No, really folks. A Pennsylvania Republican, Mike Vereb, went on a conservative radio show based out of Philadelphia and compared unions to Baltimore Rioters.
Of course there's some back story to this. For the past 3 years, Pennsylvania's ALEC style think-tank, The Commonwealth Foundation, has been pursuing laws that would make it illegal for union workers to follow bosses around town and protest outside of their place of residence. Laws that allow unions to commit these acts of free-speech date back to the 1930's and conservatives want to change that.
Last year, a group of Philadelphia Ironworkers, the president included, were charged and convicted of arson and intimidation, and the right-wing used this high profile incident to push really hard pass the legislation while Governor Corbett was still in office - and failed.
The GOP has renewed their efforts in curbing these not so subtle acts of direct action and have already passed a bill out of the Senate. While on the radio show, Vereb was asked about this law and said the following:
They inflate their rats or they do whatever they do. But destructing property in Baltimore style tactics is just not something any of us want and I think that legislation will ultimately be sent to the governor.
You can read the full report
and listen to the radio conversation HERE: