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In reply to the discussion: VW threatens to block any future expansion plans in the South, citing conservative interference [View all]A HERETIC I AM
(24,875 posts)BUT....there are very few tools available to the workers. One of them ABSOLUTELY MUST BE protection of the workplace from outside workers or those willing to cross the picket line (Scabs)
The thing with people who 'just don't want to join the union' is that they are getting the benefits of the club, so to speak yet are not members of the club, even though they have been invited.
The example of someone who needs to cross a picket line because he has bills to pay is an example of a shortsighted perspective. Is it the case that no one else on the picket line has bills?
Too many Americans just simply do not grasp the difference between working under a collective bargaining agreement or contract and working "at will".
What's funny is that most CEO's of major companies have contracts. Hell, it could be argued that politicians do too, as the methods to fire them are specifically laid out.
An at will employee can be fired for something as trivial as his hair is not clean.