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Title: DEVELOPING: Ohio Business Owner Shot For Being Non-Union, Police Investigating
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Redstate Labor Union Report
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Published: Aug 17, 2011
Author: LaborUnionReport
Post Date: 2011-08-17 00:18:35 by Murron
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DEVELOPING: Ohio Business Owner Shot For Being Non-Union, Police Investigating This is a developing story as police are still investigating the shooting of a non-union business owner, John King, by what appears to be a union assailant. With around 25 employees, John King owns one of the largest non-union electrical contracting businesses in the Toledo, Ohio area. As a non-union contractor, his business happens to be doing well at a time when unions in the construction industry are suffering. This, it seems, has made the usual animosity unions have for him even greater, making him a prime target of union thugs. So much so, that one of them tried to kill him last week at his home. John King didn’t plan on being an enemy of unions. In fact, he says all he’s ever wanted to do is work at something he loves doing and be successful at it—something that most normal Americans would call ‘The American Dream.’ After high school and some college, Mr. King briefly worked for an IBEW contractor before being drafted into the military. Following his service in the early 70s, King became his own boss by going into business as the youngest electrical contractor in Toledo. Over the years, King Electrical Services had always been a small business. However, during the Great Recession, King’s business has actually improved as his union competitors have priced themselves out of work. Unfortunately, being a non-union electrical company, King has always been on the radar of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In fact, in 2006, he won a significant case against the IBEW at the US Court of Appeals, after the union had improperly promised his electricians jobs on union sites if they voted the union into King’s company. Since he’s been in business, in addition to the legal battles and verbal abuse, King’s company has been vandalized and threatened on numerous occasions. “Back then, it was nothing to have to regularly buy a new set of tires.” King said during a telephone interview on Tuesday. “The ice pick was the weapon of choice.” Until Wednesday, the worst of the union attacks on King and his business came in the mid-eighties during the UAW strike at AP Parts. During a lull during the lengthy strike, King’s business was picketed by more than 50 IBEW picketers. This was at a time when he only had eight or nine employees. One of his employees, whose car was trashed by the union picketers, was also beaten up by IBEW thugs. Unfortunately, the vandalism has never stopped. This year alone, he’s had to report three incidents of damage to police. This doesn’t include the incidents of stalking he and his men have to go through while they’re working. In one incident earlier this year, rocks were thrown through the front windows of his shop, one of which had the word “kill” written on it. Last Wednesday, however, the attacks on Mr. King became much more serious when he was awakened late in the evening at his home in Monroe County, Michigan and saw that the motion lights in his driveway had come on. When he looked out his front window, he saw a figure near his SUV and went outside. As soon as he got outside his front door, King yelled at the individual who was crouched down by King’s vehicle. As soon as King yelled, the suspect stood and, without hesitation, fired a shot at Mr. King. Luckily for King, as he yelled, he also stumbled. If it weren’t for that, however, John King’s injuries might have been much, much worse. In fact, he might have been killed. Upon scrambling back into his house, King got to his cell phone and called 911. However, due to the pain in his knees and shoulder from falling, King was unaware that he had been shot in the arm. At first, King thought that his assailant was merely trying to break into his vehicle. Little did he know, however, that the perpetrator was targeting him–because of his non-union company. The night of the shooting, police recovered a shell casing from a small caliber handgun. In addition to the shell casing, police also found a Swiss Army knife that police say was likely going to be used to slice the tires on King’s SUV. While neither the police, nor Mr. King can say which union was behind the attack, it is very clear by the word ‘scab’ scrawled on his SUV that it the attack was union-related. “The police have been very thorough,” King says. “I cannot praise the Monroe County Sheriff’s department enough.” The Monroe County Sheriff’s office is encouraging anyone with information to call 734-240-7530. In addition, Mr. King is offering a $10,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
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#1. To: Murron, *Extended Clip Progressives* (#0)
Mr. King needs to get some firearms, ammo, and junk yard dogs.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Sounds staged.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
So how did he get shot in the arm, just a stray shot from a passing "lone wolf" community organizer?
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Really? Three possibilities -1) Staged. 2) an unrelated carjacking that is now being used for anti-union propaganda 3) a union hot head. I thing it is much likelier that it is the first two scenarios I outlined.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
LOL! Careful, you're liable to burst their tiny little minds with common sense talk like that...LMAO...
The previous years of harassment don't.
------------------------------------- Charles "Chuck" Stuart murdered his pregnant wife shot himself to support his story and inflamed racial tensions in the Boston area by concocting a fictitious African-American assailant.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
http://www.manta.com/g/mm43t6p/john-king Estimates show King Electric Inc employs 5 to 9 people..... Article already suspect by inflating the number of employees.......
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
Doesn't it seem more likely that the years of harassment escalated into a union person shooting him than the dude setting up himself getting shot?
------------------------------------- Or that a car jacking not related to these events is blamed on the union by the victim? Why are you guys so easily fooled? It's in the hands of the cops now. The claim that this guy is a big player in the State is what set me into questioning mode. Employing 25 people in a business is a big deal. Turns out he employs less than half that and clears $1 million or so a year if lucky. So why inflate this fact?
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
I agree it's unlikely that the union decided to shoot the guy.
------------------------------------- It probably was a car jacking or robbery that got interrupted, but after years of the union bullshit this guy has been putting up with (assuming all that is true) I can see why he might think it's related.
-------------------------------------As soon as King yelled, the suspect stood and, without hesitation, fired a shot at Mr. King
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#2. To: Murron, hondo68 (#1)
As soon as King yelled, the suspect stood and, without hesitation, fired a shot at Mr. King
#3. To: Godwinson, Murron (#2)
(Edited)
Sounds staged.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#4. To: hondo68 (#3)
So how did he get shot in the arm
#5. To: hondo68, Godwinson (#3)
"So how did he get shot in the arm, just a stray shot from a passing "lone wolf" community organizer?"
#6. To: Godwinson (#2)
Sounds staged.
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
#7. To: Murron, hondo68 (#5)
#8. To: Biff Tannen, Murron, hondo68 (#6)
With around 25 employees, John King owns one of the largest non-union electrical contracting businesses in the Toledo, Ohio area.
#9. To: Godwinson (#8)
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
#10. To: Biff Tannen (#9)
(Edited)
Doesn't it seem more likely that the years of harassment escalated into a union person shooting him than the dude setting up himself getting shot?
#11. To: Godwinson (#10)
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
#12. To: Godwinson (#10)
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
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