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Unions Set to Battle Capitol Hill Labor Foes by Zachary Dowdy Special to the Communicator FEATURES As I See It / George Tedeschi ....... 2 Outlook / James Hoffa ............. 2 Managing Editor’s Note / Fred Bruning .. 3 Commentary / Jim Hightower ....... 3 Point of View / Sam Pizzigati ....... 6 Bottom Line / Jerry Morgan ........ 7 Volume 35 Number 2 The Newspaper of the Graphic Communications Conference / IBT ❘ www.gciu.org ❘ April-May-June 2017 Guest Spot / Edward Hershey ....... 7 A Newsday Photos of GCC/ Reporter ‘Beautiful’ IBT Vets Looks Back Humanity Honored in Illinois PAGE 4 PAGES 8-9 PAGE 11 TOP STORY Unions Set to Battle Capitol Hill Labor Foes By Zachary Dowdy Special to the Communicator AMERICAN ORGANIZED LABOR IS BRACING FOR WHAT UNION LEADERS AND Labor-friendly elected officials express the same sort of concern. pro-worker politicians are calling a coordinated. multi-pronged attack by emboldened “Every little piece of good working-place policy that we’ve put in place over the last 20 anti-union forces on Capitol Hill and GCC/IBT officials warn “we could be in the fight years, I expect Republicans to begin picking away at,” Iowa state Rep. Marti Anderson, of our lives.” a Democrat, told The Hill, an online political publication. “I expect to have bargaining Leaders say the bond between Republican lawmakers and their wealthy, corporate units be decimated.” backers is stronger than ever as evidenced by the number of ultra-rich cabinet selections Particularly alarming is the push by Republicans for a national right-to-work law. made by President Donald Trump. New York Rep. Steve King and Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina have introduced “In general, I don’t know how any working person can think a bunch of billionaires legislation that would impose right-to-work provisions in all 50 states. Twenty-eight have our interests at heart,” said Michael Stafford, president of the 400-member GCC/ have passed right-to-work legislation already and if a national law succeeded, many fear IBT Local 503M in Rochester, N.Y. “How do they know what I’m going through? Their the union movement would be seriously weakened – perhaps fatally. interests are not my interests and I don’t know how anybody could think they are.” continues on PAGE 14 An NLRB ruling against the Santa Barbara News- Press is upheld in Secy-Trsr Lacey federal court. To Retire Aug. 1 PAGE 16 After four decades of union activity, Robert Lacey, GCC/IBT secretary-treasurer/vice Printed in the USA president, is heading home to Evansville, Indiana. Lacey said he will stay involved with union issues and aid local labor organizations. ‘This work,’ he said, ‘is in my blood.’ PAGE 5 IBT PHOTO AS I SEE IT GEORGE TEDESCHI GCC/IBT PRESIDENT We Are Responsible For Environment, Too Graphic NOT FAR FROM MY OFFICE AT TEAMSTER HEADQUARTERS in Washington, D.C., the cherry blossoms bloomed last month – ComThem Newspaperunicat o r nature’s annual announcement that spring is on the way. of the Graphic But this year was different. Communications The blossoms opened three weeks early – still beautiful, but scary. Conference / IBT “...one more sign of wacky and warm- Volume 35 Number 2 ing weather,” said the New York Times. Around the country, the Times noted, April-May-June 2017 there were other oddities. Flowers were way ahead of schedule in (USPS 410-750) Texas after a string of days in the upper 80s. Hardly any snow fell in Chicago, the – and not dismissing climate change as something cooked up by a Official organ of the Windy City, famous for its fierce winters. bunch of “tree huggers.” Graphic Communications In upper New York State, farmers In our “All the Best” roundup on Page 7 of this edition, for Conference/International Brotherhood of Teamsters tapped maple trees two months before the instance, we mention a terrific website launched by a group called sap usually starts flowing. “Labor Network for Sustainability.” The Network dismisses the 25 Louisiana Ave. NW While it’s a mistake to claim every unusual weather event is the “blue-green” issue as “outdated” and a threat to achieving “a sustain- Washington, D.C. 20001 result of climate change, the evidence is overwhelming. No matter able future for the planet and its people.” The two are not mutually 202-508-6660 what short-sighted politicians say in order to protect their billion- exclusive, in other words. Environment is not the enemy. aire industrial backers, the Earth is heating up. As unionists and loyal Americans, we have to come to grips with e-mail: [email protected] If you care about your grandchildren, time to take notice. the facts. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, here Internet: www.gciu.org In fact, I believe organized labor should be on the front lines of are some major worries: GEORGE TEDESCHI environmental awareness. The whole idea of the union movement Melting glaciers and severe droughts will lead to water shortages Editor is to protect the little guy and make certain those in power do not and increase the risk of wildfires advance their own agendas at the expense of the rest of us. Let’s Coastal flooding caused by rising sea levels FRED BRUNING meet the challenge. Farmland and fisheries swamped by heavy downpours Managing Editor Sure, there are bound to be conflicts. Sometimes environmental Plant and animal species threatened with extinction regulations may seem a danger to working-class job growth – the Allergies and infectious diseases on the rise AFFILIATIONS so-called “blue-green” clash. Look, there is plenty of room for debate on how to protect the Change to Win Coalition Each case must be considered on its own, of course. But, overall, Earth while making sure workers are not put at risk. Earning a living is Canadian Labour Congress there is ample evidence that the field of sustainable energy – wind basic. We are committed to preserving the middle-class. But we can’t Member of International and solar – can boost employment. be short-sighted or distracted by political operatives who deny the Labor Communications Association This is not only my idea. Plenty of people in the labor movement obvious. Climate change is real. We need a safe shop floor, and a safe of Labour Media are interested in addressing tough questions on the environment environment, too. n OUTLOOK PRINTED IN U.S.A. JAMES P. HOFFA TEAMSTERS GENERAL PRESIDENT GRAPHIC COMMUNICATOR (ISSN 0746-3626) is published quarterly in January-February-March, April-May-June, July- August-September, October- Capitol Hill Still Listens When Money Talks November-December for a total of four issues a year for WORKING AMERICANS STOOD UP TO THE other than rail and airlines. Now the oft-proclaimed proponents $12 per year in the United political establishment in 2016 and of limited federal authority want to take that right away from the States and Canada and demanded that the resources of the states and authorize the federal government to impose a law that $15 for all other countries by the Graphic Communications country and efforts of the government will eliminate the right of workers to participate in democratic Conference/International be devoted to restoring the manufactur- organizations that provide them a say in their workplaces. Can Brotherhood of Teamsters, 25 ing base that provided generations of anyone spell hypocrisy? Louisiana Ave. NW Americans with good paying jobs that After workers vote democratically for union representation at Washington, D.C. 20001. propelled them into the middle class. their workplace, unions have a legal duty to represent all the work- Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C. and But as a new Congress took its place ers, even the employees who choose NOT to join the union. But additional mailing offices. on Capitol Hill this year, it became quick- because unions are required to represent even non-members under ly apparent that those in charge are lis- the same laws, non-members must pay a fair share to cover the POSTMASTER: tening to the big business interests that reasonable costs of bargaining and enforcing a workplace contract, Send address changes to the bankrolled their election campaigns, including many of the busi- an amount that is a fraction of the rate of dues paid by workers who GRAPHIC COMMUNICATOR, 25 Louisiana Ave. NW nesses that closed their factories in the United States and left for want to be members of the union. Washington, D.C. 20001. foreign shores. Right-to-work legislation does nothing to create jobs, grow the Nowhere is that clearer than the Republicans’ roll out of so- middle class or improve the lives of workers. It’s shameful that Publications Mail Agreement called right-to-work (RTW) legislation that would further deci- some members of Congress have chosen to prioritize big business No. 41461512. CANADA POST: mate good wages nationwide. interests over the demands of their constituents. The Teamsters Return undeliverables to Under current law, each state has the right to decide whether to Union is committed to improving the lives of working people by P.O. Box 2601, 6915 Dixie Rd, adopt right-to-work laws for private sector employees in industries fighting against dangerous RTW. n Mississauga, ON L4T 0A9. 2 Graphic Communicator EDITOR’S NOTE FRED BRUNING MANAGING EDITOR A Remarkable Presidency Puts Unions on Full Alert REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU VIEW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, IT HAS BEEN the media was described as “enemy of the people.” Hershey, a lead organizer of the a remarkable first few months for the new White House. Every day seems to bring editorial unit at Newsday, also says in a Guest Spot essay on Page 7 that launching a another major announcement, or crisis.
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