JTN: Unionized Red Cross workers in Wisconsin are planning to strike during the year’s largest blood drive.
AFSCME, which represents Locals 1205 and 1558 in Red Cross offices in Madison and Green Bay, on Wednesday said members voted to walk off the job on Dec. 23, just in time to disrupt the Red Cross’s 37th annual Holiday Blood Drive.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees says it’s been trying to negotiate a new contract since August of last year, but said Red Cross managers attended just one meeting.
“For 16 months, management at Red Cross in Wisconsin has refused to negotiate in good faith with their employees,” said AFSCME Council 32 Executive Director Patrick Wycoff. “When they finally came to the table, they told the employees that there was no money left for them because they spent it all on raises for workers in other states.”
The union hasn’t specified a dollar amount.
The Red Cross didn’t offer any specifics about money either, but did say it made the union an offer it thinks is generous. MORE
Live better bleed out work union
Hell, with all the tainted blood, maybe the striking workers would actually be saving a life.
Fire them.
the Red Cross lost its cachet quite a few years back; the sordid details are available with a little bit of searching for those interested: shame really considering all the good work they used to do
Hmmm, maybe Weird Al can do a song ‘Tainted Blood’, riffing off Soft Cell. 🙂
“Taint in Blood” is more like it
Ha! Glad I found out who the Red Cross truly was 50 years ago, I give them nothing, just like I do with the Salvation Army. They don’t have the same values I do.
the red cross (much like cps) is one of those agencies that exploit the very people they say their trying to help
The Red Cross is a large non profit money laundering operation.
Remember the 9/11 donation scam?
How in the Hell are Red Cross Maggots members of the “American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees?”
Since when are they State, County or Municipal Employees?
Something doesn’t smell right.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
Amazing just how expensive “free” medical can be….