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I just got back from getting a chest x-ray (for something totally unrelated to the coronavirus). All the workers there are in the union. I got to asking several of them how things are going, what's up with the union, etc. They had not seen hide nor hair of any union rep. They didn't seem to think the x-ray office would be closed, but if it is, they have no idea if they will continue to be paid. They all commented on the $1000 they heard they will be getting, as if it is in the bag, and as if it will save their bacon if they are laid off. I got the impression that they're seeing this bundle of cash like an extra payday, period. I asked how far they think $1000 will go in paying the rent of house note, and they all were silent. I pointed out the billions that Trump is planning to give the big corporations, and they had nothing to say about that. In the end, I was talking with the x-ray tech about all this. His final words were, "well, they (the employers) sign our pay check." "Yeah, and we do the work," was my reply. He kind of chuckled and muttered "that's true", but it was clear he'd never looked at it like that before. In general, the union is the furthest thing from their mind, exactly because of the absence of the union for many years. John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
