Re: RE: Labor Board Issues Three Complaints Against WW1

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Mon, 05 Aug 2002 11:59:58 -0400 "Aaron [Bishop] Read"
<aread@speakeasy.net> writes:
> At 10:30 PM 8/4/2002, A. Joseph Ross wrote:
> >On 4 Aug 2002 at 18:10, Dave Faneuf wrote:
> >
> > > I think that many people in non-union shops probably would like 
> to
> > > organize but are afraid of losing their jobs if the boss finds 
> out.  Most
> > > of the people I have spoken with in the past have no idea that 
> once the
> > > union sends the letter of representation to the boss that is 
> signed by
> > > employees that want to be represented,  that they are protected 
> by federal
> > > law and most companies are very reluctant to mess with an 
> employee in that
> > > manner.
> 
> True, although I've often heard that companies will do everything 
> they 
> legally can to make employees' lives hell in the hopes that they'll 
> quite 
> before the actual unionization occurs.
>

In my limited experience the company tried to cut enough "deals" with
employees to erode the union support, although in my anecdotal story the
company shot itself in the foot and screwed over those who supported it
so the next time there was an organizational effort the support was
overwhelming.
df