IN SEARCH OF JOB
The Free Press, Kerville, Texas
Joe Smith started his day early, having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 a.m. While his coffee pot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE), and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA), he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA), he got into his car (MADE IN GERMANY) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL), poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can’t find a good paying job...in AMERICA
| Your Benefits Weren't A Gift
The advantages you enjoy as a union member - a guaranteed wage rate, protection against unfair treatment, paid vacations and holidays, health and wealth benefits and a pension plan were not gifts from management.
Your employer may try to give you the idea that your pay and benefits are the result of management generosity (a contradiction in terms). Don't be fooled.
CWA members have struggled long and hard to achieve what we have today. Sometimes they have been forced to strike - meaning weeks of hardship for themselves and their families - to gain the things you now enjoy.
YOUR EMPLOYER HAS NEVER AGREED TO ANYTHING OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF ITS HEART!
IT'S THE UNION, NOT YOUR EMPLOYER, who is responsible for what you have today. It's the union, with your support that will be responsible for all the gains you make in the future.
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