1984-04 April IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

LOCflL LII\IES
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A Description of
Union-Busting Tactics
L U. 1II,f.RI •• p.a.nsJ. ST. LOU1S, MO.- A prevIous
&lucie dCKnbtd, 10 I ~CDCIII OIIUlf, the role of
.he mlna,cmcm conlultlnn In (11..11111 the to­
Cliled " union-I'e" cnvuonmcm " To brio, .he
lub;c:CI inl0 I more IpcdRc 1I&ht.. il may 1M: boncftciaitoiocul
on the;. Hmman Allcnliance: ,anlu
froRl JO to 100 mln'I:cmcnl rep.nenlilivu wilh
feu vuym, from $WO 10 $500 101 the Iwo-day
IIth"'!n", .nd ;lucelo" normally Ill. I psychol
opu I nd. II"'YCI, ~lIh vcry well vcned in theu
rClpccuvc Rclds
Th" induurill psychologill usually begm5 .he
forum Ind Is lomcwhat dn,rmmg in appearance,
he: I, cUllllly d.ened, open shin, sleevn rolled
up, Ind comn ac,o •• In I cool, 10v,al malmcr ,hal
il • villi 1001 of hi, ulde The openmg approach
11 thllaU.ncmblcd hue I common problem with
ors:anL~ed labo. and Ihal Ihe P05111VC tltp. 10 Ihit
lie 10 make union. unm:ee"a,y The types uf
" dulr~ble " ~ •• onnd needed in ~ wo.kforce. Ie
lecl;vlIy In ind!vldual .olu. and a!lliude mamp·
ulaiion .. e the p.olo,ue 10 Ihe methodo!olY The
nUl theme n.und IS Ihll lOb lecumy hes In
workin, la, I lueeenlul eomp~ny Ind nOI In ~In'
I p~n of In o',lnlted wo.kfo.ee Eumplcs de
pitied cneourase I deep. peuonal eomp~ny com
rnilrnent, e I . if you hlp~n 10 wo.k 10. lntern~
Ilonal BUI!nen MleMne Corpora lion. you lie
rdenllAed as an IBM ·e,. if II Tun Inluumenrs
you Ire I n ·e,. tiC II i. Ihe eomflanYlhll 1110 be
rdenuAed wllh on a pe' lonal hUll, nOI the labo.
O.pniUllon Thil concludes the fillt nUlon
The .eeond pelloo beS1n1 wnh the plyeholollil
iOleo,IIyin, hi' p.ueorallon via Ihe ,ole of the
irnmediate IUperv150. Thll i. the frool hnc, II 1$
Ihe lupe.VllOr who h .. the day ·to·day contael Wllh
.he wo.klo.t;e. On a contlou'"g bUI' the ,upe.Vl5o.
i. to be ernita] 01 the uOion. prUSUle il 10 be
ine.eued. w!llk dlnupllonl Ire .0 be bllmed on
the "IIlelfl~je"'" U'"O'\ lulu. co ... uactllall~n,uale
i. 10 be pOln.cd 10 .. "ouldated" and Ihc,dole
detrimental to indivldll.llecurlIY, the luperVISUI
il 10 p,omole ICir Ind anxlclY. c.pilliite on pc,·
lon~1 InICCllnty, and IIl1lin Ihe lupenor .ole 10
emphu!te the benlsn potirlon 01 the company as
Oppond to the IOmewh" diuant potlllon of the
I.bor o'lanlullon At thll po,nt the p,ycholollSI
tUrDl the p'oteed'n., ovel 10 the iawyel.
The NUII,e,', appur~oce I. in .hup conllan
'0 hi. rredcculOr_ true-c ·pICCC lUll (neutral wlo ••
Ituched eollarl. a luther bndc'K from which
.pceeh no.u ale laken, "Dice and ,ont colde. Ind
mo.e method!tll. HIJ P'(Jf:DIaIlUn be,lnS p.edom
Inanlly .lIon, the hnu of management nJhIl Ihe
company h .. , nJh' to leplace slIIkelS. a n,hl 10
'UIS' un.on demand •• , n,ht to sh,ft opcfillloni
and therdo.e the wo,kJo'Ct. and a nJh' ' a dcl~y
and ,dun This \I followed by ,he melhodolop
of enlo,eemtnl What is the Itlll w~y to delele
people. whl! cireumvenu Ihe Itlll Inltot 01 a
labu. bw..d hUlln&. huw 'u 'c. around ~emotlly
darml. how to .pp.oacb dect:rllficanon d'KOIlion,
and lI.y wllh,o .he lechnltaJ JegalllY of the
NlRB. t I. luve Iile' llu.e luneled around the
lunch lira or the .eSl .oom•• and If ~me one -sh
~bou, i, ,he . upontc II. " We tin tell you whit
,he I,w IIY'''' lrom the. t the SUb,eCI II open
The .ynop. b " siven 10lnlly wi lh Ibe l.wyer
d,Yerlln! from an urlan.nnn nl the law Imn a
pmt pl.n lor the avoid.nce 01 ,h.t vcry I,w Ind
the S,mmlckt Inibble 10t;IICUmveo" t while the
psychololiu olten CDmpI.U m.nallcment·, ~p .
proleh to worke .. with ,he p.llem. uled In Ihe
dinitll Dblcrv.nce of cKperimenlll anImal,
Pluu be advised 01 the lollowins member deaths
dUllnllhe rn onthlof Decembe. and ' I nullY Theo
doff Flamm. malO'en.nce on pen~. o n . IOlUlled
Apnl IllS.!, Adnao W,lli. wneman on peMlon.
o.:tobe. 1952, Marp.el Clark.l'.oouellon on pen
lion. Octobe. 1114.3, Lloyd Ihllebllnd. m'lOlen~n C e
on penslon. lune 11111, RiChard Hlkt. m.,nlenanee
on penSIOn. lune 11142. Gco.,c G.yda.. Wileman
on penllon. Oc'Obe, 11162, Harold BailY. Wllem.n
on pension. M~y 1926; N o 'm~n MOil. IU ldenul1
un pcn~lon . lune 11152, Orren Tate, Wllcman on
penSIOn, June 11142/ Alvah Phocnl~ maIntenance
on (ltnSlon. May 1944, Howard !'y'II. Wileman on
pen' lon, AUIUII 1940, ~ml Geo'le Wille. m.lOle
nlnce on penSIon. lune 19n
Local 3 Honors
Over 300 Members
LU. j (l.o.~ m , u .'Q.. ta.mo). NEW YO RK. N. Y.- A
sudden .~nnWMo.m on Sund~y . Fehru .. y S. 19114
dId not dampto .he IpmlS of Ihe 300 plu. honor
mcmbc.s. who we.e loined by thell famlhu and
SUUII. from a"endlol tbe p.esentallon of tlono,
Sc.olls to those memberl 01 Local J '. m~nula c lu,
101 d,VIsion who have .cached Ihe ',e 01 60 yuu
and have accumulated 20 yea.s 01 CODJeeutrve
Krv.ce The cvent marked the 17th ilonol Scioli
Ceremooy aod • loul of 10.268 I"onol Sc,olll
Iwuded
On these occasIons. membe'_Aath~ 1 l o~ethe l to
hono' Ihe men and women of locll J fur thell
loyalty and Illth/ulnn, 10 the tilde uOl on mov~ ·
meo, Th.oush IhdlllruMlu and .,crIAen. fired
by tbe tul of common purpose 10. the '1I11nmtni
of ,he common good. they h .... e bUIlt thll orllOl
UIIon, and Local J laku pride In the Slory ...
honor mcmbers .ymbohu In the .. ~de Un.On
movemen.
The honu'en we,e Cum mended lUI thell ,elVlce
to loc.1 J and the unlOo movement by George
Schutk. " . p.esident of Loc.1 J. who na.ed Ihlt
;. IS ooly th,ougb the colleellve dlolll of , hos