RedState.com has done an excellent job on reporting the union vs. non-union fiasco at the DNC convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hotel workers were told they’ll be furloughed during that week in deference to union labor. This gives a whole new meaning to being outsourced.
The charges against the Democratic National Committee are so credible that legal services are being offered to defend small businesses and employees against blatant discrimination.
Charlotte, NC (November 9, 2011) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which helps victims of forced unionism, is offering free legal aid to workers who refrain from union membership and may be ordered off their jobs or prevented to work during the 2012 Democratic National Convention scheduled for August 2012 in Charlotte.
In response to media reports, the Right to Work Foundation is offering free legal assistance for nonunion Time Warner Cable Arena, surrounding venue, local hotel, and other area workers who may lose work in favor of unionized workers in the lead up to and during the convention.
Discriminating against workers who exercise their right to refrain from union membership is a clear violation of North Carolina's Right to Work law and the federal National Labor Relations Act.
The Foundation encourages workers to learn about their rights and request free legal advice and aid at its website: www.nrtw.org.
"It appears Big Labor officials and the Democratic Party are preparing to commit violations of North Carolina's popular Right to Work law and federal law," said Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation. "Despite Democratic officials' rhetoric about jobs, it appears they plan to force workers off the job to appease their Big Labor benefactors"
"Not only is this outrageous, it is illegal," added Mix. "Workers who feel their rights may be violated are encouraged to contact the National Right to Work Foundation for legal assistance."
You would think the local media would have broken this story. But the Charlotte Observer decided to run blocker for their master.
Democratic convention officials Tuesday awarded contracts worth $7 million to overhaul Time Warner Cable Arena and outfit the Charlotte Convention Center as a media workspace.
In announcing the event's biggest contracts, officials touted the participation of local and minority-owned companies as well as the promise of jobs in a still-sluggish economy.
Convention CEO Steve Kerrigan said the contracts also would "maximize union labor." But he declined to say to what extent union workers are expected to participate.
Appearing with Kerrigan at a news conference, Democratic Mayor Anthony Foxx said the new contracts represent "hundreds of high-paying jobs."
Maybe the Charlotte Observer should talk to the employees of the Ritz-Carlton.
Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/26/2721297/dnc-awards-contracts-worth-7-million.html#ixzz1dYMiCJDJ
http://www.redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/11/09/charlotte-workers-offered-free-legal-aid-to-fight-dnc-convention-discrimination/
http://www.nrtw.org/en/press/2011/11/2012_DNC_Legal_Notice_11092011
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