http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/02/08/undercover-boss-a-fairy-tale-that-ignores-grim-reality/ News for working families Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:35:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/02/08/undercover-boss-a-fairy-tale-that-ignores-grim-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-17272 kwwiz Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:51:52 +0000 http://blog.aflcio.org/?p=25509#comment-17272 Does anyone actually believe EFCA is even going to come up for a vote? What has Obama done for labor yet? Now we can't even get Becker on the NLRB, let's see if he at least has the you know whats to give him a recess appointment. Does anyone actually believe EFCA is even going to come up for a vote? What has Obama done for labor yet? Now we can’t even get Becker on the NLRB, let’s see if he at least has the you know whats to give him a recess appointment.

]]> http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/02/08/undercover-boss-a-fairy-tale-that-ignores-grim-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-17220 patjenks Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:21:04 +0000 http://blog.aflcio.org/?p=25509#comment-17220 For those of us who want to avoid toxic bosses, we can always check with eBossWatch.com to see what their employees really think about their boss. For those of us who want to avoid toxic bosses, we can always check with eBossWatch.com to see what their employees really think about their boss.

]]> http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/02/08/undercover-boss-a-fairy-tale-that-ignores-grim-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-17216 pezz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:48:55 +0000 http://blog.aflcio.org/?p=25509#comment-17216 Tell your bosses and the world TO "KISS YOUR YES". In case you are not sure what I mean it is UNION YES. YES for a voice. YES for a contract. YES for fare treatment. YES for the Employee Free Choice Act. Get the picture. Go USA! Tell your bosses and the world TO “KISS YOUR YES”.
In case you are not sure what I mean it is UNION YES.
YES for a voice.
YES for a contract.
YES for fare treatment.
YES for the Employee Free Choice Act.
Get the picture.
Go USA!

]]> http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/02/08/undercover-boss-a-fairy-tale-that-ignores-grim-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-17214 michhunter Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:07:11 +0000 http://blog.aflcio.org/?p=25509#comment-17214 I'm fully in favor of passing EFCA as it was originally written. The problem many people might be having when choosing to join a union is this: can we depend on the union hierarchy to defend our interests and work to create a society and government that truly promotes workers' interests? As an example, look at union support for Thad McCotter in Michigan's 11th District. McCotter is a 7% union voter, an ant-union, anti-tax, anti-government fanatic whose followers see him as the second coming of Ronald Reagan (that great friend of labor). In this election cycle, he has pulled in $66,000 in union PAC money or 17% of his total PAC money. AFL-CIO unions gave him $38,000 of that total. The Chamber of Commerce can count on his vote even if they gave him nothing, and here we are pouring our members' PAC money down a toilet, giving it to someone who will betray us as soon as the Repuglicans get a majority again. Is this stupidity or some kind of weird sell-out? It is true that McCotter did vote for EFCA, but that is only after the Senate weakened the card check provision in its version and after he voted for two (unsuccessful) amendments that would have given management a leg up in organizing drives. His vote was pure election year pandering because his 2008 win was so narrow that he has to court union voters this time. It was going to pass without his or any of the dozen Repuglican votes. Believe me, he'll stick it to workers the first chance he gets. If you have any pull with you local's PAC, tell them to remember which side they are on and at least remain neutral if they don't want to fund McCotter's challenger, Natalie Mosher. She, by the way would be a 100% percent labor voter, and her philosophy is totally in keeping with working class values. I’m fully in favor of passing EFCA as it was originally written. The problem many people might be having when choosing to join a union is this: can we depend on the union hierarchy to defend our interests and work to create a society and government that truly promotes workers’ interests? As an example, look at union support for Thad McCotter in Michigan’s 11th District. McCotter is a 7% union voter, an ant-union, anti-tax, anti-government fanatic whose followers see him as the second coming of Ronald Reagan (that great friend of labor). In this election cycle, he has pulled in $66,000 in union PAC money or 17% of his total PAC money. AFL-CIO unions gave him $38,000 of that total. The Chamber of Commerce can count on his vote even if they gave him nothing, and here we are pouring our members’ PAC money down a toilet, giving it to someone who will betray us as soon as the Repuglicans get a majority again. Is this stupidity or some kind of weird sell-out?
It is true that McCotter did vote for EFCA, but that is only after the Senate weakened the card check provision in its version and after he voted for two (unsuccessful) amendments that would have given management a leg up in organizing drives. His vote was pure election year pandering because his 2008 win was so narrow that he has to court union voters this time. It was going to pass without his or any of the dozen Repuglican votes. Believe me, he’ll stick it to workers the first chance he gets.
If you have any pull with you local’s PAC, tell them to remember which side they are on and at least remain neutral if they don’t want to fund McCotter’s challenger, Natalie Mosher. She, by the way would be a 100% percent labor voter, and her philosophy is totally in keeping with working class values.

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