Union Boss Admits to Using Members as Political Activists
-By Warner Todd Huston
An interesting admission by James A. Williams, president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades in Philadelphia, can be seen in an interview he did with the Philly Inquirer. It is an admission that confirms one of the things that anti-union folks have been saying for years, but one union officials are loath to admit.
While discussing the hard economic times, the Philly Inquirer asked how the recession was affecting the union. In his answer President Wilson admitted that his union uses out-of-work members for “political events.” Wilson mentioned that they lower dues to $1 a month after a member has been out of work for more than six months, but that isn’t just the kind hearted union looking out for its members. No, the union expects something in return for that lowering of dues.
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So instead of having the big drop in membership, this way here, we utilize them for political events, we can keep them informed on various things and still keep them as active members.
For a long time those on the anti-union side have claimed that union members are forced to appear at political rallies, told to go by union masters. Here is one union boss that doesn’t seem ashamed to admit that his rallies are peopled with forced union participants.
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Posted by Warner Todd Huston on September 15, 2009 9:00 am
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