Stunning Reversals issued by the Trump NLRB (Valentine's Day Massacre)

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[UnionistIBT]

The only thing that's stunning is how fast they did it. It's all been expected and if you voted for Trump you helped make it happen. Many of these reversals directly effect Teamsters and our ability to organize and protect basic worker rights on the job. This is just the start, but in the stroke of a pen the last four years of pro-union NLRB rules have been wiped out.

[Thisischange?]

Good thing we didn't endorse. Maybe Berlin Rosen can splain this to us. Less than 1 month in and we are taking it up the arse. Way to go Seanie boy.

[Nickjamesups]

What is equally astonishing is the lack of comment by O’Brien or Zuckerman.

[WTF891]

The level of incompetence by the bOZo's is stupifying.

[JWebb]

One of the major decisions that just got swept away by the new Trump NLRB is Cemex. A Cemex bargaining order was used to force an employer to negotiate with the union following serious unfair labor practices. The recent "strike" at Amazon was largely based on Cemex. Labor just lost a big hammer.
Elections have consequences and in addition to everything else the NLRB is effectively shutdown. Silence from OZ/IBT/TDU.

[Gimliboston9]

TDU? They have been missing in action since Oz took over. Hey Paff is happy ! His organization has turned into a social club! Now his convention is funded by the ibt and locals since he has become “cool” and now just reports on O’Brien “ victories”. Come to his convention and talk about how cool it is that TDU used to be a reform organization but now you can hang with all the people on the $200,000 club at the workshops. I guess that’s the ultimate seat at the table.

[coldfacts]

One of the major decisions that just got swept away by the new Trump NLRB is Cemex. A Cemex bargaining order was used to force an employer to negotiate with the union following serious unfair labor practices. The recent "strike" at Amazon was largely based on Cemex. Labor just lost a big hammer.
Elections have consequences and in addition to everything else the NLRB is effectively shutdown. Silence from OZ/IBT/TDU.

There is no longer any chance that Amazon will be organized through the National Labor Relations Board process, that includes warehouse and drivers, at least in the career of anyone employed there now.

[Jose Francisco Negrete]

The acting NLRB general counsel ,William B. Cowen rescinded a series of memoranda issued by his predecessor, Jennifer Abruzzo, including regarding remedies, rights of college athletes, restrictive covenants, union recognition, and others.
it’s ok, according to SOB the Teamsters really don’t need the NLRB.

[JZuraw]

there's an element here of "horseshoe" politics (shared ground for the far left and the far right): the far left thinks we should be so militant that we stay away from the NLRB, and O'Brien and his cronies? Just thoughtless.

[Thisischange?]

there's an element here of "horseshoe" politics (shared ground for the far left and the far right): the far left thinks we should be so militant that we stay away from the NLRB, and O'Brien and his cronies? Just thoughtless.

Not only are the OZholes incompetent they are delusional as hell.

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[WTF891]

Another incredibly brave stance by the head TURDS Levine and Poop.

[MoW32]

I'm not a fan of Labor Notes, but I knew some people who were going to attend last year, and so I went to reconnect with old friends. I was perturbed, as I listened to various speakers: with a crucial election looming, no one was talking about it. I went to the lawyers meeting, hearing praises of the Biden NLRB's speed and substance, great for organizing. But again...what about the election? I certainly spoke up, and in reply one labor historian told me that it wasn't the place for that.

Before one of the panels, I went up to O'Brien, and raised my observation: With so much at stake, why aren't panelists talking about November? Strangely, his reaction was totally unrelated, railing about something Gavin Newsom did in California.

Just.

Wow.

Recall that Labor Notes and TDU share a common lineage, the Hal Draper influenced flavor of Shachtmanite Trotskyists. And I understand that a large portion of the Labor Notes participants are DSA. Lots of that lot are always "breaking with the Dems". Influenced, I am guessing, by the lost souls who migrated over when the ISO collapsed a few years back, and the Solidarity-types who took out DSA cards as well.

You don't have to embrace the whole history of a political party in order to make a decision about whether one outcome or another, this election cycle, will leave us better off. For the members I represented, in a highly politicized collective bargaining regime, we did much better with a D in the WH. Playing at revolutionary while the class enemy is eating our lunch is total bullshit, and I absolutely hate old-timer socialists who failed at the 'revolution', but urge the young to keep doing the same thing, harder and faster. (e.g. so-called rank and file 'strategy".)

PS: National right to work has been reintroduced, House and Senate. Yeah, it hasn't flown so far, but I'd rather have someone other than anti-union Musk's co-president holding the veto sharpie

PPS: Just read: Trump's junta is claiming federal union CBAs don't carry over to a new admin. Another hour, another attack, in a putsch by the reactionary corporate right.

[Baker]

100%.
I think a major reason the Labor Notes folks weren't talking about the election was "it ain't cool" back then on the left to actually come out in favor of Biden or Harris. Best to be silent and not have to deal with the loud, purist crowd that don't get that its a choice between two imperfect people.

[WTF891]

I'm not a fan of Labor Notes, but I knew some people who were going to attend last year, and so I went to reconnect with old friends. I was perturbed, as I listened to various speakers: with a crucial election looming, no one was talking about it. I went to the lawyers meeting, hearing praises of the Biden NLRB's speed and substance, great for organizing. But again...what about the election? I certainly spoke up, and in reply one labor historian told me that it wasn't the place for that.

Before one of the panels, I went up to O'Brien, and raised my observation: With so much at stake, why aren't panelists talking about November? Strangely, his reaction was totally unrelated, railing about something Gavin Newsom did in California.

Just.

Wow.

Recall that Labor Notes and TDU share a common lineage, the Hal Draper influenced flavor of Shachtmanite Trotskyists. And I understand that a large portion of the Labor Notes participants are DSA. Lots of that lot are always "breaking with the Dems". Influenced, I am guessing, by the lost souls who migrated over when the ISO collapsed a few years back, and the Solidarity-types who took out DSA cards as well.

You don't have to embrace the whole history of a political party in order to make a decision about whether one outcome or another, this election cycle, will leave us better off. For the members I represented, in a highly politicized collective bargaining regime, we did much better with a D in the WH. Playing at revolutionary while the class enemy is eating our lunch is total bullshit, and I absolutely hate old-timer socialists who failed at the 'revolution', but urge the young to keep doing the same thing, harder and faster. (e.g. so-called rank and file 'strategy".)

PS: National right to work has been reintroduced, House and Senate. Yeah, it hasn't flown so far, but I'd rather have someone other than anti-union Musk's co-president holding the veto sharpie

PPS: Just read: Trump's junta is claiming federal union CBAs don't carry over to a new admin. Another hour, another attack, in a putsch by the reactionary corporate right.

Spot on! Pragmatism in many situation trumps (no pun intended) idealism. Sometimes you just have to make the best choice available,live to fight another day. I really like your take on the older revolutionaies who argue for the continuance of their failures.