For most people, when they think of union organizing, they think of something from a movie set in the time before the AFL (American Federation of Labor) and the CIO (Congress of Industrialized Organizations) were one organization. It was a time when the stakes were high and union organizing was a full contact activity. The employers used Pinkertons to crack skulls and unions fought back. It wasn't always pretty...
Guess what the world has changed... Most employers hire union busting lawyers and consultants. They wage legal and PR campaigns (not to mention firing workers) to achieve their goals. The unions employ a lot of fresh out of college organizers because they are the only people with the energy to work 80 hour weeks in what can be a thankless task.
There was this letter in the Arizona Republic today and it made me laugh... It also made me wonder who is this Steve Haegele character? I will go out on a limb here and guess he is probably not bagging groceries or ringing people up at the check out...
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