--- On Thu, 1/29/09, SA <s11131978 at gmail.com> wrote:
From: SA <s11131978 at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] bailout recipients lobby against EFCA To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:00 PM
Doug Henwood wrote:
> The chutzpah:
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<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/bank-of-america-hosted-an_n_161248.html>
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> Three days after receiving $25 billion in federal bailout funds, Bank of
America Corp. hosted a conference call with conservative activists and business
officials to organize opposition to the U.S. labor community's top
legislative priority.
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> Participants on the October 17 call -- including at least one
representative from another bailout recipient, AIG -- were urged to persuade
their clients to send "large contributions" to groups working against
the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), as well as to vulnerable Senate
Republicans, who could help block passage of the bill.
Interesting that BoA hosted the call. Are they worried about their own workforce organizing or is this broader class consciousness? The question goes doubly for AIG.
SA^^^^CB: Good point. It seems like ruling class consciousness. Class struggle is on display nakedly more than usual these days. ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk