CRONYISM, NEPOTISM, FAVORITISM, REVERSE DISCRIMINATION; IT'S ALL THE SAME, CORRUPTION! FOOD FOR THOUGHT -SEGMENT- SUMMER 2015

THERE'S ENOUGH DISAPPOINTMENT TO GO AROUND


By John R Hernandez@NDMH-2015
A SEGMENT OF NDMH 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT' 

WHEN IT COMES TO UNIONS AND CORPORATE AMERICA!


"It's always good to hear politicians refusing to back down to corporate lobbyists who want to refuse workers the rights they deserve. But, if unions continue their ages old practices of cronyism and favoritism on the ground floor? Where it matters more, it's no wonder why the support is just not there.  As far as 'Right to Work' legislation -funded via Koch- and others; all that companies need to do is, go temp.

On two separate occasions (as a union member) I was either overlooked for promotion simply because a manager wanted to hire his friend or in the other, a manager wanted to transfer me 40 miles away. These types of insensitive treatments of member-employees strikes at the core of why some employees refuse to sign up. Unions need to stop favoritism practices which pit one employee over another and support aggrieved members.

In neither of these occasions did the union step up to help out. In a third example it was okay for a union organizer to borrow $20 from me so he could give it to a gal who had no gas money, which I never got paid back. But, when I had an arguable difference with that employer the union did nothing to save my job. Union shops which allow ground floor supervisors and managers to indiscriminately do as they wish or hire and fire based on their personal choices, is what unions need to change?

That is called favoritism and it is wrong. If companies and unions want what's best for employees then they should prove it; by accountability, by  their actions, and words. In a yet separate occasion at another company(non-union) we were asked what could the company do better and what did we want in return? I said benefits and long term job security. Within a year about 500 of us were laid off. After all the technological and social advances can we truly say our present day working environment has changed for the better?

If corporate America wanted higher profits and overall production increases it too would change its attitude towards its employees. Temporary workers who have to wait years before becoming permanent while still earning meager minimum wages is discriminatory. In all these situations I was an exemplary employee and over all production always met company needs.

Unions need to understand the impact of their actions on rank and file as do employers on attrition. If all you want is to maintain the status quo then you have yourself to blame for the present day outcome of organizing and why such a higher number of companies are hiring temps! "JRH-2015 NDMH


For Many Americans, 'Temp' Work Becomes Permanent ...
www.nbcnews.com/.../many-americans-temp-work-beco...
NBCNews.com
Apr 20, 2014 - For Americans who can't find jobs, the booming demand for temp ... With full-time work hard to find, these workers have built temping into a de ... to companies using more temporary workers is already under way. ... It's all part of a broader shift to an everyone-for-themselves workforce, labor economists say.


What if Most Jobs Become Permanently Temporary?
https://www.recruiter.com/.../what-if-most-jobs-become-permanently-te...
Jul 10, 2013 - About 19% of all new jobs the U.S. has added since June 2009 have ... 2013) that “while part-time and temp jobs reached highs last month [June ... Contrary to what most articles say, companies are not trying to avoid taxes  ...

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Types of Favoritism in the Workplace | Chron.com
smallbusiness.chron.com › ... › Workplace Safety
Favoritism in the workplace is counter-productive and, in some cases, illegal. ... But when the employee is not qualified to perform the job, then nepotism ... One of the main problems with cronyism, which you also find in nepotism, is the feeling ... His publishing credits include a weekly column in the "Lockport Union Sun and  ...


Favortism: Do federal employees know it when they see it?
mspb.federaltimes.com › Uncategorized
Jan 27, 2014 - The MSPB report shows just how widespread perceived favoritism is in the federal workplace. For example, 28 percent of employees surveyed said they believe .... for a military organization and favoritism, cronyism and nepotism are ... tried fighting wrong doing both through EEO and through the UNION.


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