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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Friday, April 18, 2003 ::
Disabling Organized Labor (washingtonpost.com) The scandal has set trade unionists against each other. That is good news because it means that many labor leaders -- among them AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and John Wilhelm, president of the hotel and restaurant workers union -- think it's an outrage for workers' representatives to behave like Enron executives. This week, Ron Gettelfinger, president of the United Auto Workers, called on Ullico's chairman and chief executive, Robert Georgine, to resign "and end this embarrassment to the labor movement."
Indeed. Organized labor's greatest asset is its moral standing as an advocate for social justice and a fair deal for employees. If ever there was a moment when labor leaders needed to hold themselves to the highest standards and avoid any sort of self-dealing, this is it.------------------------------------------- posted 8:24 AM :: reference link ::
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