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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublican threats over Volkswagen union vote have their intended effect
Republican threats over Volkswagen union vote have their intended effect
by Laura Clawson
Their senator said publicly and repeatedly that if they voted against joining a union, their company would bring more jobs to the region. A state senator said that if they voted for a union, their legislature would vote against funding for jobs expansion. And the threats to Volkswagen workers apparently had their intended effect: The workers voted narrowly against joining the UAW in results just counted.
According to an emailed press release from the UAW:
If all of your elected officials were saying that you choosing more power in the workplace and better wages and working conditions would mean fewer jobs, wouldn't you think twice? Fear works for Republicans. They use it effectively.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/14/1277729/-Republican-threats-over-Volkswagen-union-vote-have-their-intended-effect
by Laura Clawson
Their senator said publicly and repeatedly that if they voted against joining a union, their company would bring more jobs to the region. A state senator said that if they voted for a union, their legislature would vote against funding for jobs expansion. And the threats to Volkswagen workers apparently had their intended effect: The workers voted narrowly against joining the UAW in results just counted.
According to an emailed press release from the UAW:
At the end of voting on Friday, Volkswagen workers voted against joining the union in a vote of 712 to 626. <...>
While were outraged by politicians and outside special interest groups interfering with the basic legal right of workers to form a union, were proud that these workers were brave and stood up to the tremendous pressure from outside, said UAW Secretary-Treasurer Dennis Williams, who directs the unions transnational program. We hope this will start a larger discussion about workers right to organize.
If all of your elected officials were saying that you choosing more power in the workplace and better wages and working conditions would mean fewer jobs, wouldn't you think twice? Fear works for Republicans. They use it effectively.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/14/1277729/-Republican-threats-over-Volkswagen-union-vote-have-their-intended-effect
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Republican threats over Volkswagen union vote have their intended effect (Original Post)
ProSense
Feb 2014
OP
There were enough people who didn't vote who could have changed the outcome. There were 1556
okaawhatever
Feb 2014
#8
Lost_Count
(555 posts)1. Saw that coming ....
Looking out for their own interests..
elleng
(131,292 posts)2. Damn
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)3. This time.
If at first you don't succeed ...
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)4. darwin's theory? don't expect them to do well.
summerschild
(725 posts)5. Our teabag legislature would do all they could to hurt them.
So would Corker.
Just to keep them out of Tennessee.
Without a doubt, they were scared off by the threats.
arthritisR_US
(7,300 posts)6. Gdamnit, nt
spanone
(135,919 posts)7. shameful display of republican government intervention in workers rights
corker and haslam..my state has been taken hostage
republican house
republican senate
republican governor
marsha blackburn
bob corker
bill haslam
dianne black
scott desjarlais
lamar alexander
okaawhatever
(9,478 posts)8. There were enough people who didn't vote who could have changed the outcome. There were 1556
eligible to vote. I wonder if onlly having 1338 vote is normal or if the weather hurt the numbers. The other two hundred may have voted anti-union, but I'm curious if that's a standard voting turnout.
sheshe2
(84,005 posts)9. Kick!
xfundy
(5,105 posts)10. Even when the company supported unions.
"It's a cookbook!" twisted.
trixicopper
(62 posts)11. Not really surprised,
Some people just insist on throwing away an opportunity with both hands. Sheesh!