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    While I am a union member, I see this as an example of the unions giving themself a black eye! Pick your battles and this is not one to pick!

    A better way to have done this would have been to support the scout by voluntering to assist in the clean up with the Scout 'Leading the project' so that the Union supports an organization that supports brotherhood and in turn encourages people to join a union.

    As I said, I'm a union member but sometimes we are our own worst enemy!

    Now, totally off topic, but check out the following as part of the starving writer project:
    http://www.helium.com/items/1552529-alternative-energy