<html><body> <DIV>So it is "anti-union" to criticize the behavior of union officials ?  Evidently you would think that Teamsters for Democratic Union is also anti-union for exposing similar excess in the Teamster unon over the past 20 years or so.  (Although I am not aware of Dennis Rivera being dressup as a Roman Caeser and carried into the banquet on a sedan chair the way one of Ron Carey's predecessors was, apparently Local 1199 has not yet reached that point). Would you call Jerry Tucker of the UAW anti-union for opposing the incompetence of his union's officialdom?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Judging from the article, it seems Local 1199 grew primarily through mergers and not organizing. If that is the case, then they are hardly a model in a right to work state or in an unorganized sector.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would also point out that the justification for the CTW split from the AFL-CIO was that more money needed to be spent on organizing.  The evidence contained in the article I posted suggests that it is business as usual in one highly visible and infuential component of the new federation.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Well, I am indeed glad that local 1199 is subsidizing the work of other more fledgling locals, lilke your own, trying to organize - if indeed that is what they are doing. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> However it is impossible for me to buy the notion that it is anti-union to criticize the policies of labor officials.SR</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <P>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Jim Straub" <A href="mailto:rustbeltjacobin@gmail.com">rustbeltjacobin@gmail.com</A> <BR></P> <P> But I'll ALSO say that in my local's organizing, which is in a right to work state in a local with a bigger battle in front of us than we can afford to fight, is directly subsidized by 1199 NY--- their members kick money to ours, so vegas can build power eventually like theirs have.  I'm always all in favor of cost-cutting and frugality and not giving the center for union facts or anti-union lbo-talk writers more ammunition.  But I find it offensive and laughable that this is what passes for news about unions on this list. <BR><BR>Blech.<BR>Jim<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>