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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have worked for GTE when it had a union and when
it didn't. The holding of employees that could not do their jobs sure was
handled different after the union left. But, there were other problems that were
also handled badly. I was most happy to see some people go and so were others in
other departments. BUT we acutally got the same things the unions fought for on
the coast and nothing more from the company. I do not like what too many unions
have become but the companies have a hand in the problems also.
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=editor@lataheagle.com href="mailto:editor@lataheagle.com">Kai
Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=thansen@moscow.com
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A> ; <A title=jeffh@moscow.com
href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">'Jeff Harkins'</A> ; <A
title=Bookpeople@moscow.com href="mailto:Bookpeople@moscow.com">'Bookpeople of
Moscow'</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 27, 2006 12:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Right to
Work</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=267203420-27012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Umm
Tom you are wrong again. Federal law mandates overtime pay. 1 and 1/2 times
your regular rate after 40 hours.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=267203420-27012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Furthermore, most companies recognize good employees and tend to try to
keep them. They generally don't try to get rid of an employee without reason
and documentation. Unions just force employers to keep underperforming
employees at the expense of the product and the other employees. Just try to
fire a union employee for shoddy work.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=267203420-27012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
know I had to keep records of every "incedent" of those I supervised.
They were counseled and warned repeatedly, before being terminated. Except for
the one that put a knife to my back and said "I could shove this blade right
into your heart right now." He was fired on the spot.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Tom Hansen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 27, 2006 12:23
PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Jeff Harkins'; 'Bookpeople of Moscow';
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Right to
Work<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Another “benefit”
associated with a “Right to Work” state (such as <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>) is the
employer’s right to terminate employment without reason.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The absence of
organized labor (pronounced “union”) reflects a major lack of protection for
the employee. The employer is then free to implement any “company
policy” that management deems appropriate (i.e. no paid
over-time).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">So, before anybody
submits a job application at the <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Wal-Mart</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Super</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> (whether it be located in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pullman</st1:place></st1:City> or South
Hill), take a long, hard look at what you are getting into (talk with other
employees and look into W-M’s health coverage, wage scales). Find out
what is happening at the “here and now” and not with other shareholders of
another company in another state at another
time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tom
Hansen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial
color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Moscow</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT face=Arial
color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"A bad cause will
ever be supported by bad means and bad men."</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- Thomas Paine
(English Writer, 1737-1809)</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN
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