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Re: United States vs. District Council of Carpenters 90 civ. 5722 (SONY)
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As a member of the New York City District Council of Carpenters and
our collective bargaining agreement.
What many members do not know about our current memorandum of
understanding is that although there are raises included there is potentially a
good chance they will never receive them due to project labor agreements and
market recovery jobs, which are also included. We need assurances in plain
language that this will not be the case or in the very least it will be the exception,
not the rule.
As we are all very aware, the manning provision is an integral part of this
agreement. I would like to go on record stating that I am against full mobility. It
is a well-known fact that there have been contractors who prefer that their
employees work for cash whenever possible. This can easily be accomplished
even with the most vigilant steward. Employers might conspire with employees,
who are so desperate to keep their jobs they are willing not only to defraud their
own pension funds but also the Internal Revenue Service. Such is the power and
influence the boss will have over his workers under full mobility. Job conditions
such as start, finish and break times, fought for and maintained for many years
could be compromised by employers who would take advantage of employees
desperate to keep their jobs. These same employers could impose more and
more demanding quotas resulting in grading wages (piecework) which is against
the UBC constitution (Sept. 1887). The concepts of cronyism, nepotism, racism,
sexism and age discrimination will never find a more fertile breeding ground
than full mobility. Indeed, the worker who does "favors" for his foreman, or a
supervisor's family member would be far more likely to work than a dedicated
Unionist when all else is equal. If a foreman is racist or sexist, who will have the
power to enforce the rights of the workers to obtain a job? As for age
discrimination, gathering pension credits will become more difficult as we get
older, especially without respect for our elders, a luxury not to be afforded by
workers pitted against one another, the result of a broken union. The only
commodity a union has is its workforce. To give the employers complete control
of its workforce is to break the union. Full mobility goes against everything a
Unionist stands for.
Respectfully submitted,
USDC
Concerned Member
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