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NC Voices for Choice: Ben Lee, BLET
22 Apr 2009 by Tessie in Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues / No Comments
Unions needed wherever employees are mistreatedEI met up with Ben Lee, Chairman Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, when he got off work last Thursday. Even though Ben’s workplace will not be affected by the Employee Free Choice Act because he works with the railroads, he still believes in the importance of this bill for working people.
“The Employee Free Choice Act is a better way of determining whether or not employees want to be unionized,” said Ben. “It streamlines rules, decreases employer intimidation, and is the best method for equitable choice by the employees.”
“Most people, especially in white collar jobs, may not understand the lengths that employers go through to dissuade employees from voting for a union,” explained Ben. He pointed out that if workers want a union, it might indicate that something is wrong at the workplace. Perhaps the employees are “not treated equitably, paid unfairly, or being harassed and discriminated against by their bosses.”
Ben argued that when workers decide to come together and sign on with a labor organization, they need to do it through the free thought process.
“Employers will promise a raise if you vote against the union or tell you that you’ll lose your job if you vote for it,” said Ben. “They will try to belittle the workers. That’s not free choice.”
“Labor organizations came into existence to fulfill a need, and that need is still present in every workplace where employees are mistreated.”
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