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:: Thursday, September 14, 2006 ::
A Conspiracy of Silence to Suppress One of Labor’s Worst Scandals - LaborTalk by Harry Kelber
There will always be some current excuse for inaction against corruption, and corrupt labor leaders know how to exploit them. They are adept at using the “labor unity” card to shield themselves from “disruptive” attacks by reformers. They insist that any threat to their power weakens the union and helps the bosses. Those arguments are at the heart of the Sweeney defense.
However, the strategy of silence won’t work. The genie is out of the bottle. The truth about Sweeney’s immoral and greedy behavior will surface and spread. What happens next is hard to foretell. Those who believe in honest unionism have a lot to think about.posted 5:36 AM :: reference link :: 0 comments :: -------------------------------------------