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Toyota

Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Saturday, February 22, 2014

This & that....


BRILLIANT VIDEO: Mention "wolves" and some people react to it like they would plague-infested vermin: exterminate them at all cost. But this amazing video shows how the reintroduction of wolves literally helped restore an ailing Yellowstone back to life, benefiting everything from beavers to grizzly bears.

It's a dramatic reminder that all creatures--including humans--are linked to each other, and what we do to our natural world, we do to ourselves. You can learn more about the need to protect endangered species here >> http://ow.ly/tQhom

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Charles Rangel's photo.
 
New Ways and Means analysis: Unemployment Insurance expiration to cost economy $3 billion in Jan and Feb. Most importantly, it is costing an arm & a leg for those who are struggling to put food on the table! Tell the Senate to ‪#‎RenewUI
 
 
 
The news out of ID just got worse for wolves. State by state, the viral hate has spread from the West to the Great Lakes. Minnesota has always valued wolves -and is the only state in lower 48 with their original wolf population. Are you tired of seeing brag shots of dead trophy wolves in the news? Get active. Do something.

‪#‎wolfday‬



 
 
"You must take sides, neutrality always favors the oppressor!"  -  Elie Wiesel
 
"You must take sides, neutrality always favors the oppressor!" - Elie Wiesel
 
 
If the best available science isn't driving the USFWS proposal to delist all gray wolves, what is? Excellent Slate.com article explores the nasty politics driving wolf policy.

‪#‎wolves
 
 
 
 
BREAKING: UAW appeals outside interference in union representation election for Chattanooga Volkswagen workers
~ via UAW

The UAW filed an appeal with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today related to the interference by politicians and outside special interest groups in the union representation election held last week at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant.
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A firestorm of interference from politicians and special interest groups threatening the economic future of the plant occurred just before and during three days of voting in an election supervised by the NLRB. Workers voted narrowly to reject representation, with a slim 44 vote swing. The objections detail a coordinated and widely publicized coercive campaign conducted by politicians and outside organizations to deprive Volkswagen workers of their federally protected right to join a union.

The campaign included publicly-announced and widely disseminated threats by elected officials that state-financed incentives would be withheld if workers exercised their protected right to form a union.

“It’s essentially saying, ‘If you unionize, it’s going to hurt your economy. Why? Because I’m going to make sure it does,’” said Volkswagen worker Lauren Feinauer. “I hope people see it for the underhanded threat that it is.”

The campaign also included threats by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker related to promises of a new product line awarded to the plant if workers voted against UAW representation.

The objections state, “Senator Corker’s conduct was shameful and undertaken with utter disregard for the rights of the citizens of Tennessee and surrounding states that work at Volkswagen. … The clear message of the campaign was that voting for the union would result in stagnation for the Chattanooga plant, with no new product, no job security, and withholding of state support for its expansion.”

“It’s an outrage that politically motivated third parties threatened the economic future of this facility and the opportunity for workers to create a successful operating model that that would grow jobs in Tennessee,” said UAW President Bob King. “It is extraordinary interference in the private decision of workers to have a U.S. senator, a governor and leaders of the state legislature threaten the company with the denial of economic incentives and workers with a loss of product. We’re committed to standing with the Volkswagen workers to ensure that their right to have a fair vote without coercion and interference is protected.”

An affirmative vote for union representation at the Volkswagen plant would have led to the establishment of a works council that would have been the first such model of labor-management relations in the United States.

The NLRB will investigate the election conduct and determine whether there are grounds to set aside the election results and hold a new election for Volkswagen workers.

You can view the appeal here:

http://uaw.org/sites/default/files/UAW_Election_Objection.pdf
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