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<blockquote data-quote="PobreCarlos" data-source="post: 544469" data-attributes="member: 16651"><p>In terms of the "legal separation" the Teamsters supposedly have from JonFrum's perspective, I suggest readers take a look at the article entitled "Labor pushes Wall Street on card check"</p><p></p><p>Some blurbs from it;</p><p></p><p>"The labor movement is taking square aim at Wall Street with a new tool in its fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act: the hundreds of billions of dollars in pension funds it manages for union workers and retirees, some of it held by the same firms that are fighting the provision known as "card check."</p><p></p><p>"The letter, from the two top officials of Teamsters Local 507 in Cleveland, Albert Mixon and Carl Pecoraro, who are also trustees of the union's health, welfare and pension funds, says some pension fund managers "are undermining the interests" of the union"</p><p></p><p>"Financial industry officials took a darker view of the survey. "The fact that union bosses would try and shake down financial institutions by asking that they disclose information" about the bill "is beyond outrageous," said an aide to one trade organization, who – like other industry officials rattled by the letters – refused to speak on the record. He also called it "troubling that Big Labor would use their pension plans as the bargaining chip."</p><p></p><p>"So far, it's not clear than any of the unions have pulled their pension funds from firms supporting EFCA, or are close to doing so. But it's also clear the threat -- implied but not made explicit in the letters -- has gotten the attention of the firms, who fear that's the next step. So far, there's no sign of firms backing out of the card-check fight because of the survey. Labor backers have nonetheless cheered the new tactic in the no-holds-barred fight for EFCA."</p><p></p><p>...among others.</p><p></p><p>I suggest that anyone who's inclined to munch on the Pablum Teamster apologists like Jon want to feed them read the article first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PobreCarlos, post: 544469, member: 16651"] In terms of the "legal separation" the Teamsters supposedly have from JonFrum's perspective, I suggest readers take a look at the article entitled "Labor pushes Wall Street on card check" Some blurbs from it; "The labor movement is taking square aim at Wall Street with a new tool in its fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act: the hundreds of billions of dollars in pension funds it manages for union workers and retirees, some of it held by the same firms that are fighting the provision known as "card check." "The letter, from the two top officials of Teamsters Local 507 in Cleveland, Albert Mixon and Carl Pecoraro, who are also trustees of the union's health, welfare and pension funds, says some pension fund managers "are undermining the interests" of the union" "Financial industry officials took a darker view of the survey. "The fact that union bosses would try and shake down financial institutions by asking that they disclose information" about the bill "is beyond outrageous," said an aide to one trade organization, who – like other industry officials rattled by the letters – refused to speak on the record. He also called it "troubling that Big Labor would use their pension plans as the bargaining chip." "So far, it's not clear than any of the unions have pulled their pension funds from firms supporting EFCA, or are close to doing so. But it's also clear the threat -- implied but not made explicit in the letters -- has gotten the attention of the firms, who fear that's the next step. So far, there's no sign of firms backing out of the card-check fight because of the survey. Labor backers have nonetheless cheered the new tactic in the no-holds-barred fight for EFCA." ...among others. I suggest that anyone who's inclined to munch on the Pablum Teamster apologists like Jon want to feed them read the article first. [/QUOTE]
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