June 2010

I'm not sure what to think?

 We keep on hearing how business is staying at the same levels as last year. But what we see are levels greater than predicted every month, just as last year. "Oh' that's just a surge and it won't sustain next month or the future." Yet every month that same surge happens. I am beginning to wonder if the business forecast is kept low to justify the manpower shortage.

I believe the current management uses "The Command and Control Method." My interpretation of this method is, "Employees should fear their managers more than all the working conditions to which they are exposed.....Good will can never induce the  common employee to stand up to such conditions; he/she will never do so through fear of losing their job."  The Command and Control form of management is based on the military management. Primarily, the idea is that people do what you tell them to do, and if they don't, you yell at them, ( in our situation, discipline or more common fire them) until they do, and if they still don't, you throw them in the brig for a while. Look around and see how many military managers have been hired.

How many times have we participated in the different events put on by management? How many times have we been told THANKS  for your input but NO THANKS. I was just introduced to another concept of management, it's called "Participative Leadership." Bottom line, "Several people deciding together make better decisions than one person alone." NOT with this management!

We as a UNION stand up together for  collective bargaining, rates of pay, wages, hours or other conditions of employment. Collectively we stand up for working conditions, a safe work environment FREE of harassment, to ensure justice and dignity on the job. Collectively we can make a difference.

Remember why we are the UNION!

 

 

In Solidarity

Dan Sampson

C&T Unit Chair