Post by Thetaloops on Aug 17, 2004 8:28:38 GMT -5
In a preview of how a Kerry administration may approach labor relations, Sen. John Kerry is already using his candidacy as a "bully pulpit" to pressure companies into agreeing to union demands. Two weeks ago, we reported on a Kerry letter urging Wackenhut to agree to a card check/neutrality demand from the SEIU. Last week, Sen. Kerry wrote a letter to the CEO of bankrupt cable company Adelphia urging the company to reach "a fair agreement [with CWA] that will be positive for the workers, the community and the company." A CWA press release touted this as "Kerry Jumps into Adelphia Bargaining Fray." Earlier in the campaign, to assist the Graphic Communications union, Sen. Kerry wrote a letter to Qubecor World urging it "to remain neutral when it comes to its employees' choice to form a union. Despite labor's early ambivalence toward Kerry, actions like this are energizing labor support, which, in the words of AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, promises "the finest political effort in the history of the labor movement."
For those of us who still beleive in Unions this is a great thing. My great great grandfather was in jail for being a union organizer the day my great grandmother was married. So it's in the blood.
