Let us illegally smoke, or we strike
Posted on May 30, 2008 at 10:23 am by Union Labeler
Last fall, the Illinois legislature passed the Smoke-Free Illinois Act that banned smoking in all public places and workplaces. To comply with that new law, Caterpillar, Inc. immediately announced it would ban smoking on all of its IL campuses. Today, the Springfield State-Journal Register reports the United Auto Worker union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Cat for setting a date (June 1) for the ban to take effect.
The union claims the ban goes against guarantees in the companys contract with the UAW, adding that whether workers can smoke or not should be subjected to collective bargaining.
The dispute over smoking, which the union says has been a contractual privilege for 60 years, has Caterpillar officials worried about a possible strike.
Hey, UAW, instead of striking, why don’t you talk to the people responsible for that law- your Democrat governor, Democrat lieutenant governor, Democrat attorney general, Democrat treasurer, Democrat comptroller, Democrat majority supreme court, Democrat veto-proof majority senate and Democrat majority house? And how did all of those Dems get elected? Oh yeah, your campaign cash.
