> I meant the idea that workers can simply get another job, not to mention
> getting another job after they've been fired for organizing. Oh. Yeah.
Not all workers can run out and get another job. But there are workers who look at their jobs as being temporary and transient. Take people working food service for example. You get fired from a restaurant, there are plenty of restaurants in most cities.
> The first thing I was taught was how to avoid getting in trouble by
> saying anything bad about a former employee. I was then promptly taught
> how to subtly convey that they sucked or were bad risks if someone
> called for a ref check. Never used the tactic, but it's SOP.
Really?
> Also, if you think workers are going to give anyone the time of day if
> they have to listen to some harange about how fucking privileged they
> are, you're crazier than a 'runned over dawg."
My comments about privilege are meant for the readers of this list who are interested in analysis and discussion about these issues. Please don't go off on a tangent implying that I would use this language around workers! But for the sake of discussion, most American workers are more privileged that their counterparts around the world. Unions ought to be taking more risks in organizing.
Chuck