[lbo-talk] NLRB rules on Wobbly election in MN

[socialismorbarbarism]

Hence "what passes for a victory under the NLRA"... where the results
for labor now tend to vary between "that really sucks"  to "well, it
could have sucked much worse"  (= that which passes for a "victory").
Or so it seems to an interested outside observer... maybe your
experience shows differently?

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Mark Rickling <mrickling at gmail.com> wrote:
> Huh? There's still no certified union at the workplace. To run another
> election the union has to expend resources again, which could be
> considerable given turnover in the restaurant industry. Many union
> supporters are likely discouraged after having not won the election.
> And the boss, who generally speaking has more resources than the
> union, is free to run another union-busting campaign if the union
> decides to try again. Hard to see how this could be a victory.
>
> We get plenty of close losing election results overturned by the
> board, only never to run the units again.
>
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