Weaponless War against Workers

[Frances Morey]

Gerry,
Yes, and we "temp" workers are another version of "exploit the un-unionized" 
by employers of all stripes, even the trusted bureaucracy.
Frances





>From: "Gerry Storm" <mesmo@gilanet.com>
>To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
>Subject: RE: Class War
>Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:37:54 -0600
>
>Yes Jon, et al,
>Isn't it a bit odd that the government is ignoring the 30,000,000 Americans 
>living in or at the edge of poverty, and God knows how many more who are 
>underemployed and barely scraping by, yet, we are on the record pledging 
>upwards of $75,000,000,000 to the 26,000,000 Iraqis whose cities we just 
>spent up to $50,000,000,000 destroying. Is this the heir to supply side 
>economics?
>
>Somebody help me, I want to go back to 1968 or even 1988, or even 2000.
>
>BTW, I am a former union activist and officer, sat on the labor council for 
>a time, life member (still have the badge), and a firm believer in most all 
>things union. It's the only way to obtain a bargaining position with the 
>rich without class warfare and, trite as it may sound, the best way for the 
>working man and woman to acquire a little dignity. Our corporations have 
>ditched the American worker and moved abroad to exploit the un-unionized. 
>That's one of the major tradgedies of our recent history. I don't see how 
>we can feel secure knowing that most of the necessities of our lives (but 
>not the weapons) are manufactured in China.
>
>Gerry


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