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> Although Dugan, Shaffer, and other members say their union stewards on site helped press their concerns to management, they say that local and international I
by verteu 3y ago
> Although Dugan, Shaffer, and other members say their union stewards on site helped press their concerns to management, they say that local and international IBEW officers who visited the facility scoffed at their concerns.
Why did their own union scoff at the safety concerns?
- spaceguillotine 3y agounion leadership, esp the IBEW have a history of not actually caring about safety but of making sure they get their due, AFL-CIO affiliated unions were part of keeping communism out of america at any cost and that was it. https://inthesetimes.com/article/left-wing-union-afl-cio-imperialism https://inthesetimes.com/article/left-wing-union-afl-cio-imp... The CIA helped them rise to power and retain it while also taking away from the workers.
- floydnoel 3y agoLet's ask the reverse question also, why would the union do anything to help the workers? Do they get paid more in that case? Incentives are the answer to all these questions. There is no incentive for a union to care about safety concerns. they have a monopoly.
- verteu 3y agoEvery union officer is elected by the workers, so yes, they have an incentive to please them. Historically, unions have been responsible for a massive amount of health & safety improvements in the workplace.