Dissident U.S. unions organize this week

[lovuian]

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Big News Network.com Monday 26th September, 2005 (UPI)

Dissident U.S. labor unions formerly affiliated with the AFL-CIO are preparing for an organizing meeting in St. Louis.

The Change to Win Coalition, representing 6 million workers in seven unions -- four that disaffiliated from the national AFL-CIO because of disagreements over organizing -- will meet for a founding convention Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday.

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A New Labor organization is born!!! Whoo Hoo!!! :bounce:

[rodeodance]

1. would make my day!

..... A New Labor organization is born!!! Whoo Hoo!!! :bounce:

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[ikojo]

2. The Gannett owned KSDK Channel 5 was whoring for Wal-Mart on the

6PM news tonight. They had a report about a Belleville IL woman who started as a clerk at Wal-Mart and now is a district manager responsible for 2500 people. She spoke and said that Wal-Mart isn't anti union but "pro associate" and spewed the management BS that they have an open door policy and believe that third party representation is unnecessary.

http://ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=85330

...Wal-Mart officials were quick to respond. "I know of no other company that will make the personal investment in an individual that Wal-Mart will," said Wal-Mart regional manager Cindy Galati.

Galiti was hired by a Belleville Wal-Mart 24 years ago. She is now a district manager, supervising 25-hundred employees and $450 million in annual sales. She participated in what some might call a pre-emptive strike, flanked by suppliers including Anheuser Busch and Prairie Farms Dairy.

Galiti says, "At Wal-Mart we are not anti-union, we are pro-associate. We have an open door that we feel works at all levels. We do not feel that our associates need third party representation. And I feel very confident that our associates feel they don't need that."

Galati says Wal-Marts across Missouri pay an average of $9.68 an hour. In Illinois, ther wage is slightly higher. She adds that health coverage is available to all employees.

[lovuian]

3. On the news in St. Louis!!!

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[struggle4progress]

4. kick

[tom_paine]

5. This is a good thing...shake the bastards up

Somebody needs to get a fire lit under their asses!

[goforit]

6. This should be interesting.

[sadiesworld]

7. Hot diggity damn!

:woohoo: