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Would that have been UPTE folks by chance? On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 2:51 PM John Reimann via Marxism < [email protected]> wrote: > ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** > #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. > #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. > ***************************************************************** > > 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/mediacrusher%40gmail.com > -- J.A. Masko "The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned." Antonio Gramsci. _________________________________________________________ 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
