GCC/Teamsters — New Look, Old Challenges

Tedeschi feels employees fear for the loss of their jobs and, out of fear of reprisal, end up rejecting the organizing question.

“The present system is flawed, because the employer has a captive audience,” he says. “What they’ll actually do is have one-on-one discussions with the workers, where management literally threatens them. We’ve had numerous examples where they say, ‘If the union comes in, we’re going to force you on strike, close the plant, and you won’t get anything.’ These are illegal activities, but they do it anyway.