Good news: UAW deems being in a union a "fundamental human right"

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Good news: UAW deems being in a union a "fundamental human right": "The UAW, not content with bankrupting GM and Chrysler once, want a repeat performance. And with Bob King at the helm, and apparently done campaigning for world peace and praying at the US capitol, they may yet get the double double. But first, it's time to put on the sheep's clothing and pretend to be rational. From the Detroit Free Press: UAW reveals ideas to try to level playing field. By 'leveling the playing field', what they mean is putting a thumb on the scale to tip the balance in their favor, but such is establishment media and their newspeak.

The document, called “UAW Principles for Fair Union Elections,” outlines 11 ideals that are designed to level the playing field between the UAW and an employer during a union campaign and election.

....The principles include an agreement that the ability to join a union is a “fundamental human right.”

But opting out from being forced to join the union is not. The document with the 11 principles can be found at this link, but just check out #2 for one:

Employees must be free to exercise the right to join a union or refrain from joining a union in an atmosphere free of fear, coercion,intimidation or threats. There is no free choice if a worker is afraid of losing a job or losing benefits as a result of his or her choice, or is intimidated into making a choice not of one’s own making.

Here in Michigan, there is no right to refrain from joining the UAW. When GM, Ford or Chrysler hires you you are a member of the union. Oh sure they have a stipulation that you can supposedly opt out, but you still have to pay union dues if you do so. It's hard to even call such a stipulation a symbolic gesture. That's why here in MI we are a 'forced unionization' state, as opposed to a 'right to work' state where unions can't bilk you out of your own money. The freep also had this little tidbit:

...the Wall Street Journal reported today that King is willing to tap the union’s $800-million strike fund for its push to organize hourly factory workers at foreign-owned car plants.

The only saving grace we have right now is that the misnamed 'Employee Free Choice Act' is DOA in the Congress. Of course, that isn't going to stop Obama from implementing the equivalent through executive fiat.

On a tip from Orlin

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