Harassment Of Union Members Rises; One Union Fights Back

Union members are being “harassed out of jobs” at a record pace thanks to the recession, according to Labor Notes.

Most of the workers quoted in the piece are working as truck drivers, or in manufacturing, or in nursing, but one southern California unit of the Communications Workers of America guild has reported that AT&T is cracking down on bathroom breaks.

“Managers say ‘lost time’ should equal no more than two hours a month—about five minutes a day. Local 9503 steward Wynter Hawk says managers keep track, letting workers know how much they’ve used….

“She says, ‘Do they think when they get to the end of the month people will just hold it?’

“Stewards are considering a mass pee-in.”

We haven’t heard any reports of guild-covered journalists being hit with draconian measures such as these…yet.

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