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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Friday, July 25, 2003 ::
A 21st Century Union Campaign by Madeleine Baran - Summer 2003
At some jobs, employees are asked to give money to charities like the United Way and the Salvation Army. At Greg Butler’s job, the charity was the legal defense fund for indicted union executive Michael Forde.
Butler was none too happy about being asked to help defend Forde, the Executive secretary treasurer of the New York District Council of Carpenters, against federal charges of labor racketeering. Forde was indicted in September 2000, charged with taking bribes from contractors to allow the use of nonunion labor. Over two years later, the case is still pending.
When a fellow worker asked Butler if he was going to contribute, he replied, "I’m not going to give him a penny. If he goes to prison I might send him a pack of cigarettes, but I ain’t paying for his lawyers!" He laughed, recounting the story during a recent interview.------------------------------------------- posted 6:25 AM :: reference link ::
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