Teamsters Union learns what we already knew about Card Check
Without the secret ballot, bad things happen:
[my emphasis below]
In September, one of its major unions, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, voted narrowly to accept a new contract with reduced wages and benefits. The Bakers’ union rejected the deal, however, prompting Hostess management to secure permission from a bankruptcy court to force a new concession contract on workers.
The Teamsters union, which represents 7,500 Hostess workers, has been sharply critical of the smaller Bakers’ decision to strike, saying it was forcing the company to the cusp of liquidation. The Teamsters said Thursday that the Bakers’ union should hold a secret ballot on the company’s offer, rather than the voice votes that were held in union halls around the country that authorized the decision to strike.
“It is difficult for Teamster members to believe that is what the [Bakers' union] Hostess members ultimately wanted to accomplish when they went out on strike,” said the Teamsters’ statement.
I’m gonna miss my Ding Dongs.
Crossposted to Unified Patriots
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Teamsters Union learns what we already knew about Card Check | Unified Patriots
November 16, 2012 at 8:53 am
I will miss my cupcakes. I used to peel off the top chocolate layer to eat last when in elementary school…but the unions killed the company – and themselves off.
Mustang.Koji
November 16, 2012 at 1:55 pm
And my Ding Dongs! Foil-wrapped chocolatey goodness. Damn them.
Erick Brockway
November 16, 2012 at 1:58 pm
LOL! But I think CBS (?) is having an “unscientific poll” on what will be missed most… Check it out. Again, I’m not sure of the station…
Mustang.Koji
November 16, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Found it!
http://wrch.cbslocal.com/2012/11/16/poll-twinkies-ding-dongs-devil-dogs-or-fruit-pies/
Erick Brockway
November 16, 2012 at 2:02 pm