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O’Rourke’s Campaign Staff Form a Union
« on: August 03, 2022, 01:18:24 pm »
Texas Scorecard by  Jake Peterson | August 2, 2022

The union is the first of its kind for any statewide campaign in Texas.

All 129 of Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s campaign staffers voted to form a union in an effort to “send a message that every worker in this state should have a right to demand better wages, benefits, and working conditions.”

The staffers agreed to a contract through the Office and Professional Employees International Union that will last through the election on November 8. The contract also includes a guarantee on safe working conditions, parental leave, overtime pay, gas stipends, and a bonus if O’Rourke wins the election.

The union is the first of its kind for any statewide campaign in Texas.

O’Rourke has previously announced his support of unions, calling them “the engine of our economy and a pathway to the middle class for millions of Americans.” He is currently endorsed by unions including Texas AFL-CIO, the Texas American Federation of Teachers, the Service Employees International Union Texas, and the Texas State Employees Union.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/orourkes-campaign-staff-form-a-union/

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Re: O’Rourke’s Campaign Staff Form a Union
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2022, 01:27:06 pm »
Why is a union the only way for a worker to "demand better wages, benefits, and working conditions"?  If you're not union and you're unhappy with your working conditions, just ask.  If you're worth your salt, and the cost of improvements, you'll most likely get them.  If you don't, find another job.  One doesn't need a union, with all the attendant overhead, graft, and corruption to do that.

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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2022, 01:28:20 pm »
Makes sense as Beto represents the People's party like in Cuba, Russia or China, which all have unions.
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Re: O’Rourke’s Campaign Staff Form a Union
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2022, 05:17:13 pm »
Bobby's getting a dose of the entitlement he'd readily impose on Texas businesses? :silly:
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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2022, 05:20:46 pm »
Robert Francis is as close to the governor's office today as he will ever be.
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2022, 05:25:55 pm »
I've known rocks smarter that Beto.
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« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2022, 05:30:06 pm »
So how much of their paychecks did they just vote to have sliced off and sent to the union coffer?
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2022, 05:30:52 pm »
Why is a union the only way for a worker to "demand better wages, benefits, and working conditions"?  If you're not union and you're unhappy with your working conditions, just ask.  If you're worth your salt, and the cost of improvements, you'll most likely get them.  If you don't, find another job.  One doesn't need a union, with all the attendant overhead, graft, and corruption to do that.

This is the difference between individual bargaining and collective bargaining.
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« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2022, 05:33:23 pm »
So how much of their paychecks did they just vote to have sliced off and sent to the union coffer?

Well, to be fair they probably would have just given it to Democrats anyway.
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« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2022, 06:17:11 pm »
Who is funding Robby O'Rourke? His wife or Soros?
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« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2022, 06:24:00 pm »
A Union would be the only thing organized about Nacho O'Rourke's campaign.  He's a fake Breakfast Taco.
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