EXCERPT:
<blockquote>Celanese hired Special Response Corporation to conduct "security" during the lockout. Employing former law enforcement and military personnel, the company touts itself as "North America's most trusted specialists in protecting personnel and property during strikes, labor disputes and other potentially dangerous workplace situations."
The security force routinely videotapes any worker at the picket line. Further, anyone visiting the picket line is met and asked for identification. During my visit, I was informed that, while I would be allowed to videotape, the court injunction prohibited me from using a tripod.
When questioned on this later, Chief Deputy Sheriff, Randy Duvendack, said he was unaware of any such prohibition. The injunction actually does not mention tripods, although it does say you cannot hit golf balls at vehicles. Workers and Then Families Felt Intimidated . . . and Provoked
Intimidation tactics extend beyond the plant premises and into the town of Meredosia itself. Workers repeatedly complain of invasion of privacy and harassment by Special Response personnel. These Celanese provocateurs regularly patrol the streets of Meredosia, videotaping union members and their families in public or even in their own back yards. Steve Floyd
"For some reason the security that Celanese has hired feels the need to videotape our houses, videotape our children in the yard," says Steve Floyd, a locked-out worker. "We see them twice a day at the minimum. Most of the times it's every three to four hours they'll come through. You know its a slow street but they'll come through excessively slow so it's not like they're just passing through. They're coming down with a purpose."</blockquote>
FULL TEXT: <http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/boozell200206.html>
Yoshie Furuhashi <http://montages.blogspot.com> <http://monthlyreview.org> <http://mrzine.org>