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<blockquote data-quote="BigUnionGuy" data-source="post: 4812950" data-attributes="member: 4992">It&#039;s all good.I realized, any response from me would seem like criticism.The prevailing thought is to go after the &quot;low hanging fruit&quot; so to speak.If you read about the organizing victories in the Teamster magazine, they are generally small groups.The days of organizing hundreds of employees at one location are few and far between. The days of justpulling up to the front gate and start dropping cards to people as they walk in, have proven untenable.I worked on one campaign involving 250+ employees. We spent 3 1/2 to 4 months working on them.We had employee committees, made home visits to talk with potential members, pulled out all the stops.In the end, we didn&#039;t drop cards. The support just wasn&#039;t there. All that time and money spent.... gone.And then, if we had organized them.... the chances of recouping all that money from dues, was not possible.If an employer is willing to grant card check neutrality.... great.Most would rather hire a Union busting attorney or &quot;consultants&quot; to dissuade the employees, and remain Union free.Two members of my Local were hired by the IBT organizing department and did that for years. Oh the stories....-Bug-</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BigUnionGuy, post: 4812950, member: 4992"] It's all good. I realized, any response from me would seem like criticism. The prevailing thought is to go after the "low hanging fruit" so to speak. If you read about the organizing victories in the Teamster magazine, they are generally small groups. The days of organizing hundreds of employees at one location are few and far between. The days of just pulling up to the front gate and start dropping cards to people as they walk in, have proven untenable. I worked on one campaign involving 250+ employees. We spent 3 1/2 to 4 months working on them. We had employee committees, made home visits to talk with potential members, pulled out all the stops. In the end, we didn't drop cards. The support just wasn't there. All that time and money spent.... gone. And then, if we had organized them.... the chances of recouping all that money from dues, was not possible. If an employer is willing to grant card check neutrality.... great. Most would rather hire a Union busting attorney or "consultants" to dissuade the employees, and remain Union free. Two members of my Local were hired by the IBT organizing department and did that for years. Oh the stories.... -Bug- [/QUOTE]

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