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Wm James
 
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Default Starbucks Obstructing First Union Vote

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:32:28 GMT, "Michael Legel" >
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>"Stan de SD" > wrote in message
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>> Yes he does - he has the right to control the interaction as he sees fit. If
>> the employees think that it's excessive, they have the right to quit and
>> seek work elsewhere. It's called the "free market", and it keeps both sides
>> (management and labor) from becoming too dictatorial or unrealistic.
>> Unfortunately, lefties such as yourself don't like the idea of freedom of
>> choice, so you would rather impose your own prejudices on an employment
>> situation...
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>> Which rights do you specifically contest?
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>The right to restrict mutually supportive union behavior on company property.
>The right to solicit and exchange in an equal manner with employees to the
>extent that the employer does or is allowed by past practice. Fortunately for
>us you and WJ don't write, judge or enforce the laws ... because you are both
>completely wrong about what you THINK the laws are opposed to what they really
>are. I ABSOLUTELY have the right to do those things, have risked my
>employment to do so, have had NLRB charges filed in my behalf for those
>actions and continue to exercise those rights today as a union member. An
>employer does NOT have the right to control my activities as an American "as
>he sees fit". Period.
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He has the right to stop trading with you as he sees fit just as you
have the right to stop trading with him. If we had courts who didn't
trat the constitution as toilet paper, the rights of your employer
would be respected.

William R. James