- cross-posted to:
- unions@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- unions@lemmy.ml
A lawyer for the union says the company is aligning itself with right-wing ideologues who want to destroy the regulatory state.
Trader Joeās is facing a litany of union-busting charges before the National Labor Relations Board. The agencyās prosecutors have accused the company of illegally retaliating against workers, firing a union supporter and spreading false information in an effort to chill an organizing campaign.
But in a hearing last Tuesday, the grocerās attorney briefly summarized a sweeping defense it intends to mount against the charges: The labor board itself, which was created during the New Deal and has refereed private-sector collective bargaining for nearly 90 years, is āunconstitutional.ā
The argument would appear to fit inside a broader conservative effort to dismantle the regulatory state, which has taken aim at agencies tasked with enforcing laws to protect workers, consumers and the environment.
The exchange, a transcript of which HuffPost obtained through a public records request, came at the start of a trial to determine whether Trader Joeās violated workersā rights. Trader Joeāsā attorney, Christopher Murphy of the law firm Morgan Lewis, informed the judge, Charles Muhl, that there was āone final thingā the grocery chain wanted to add to its defense before proceedings began.
The company which used forced Uyghur labor and other sweatshops?
IF thereās any contenders for āwokeā ācompanyā, itāll be a workers coop. All other companies run on exploitation.
Patagonia moved production out of the region after that came to light didnāt they? Maybe just pr, but still notable.
What coops are producing consumer goods these days?