Sydney Morning Herald . Last year Verizon agreed to allow workers to organize. After signing the agreement, however, they have stalled with arbitration, filed a federal lawsuit, and are engaging in other union busting tactics. About 30 million of us in this country could qualify as free agents, merely because we job hop, are self- reliant and independent and no longer feel loyalty to any one employer. But no matter how they dress it up, temping still takes power away from employees and hands it over to employers.
Temps have no benefits, no security and virtually no rights. - Olympian .
As strikers return to work, Weyerhaeuser begins issuing pink slips. A company spokesman said the layoffs were due to poor market conditions. Probably because of the high interest rates. Oh, wait, interest rates are at a historic low and mortgage offices are busier than ever. But an officer of Local 145 has a different view.