File spoon-archives/aut-op-sy.archive/aut-op-sy_1997/aut-op-sy.9706, message 168


Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 01:08:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris <red-AT-iww.org>
Subject: Re: UFCW - Largest Retail Union opposes goods from China's PLA,  Police


The UFCW is widely known in the United States as one of the most
conservative, reactionary unions in existence. Many of their workers are
ruled by "minimum wage contracts" (you can guess what that means), if they
even know that they are in a union at all (often the initials "UFCW" on a
paycheck are the only indication that you are in the union). Meanwhile,
the UFCW union bosses are some of the richest around, flying about in
private jets and driving around in fancy cars. The UFCW also "raids" (that
is, attempts to undermine other unions in a unionized workplace by
'converting' the workers to another union; the US has a strict one union
per workplace law) such strong unions as the Industrial Workers of the
World (IWW/Wobblies).

Of course, this does not mean that the UFCW's criticisms of the PLA are
bogus -- it just means that the UFCW may not act differently in China if
it had the chance.

for our own unions for our own class,
Chris
IWW Education Workers Industrial Union 620



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