Unions Are Under Attack!

MARCH 17 -- Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp says Unions are under attack in America — and calls out all union members to get into the fight:

 

"There’s an old saying, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” which means when one of the group does well we can all expect a collective benefit. It’s then equally correct to assume that a falling tide lowers all boats. These latest attacks on Unions by Washington are specifically designed to weaken organized labor across the nation, from private Unions to public Unions -- to create a falling tide within the labor movement.

 

"In the case of public employees, like those employed by the MTA, the weakening of collective bargaining rights empowers management to disregard good faith bargaining. Case in point: the Trump administration decided to take away the collective bargaining rights of TSA agents who have a contract negotiated by the American Federation of Government Employees, all in retaliation for them standing up against nation-wide attacks on federal employees.

 

"Why attack Unions? Because when our tide rises, all labor rises. The CEOs and the billionaires want a cheap and expendable workforce that will work itself to death with no rights or protections. So when they come after one Union, they’re coming after all of us. An injury to one is truly an injury to all.

 

"Get ready to get in the fight. In the end, when the smoke clears, our solidarity will have us emerge stronger than ever."