Something to be proud of

While collecting signatures, it was expressed to me that employees wanted to sign, but they feared retaliation from the union. Wow! That's an organization that I'd be proud to have as my representative to the company. No matter how much I or others tried to soothe those fears, it was of no use. They've been in this organization too long and listened to the hate spew forth for so long that they believe that the union will make good on their threats.

How much pride does that give you?

I will tell you what I am proud of...the "insignificant" group of employees that filed a petition with the NLRB. Because so many people were afraid to stand up for a better workplace, this group took it upon themselves to start a fire under the union. Now it does give me a warm fuzzy to see that Jim Watson took time to not only write, but also distribute, a response to the small group of individuals that he says is going to give the other 1700+ employees a bad contract. Not only is that laughable, but since negotiations haven't started, shouldn't they be focusing on getting the best contract possible instead of blaming their future failure on someone else? I guess that is the difference in the union's idea of pride and mine.

Speaking of the union's idea of pride, perhaps "Wal-Mart Manager" needs a reality. Posting spam and links to YouTube videos is not mature, professional, or something to have pride in. I understand that the union leadership has nothing better to do than to search YouTube all day for videos to link to the blogs, but wouldn't that time be better spent focusing on the upcoming negotiations?