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Report: UAW hopeful it can unionize VW's Chattanooga plant
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Report: UAW hopeful it can unionize VW's Chattanooga plant
"DogDiesel" > wrote:
> "Sean" > wrote in message > ... >> On 2011-07-08, > >> wrote: >>> The United Auto Workers has been trying for the past 30 years to unionize >>> plants operated by foreign automakers in the South, but to date, there >>> has been absolutely zero success. There are many reasons the UAW has >>> consistently failed over time, including allegations of intimidation and >>> fear tactics from transplant management. Some foreign automakers won't >>> even hire former union employees for fear that the new hire could help >>> organize the facility. And then there is the fact that unions aren't >>> ne... >> >> Hmmm... If workers for a particular place want to unionize of their own >> accord then fine. That should be their right. But I object to a union >> coming to an employer in a deliberate attempt to expand their footprint >> just for their own sake. Any union that starts acting more in the interest >> of self-preservation than the benefit of its members has become just as >> corrupt as the corporations it was created to keep in check. >> >> In addition to believing that any worker should be allowed to join a union >> without penalty, no one should be forced to join a union in order to get a >> particular job. There's nothing inherently wrong with a mixed shop despite >> what unions would have you believe. >> >> ...Sean. > > So you're ok with letting the non union member being harassed by management > without representation. Or being forced to do unsafe work union members > don't have too. Then fired. As soon as something goes wrong the non union > members cry for union representation. When the alternative is nobody being protected by union membership yes. Being forced to join a union is evil, just as bad as the evil things that some managers do. |
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