tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post423038692982608911..comments2023-07-02T11:05:42.711-04:00Comments on Godless Liberal Homo: Support the Employee Free Choice Actlibhomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-37430899019743166872008-11-04T12:51:00.000-05:002008-11-04T12:51:00.000-05:00How do you respond to concerns raised about EFCA, ...How do you respond to concerns raised about EFCA, particularly the idea that by eliminating the need for a secret ballot allows for union intimidation of workers in order to obtain card signatures which would now be solely sufficient to organize?<BR/><BR/>EFCA sounds like a good thing if you believe that unions are always good, corporations are always bad and that unions would never try to organize workers that don't want to be unionized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-80227218127886399962008-08-17T19:04:00.000-04:002008-08-17T19:04:00.000-04:00it's a sad cycle. yes i fully see the irony. and d...it's a sad cycle. yes i fully see the irony. and don't think that many don't know and live that irony every day. but i still can't expect people to spend their minimum wage paychecks elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>call/write/email their representatives? sure. that only takes a minute--assuming they have access to channels of information that inform them in the first place of the employee free choice act. <BR/><BR/>i've worked with plenty-a poor kid, and if it wasn't for a trip to walmart they might not have a clothes, shoes, or school supplies. should their parents abandon their budget in order to align their consumer selves with their ethical stances? <BR/><BR/>not trying to beat a dead horse, here, just trying to say that i think in many cases too much is expected of the individual and not enough of the government or corporation, which is why i was so glad to read about the employee free choice act.teach people not bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178351970916456582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-86978266410246902372008-08-17T18:37:00.000-04:002008-08-17T18:37:00.000-04:00teach: There is a certain amount of irony in what ...teach: There is a certain amount of irony in what you are saying. Wal-Mart is the one of the biggest reasons many people are in such financially difficult situations.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-6542173491805406922008-08-17T18:10:00.000-04:002008-08-17T18:10:00.000-04:00i agree with all of what you're saying about walma...i agree with all of what you're saying about walmart. <BR/><BR/>and consumers do need to fight back, agreed, if they possess the means do so. it's ridiculous to expect people who aren't financially secure enough to know if they will have enough money for next month's rent or for the dinner table tonight to take labor issues into consideration when making choices about basic human necessities--especially when these necessities can be procured for grossly lower prices at a place like walmart. <BR/><BR/>that said, if one is not living in a situation of financial turmoil and has the means to shop elsewhere, then there's no reason why one shouldn't choose to shop elsewhere.teach people not bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178351970916456582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-63450859594856545552008-08-17T15:12:00.000-04:002008-08-17T15:12:00.000-04:00The two are not mutually exclusive. Consumers hav...The two are not mutually exclusive. Consumers have a responsibility not to shop at Wal-Mart, and Congress has a responsibility to pass the Employee Free Choice. <BR/><BR/>Wal-Mart is an enemy of workers, the environment, free expression, women's rights, small town America, and really of our entire country. Consumers need to fight back.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-91421447417282431962008-08-17T14:52:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:52:00.000-04:00one reason why this idea is such a solid step in t...one reason why this idea is such a solid step in the right direction is it removes the onus of responsibility off of the shoulders of the consumer to decide where to ethically spend money based on the degree to which a corporation does or does not support employee unionization. <BR/><BR/>it's not fair to expect someone working 2 or 3 jobs to survive to decide to shop elsewhere for his or her child's diapers based on corporate practices when at walmart the diapers are $5-10 cheaper. <BR/><BR/>the idea of personal responsibility/action overshadowing the need for legislation and corporate regulation is exactly my issue with the individualization of the green movement, too.teach people not bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178351970916456582noreply@blogger.com