Bakersfield Carpenters' Union Intimidates and Threatens Violence

In Bakersfield, CA the local carpenters’ union1506 picketed a construction site of a new office building on Thursday, October 21st for not using union labor. This is typical of any “carpenters'” union to protest when they don’t get their way. The video proves the people that are picketing the business are NOT carpenters or have any future interest in working on any union project.

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I captured on video four of the people that were protesting in the past year at two different sites. Two men picketing a church in May, and then another man and a woman protesting a hotel. They are clearing getting paid to protest and hand out flyers which ask them questions. Actions speak louder than words and this video proves it.

When anyone else besides “the news” shows up to ask questions, they intimidate and threaten people with acts of violence. They intimidated me in this video by putting a camera in my face, asking me if I was “gay,” and telling me to “fuck off” many times. This is union thuggery. Why would they waste money on paying people to protest when they could compete like any other private business without using these kinds of tactics?