Newspaper Warns Of Union Busting Mistakes

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Wednesday’s Janesville Gazette contained an editorial titled “Union Busting Could Go Down In Flames” that went on to explain not why a union won, but how the Edgerton Fire District lost it’s case against firing three full-time firemen who voted to unionize. The editorial began….

JG Editorial Excerpt:
A sad chapter in Edgerton governance has come to a painfully obvious conclusion.

To fully understand where the Gazette Editorial Staff went with this, you have to first realize that busting a labor union is good business because in their eyes, it supposed to save money……not lose it. Why this case was so sad to the editorial staff was the fact that the Edgerton Fire District wound up paying the three firefighters nearly $600,000 in back pay and attorneys fees. No mention was made that justice prevailed for the three wronged men or that the union representation worked favorably for its members. The editors concluded.....

JG Editorial Excerpt:
But the Edgerton lesson should be clear for all local government officials. Attempts to save money by busting unions could go down in balls of flames and cost more money in the long run.

…..... if it’s not done right! Clearly, the Gazette’s editorial was more of a warning for business owners, managers or city officials against any similar sloppiness and incompetency when planning future union-busting activities.

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