Things are so bad for union organizers, they see the rag tag radicals camped out in protests across the nation as their future band of activists. With the average age of union members climbing steadily, activists are combing the young demonstrators to turn them into union allies. With thousands of the Occupy activists arrested — including some for pimping their daughters, vandalism, drugs, and breaking-and-entering — it seems union organizers would find a more productive crew elsewhere.
Tension escalated between Dependable Highway Express workers and union after Teamsters officials threatened termination of worker who revealed union boss salaries
UFCW union officials threatened that employee would be fired for not signing illegal dues deduction authorization form, Kroger still taking dues from employee’s paycheck
Business Manager Danny Hendrix regarding Local 798’s all-white staff: “The cream always rises to the top . . . .”