Workers in one of the few growing parts of our economy --- namely import processing -- are organizing for a union. That would change the foundation of their economic house, they say. Greg Denier of Change to Win and Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research bring us up to date and discuss why warehouse workers may be at the center of the 21st century economy.
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Inland Empire: Warehouse Workers Organize in California
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Daniel Medress’s statement to the effect that warehouse workers have never been organized is incorrect. Back in the 60s and 70s, grocery warehouse workers in the San Francisco Bay area (Safeway, Lucky, United Grocers) were all proud members of the Teamsters Union. Perhaps Mr. Medress is too young to remember that, and I am certain that he was not taught that in school, given all the antiunion activity, and propaganda, that has taken place in this sad country since that time.
Also, the practice of hiring people as temps, or firing them after 6 months to avoid paying benefits in California is nothing new. That started way back in the 80s, during the reign of Ronald Reagan, who is so touted by Mr. Obama.
By HR50 on April 9th, 2009 at 9:08 pm