I got a flyer in yesterday's mail announcing a series of seminars on "How
To Stay Union-Free into the 21st Century" (printed with "UNION FREE" in red
in what looks like 96- or 100-point type, in contrast with the rest of the
phrase, which was merely in 30-point black type). It's sponsored by
Executive Enterprises of New York, along with the law firm of Jackson,
Lewis, Schnitzler, and Krupman, and will be offered in 8 U.S. cities and
Toronto this spring.
The copy is full of fearful language about an AFL-CIO on the move - with
"more money...more organizers...more power...more territory." Expect new
tactics, like civil disobedience and others from the 1960s civil rights
movement, and the targeting of whole cities and new service industries. The
name of Richard Bensinger, the AFL-CIO's organizing director, appears
several times, as if he's an earthly representative of Satan himself.
"Individuals affiliated with union organizations are not eligible for
registration."
Has anyone ever been to one of these things? What are these secret tactics?
Has anyone ever written up one of these things? Any volunteers to
infiltrate it for LBO (sorry, we can't cover the $1,500 "tuition" fee)?
Doug
