Dear FJohn,
To continue on just a bit
“why is a union needed?” should not be the question. If some of the affected people think they want one, let there be a secret ballot vote. (I also oppose the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act.) Alma Mater should present her case, but hiring special counsel – whose specialty I would guess, is fighting off unions – seems to violate the spirit of Catholic social teaching.
And BTW as you can see from my signature I am also an injineer, and I’m not that far behind you. What you can’t see is I’m also white and my doc says some of the pounds should go…. :-)
mike toner
BEE ‘72
Buffalo, NY
[JR: Labor is always free to go elsewhere. My concern is that is this a Trojan Horse. Do we have "Secular Progressives" seeking conception and abortion coverage to embarrass, intimidate, and attack a Catholic institution. Look at Notre Dame, giving BHO44 an honorary degree when (imho illegally) using the Gooferment to spread the "culture of death" in America and around the world. Georgetown covers up its religious symbols to accommodate the "Socialist in Chief". And, on and on. Supposedly Catholic institutions are corrupted or attacked. I smell at rat. So the question SHOULD be "why a union" and "why now"? I'm not a fan of "social justice", which is code for big Gooferment socialism. Let's advocate for liberty and let "We, The People" take care of charity. Americans are fantastically generous. But Gooferment welfare is "the new plantation" keeping the poor enslaved. Like livestock, for the elite, managed by the politicians and bureaucrats! Argh! Why a union? What's the grievance? ... ... ... Sigh, I guess the 'good life' catches up to us injineers when we have an virtually unlimited beer budget?]
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