Being the nice guy that I am I'll let the Zombies go first. Notice their tact of creating fear in the hearts and confusion in the minds of the very workers the seek to represent. What the lack in a credible attack on NUHW they make up for it by appealing to a reader's sense of fear. Nary a word about the Zombies' plans for improving workers lives, or advocating for patient care. It's been 6+ years: they should have something on the shelf by now. Sadly they frequently trot out the same weak and lame arguments. Are they clutching at straws? Yeah, I think so. This approach is suspiciously similar to the farm worker representation battle between the Teamsters and the United Farm Workers (UFW) back in the 1970s. Guess who was the 800 pound gorilla and who was the underdog that won. Hint: it's the one with the more fitting name.
Let's recall the 2nd comment left on the "Garbage in, garbage out" blog entry.
"As of October 2008, the 747 has been involved in 122 incidents, including 48 hull-loss accidents, resulting in 2,850 fatalities. The 747 has been in 35 hijackings which caused 882 fatalities."(The VW Bug is a far better engineered and tested vehicle but this it not an automotive blog.)
The number of casualties for UHW is far greater. They certainly have gone out of their way to destroy themselves, their alliances, sell out their members and anger their many supporters.
The four bulleted points shown above were discussed in the "Garbage in, garbage out" blog entry.
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What do you say to trading in this take for a look at NUHW's angle on unionization? They don't attack SEIU; rather they offer hope and solid ideas for furthering the interests of workers and patients. They don't use exaggeration, make silly comparisons, or distort the truth. Also, they show pictures of the workers' peers which adds a sense of credibility and plausibility the Zombies never had and never will. Dang! I wish I could vote for NUHW.
You can certainly see the contrast between the Zombie and NUHW mailers. The Zombie UHW mailers are full of negative and untrue statements that are essentially written to instill fear and uncertainty about NUHW. I believe that many, if not most, Memorial workers are aware of SEIU's deceitful and fear mongering tactics. I also believe that UHW's disgusting anti-union tactics will backfire on them.
ReplyDeleteI was informed yesterday that SEIU has brought in about four-hundred of their members and staff from around the country to prop-up their "vote no union" campaign in Santa Rosa.
Just like the United Farm Workers, the underdog NUHW will be victorious in their battle with UHW at Memorial.