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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Saturday, July 03, 2004 ::
Joining a union is a human right By RICK BENDER Labor Leader, Seattle Post Intelligencer
This Independence Day is a great time to think about how lucky Americans are to enjoy so many freedoms. But unfortunately, over the past few years, we have seen a serious erosion of some of our fundamental freedoms, including the freedom to join or form a union.
Our labor freedoms are internationally recognized by the United Nations as a human right. Although the right of Americans to join a union is 'guaranteed' by the National Labor Relations Act, not to mention our own Constitution's First Amendment regarding freedom of association, the facts are frightening. Our rights are in serious jeopardy throughout the region.
Let's take the case of the Harley Davidson dealer in Burlington. Ironically, Harley Davidson motorcycles are made, still in America, proudly by union members. But when workers at Skagit Harley wanted to join the Machinists Union, the same union that represents the workers who make the fantastically popular motorcycles, they confronted a furious owner who hired a 'union avoidance' consultant. The results are all too familiar.------------------------------------------- posted 7:42 AM :: reference link ::
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