tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post2496258929837111322..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): unionizing effort flopsgenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-4890400347275392062017-08-06T09:05:25.067-04:002017-08-06T09:05:25.067-04:00Andy -- I once thought much the same. Now I find i...Andy -- I once thought much the same. Now I find it a tad righteous. Fear, like other beliefs, is not a mere trifle.genkakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-31017470718723684742017-08-06T01:23:54.260-04:002017-08-06T01:23:54.260-04:002 to 1 against; typical response of ignorant or mi...2 to 1 against; typical response of ignorant or misinformed people, they were easily intimated. Unless there was evidence of actual violence. Either way, the organizers failed their job.<br />Andy Shizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215297395548845513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-18616453002639880942017-08-05T09:45:12.702-04:002017-08-05T09:45:12.702-04:00I expect fear decided their votes, the threat of b...I expect fear decided their votes, the threat of being fired if they unionized couldn't be ignored. And that threat was more immediate than a potential benefit promised by unionizing. They threw themselves on the mercy of the boss.<br />olcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309255390011851502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-77855955127620760402017-08-05T09:30:48.989-04:002017-08-05T09:30:48.989-04:00Charlie -- You may well be right, but having been ...Charlie -- You may well be right, but having been in the midst of organizing efforts, I can still see the fear that pinches the faces of those who must put spaghetti on the table and feel uncertain they will succeed.genkakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-67123829373339620992017-08-05T09:17:29.189-04:002017-08-05T09:17:29.189-04:00It's as if people everywhere are declining to ...It's as if people everywhere are declining to take any responsibility. They surrender themselves to the great white father, whether in the sky or the boardroom.<br />olcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309255390011851502noreply@blogger.com