Re: [Marxism] Warehouse Workers Quit in Immigration Inquiry by NINA BERNSTEIN-FYI

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

Joaquin wrote:

"I won't dispute Louis's characterization of these bosses as  
"buzzards," but
what they did is what the Latino community and the undocumented workers
would have had them do -- give advance notice of a raid by la migra  
to their
workers so that those who are most vulnerable could get out of the way."

This is an argument you have made before and there is truth to it,  
but of course the overlapping interests between exploiter and  
exploited suddenly seems to disappear when a union-organizing  
campaign emerges.  Because if a union drive succeeds, the workers are  
no longer as exploitable.

I just wonder whether or not management would be placed in such a  
position if the unions were not organizing at this workplace.  Would  
ICE even be targeting the joint?  I could envision a scenario where  
an owner calls ICE to let them know they have "discovered" that some  
"illegals" work for them, and at the same time turn around and  
sanctimoniously inform said workers that ICE is on the way, you  
better watch out. We've seen this pattern over and over when a union  
campaign begins to take hold at a workplace staffed by immigrant  
workers. All of a sudden, either ICE shows up or management informs  
the workers in advance. Either way the damage is done. No more threat  
from the union.

Greg

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