...from earlier this month by "Voice of Reason":

I have since deleted the post because it was pretty much worthless. Still, I think this needs to be addressed. A short synopsis of his/her post was of the anti-union nature citing labor unions are unnecessary for "white collar" jobs. Also, there were specific comments towards my wrongful termination in June. Anyways, let's go on...

First off, you state unions might be practical in "third world countries or back in the '40's" and "white collar jobs shouldn't be unionized". Many workers in both the private and public sectors are unionizing and they are doing it NOW. Furthermore, professionals, such as doctors, nurses, psychologists, heath care workers, engineers, teachers/professors, etc., are forming unions for better working conditions and protection. It's just not some guys on the assembly line or other "blue collar" workers trying to organize a union. Look at some of the legislation that was trying to become enacted this year, such as the "Employee Free Choice Act". Unions are still pertinent and viable options for American workers because employers still "screw" people. Corporations still value profits over the rights of it's workers. This brings me to my next point.

My experience with my former employer isn't anything you can hope to understand. After all, you really don't have a clue about how I or any of my former co-workers were treated. You don't know the first thing about why we were seeking union representation. The blog remains that no matter your educational level or job classification, one can still be discriminated against in the workplace. This being a "white collar" job is irrelevant. Workers in the US have a fundamental right to form or support a union. We even have the right to discuss working environments and wages amongst ourselves. It's called protected concerted activity. Your comment that centered around "me getting what I deserved" just show how ignorant you are of the situation. My rights under federal law were violated. Therefore, I filed a complaint with the NLRB, which was completely at my discretion.

Another one of your "genius" comments was something along the lines of "why don't you just quit". I love this one. I hear this from people fresh out of college whose job experience consists of a handful of part-time jobs. Anyways, my rebuttal is this: Some of us don't have that luxury to just drop everything. In addition, go back up to the previous paragraph and read the sentence about "not understanding my situation". Why quit? That's what your employer wants you to do, especially when you are organizing. I would never give an employer that satisfaction.

My experience with HHT and then Healthways, Inc. may not have been like the Upton Sinclair novel, The Jungle. It might not even be close to working in a sweat shop. Yet, this company treats it's employees unfairly. Bottom line. It's been going on or years and will continue until someone steps into intervene. Dozens of past and current employee see this trend. You have the right to your opinion about unions. You have the right not to partake in trying to form a union at your workplace, if that happens in the future. But don't think for a minute that you can even relate to any of our experiences.

Lastly, is another statement, which made me chuckle, about me "giving unions a bad name". Please. This comment is just about as ridiculous as your post. It sounds to me that you have either been ridiculed by union workers or you were spoon-fed pro-management bullshit. Maybe when you were born there was something wrong with your brain? I don't know, but either case, I'm sure there's a nice book burning you could attend.

Simply put, I would do some research and check your facts before posting on my blog. Try reading from the first post so I don't have to keep typing the same thing over and over. Clearly, you lack the mental capacity and basic common sense to contribute to the conversation. This blog is for past and present employees of Harris HealthTrends, Inc. and Healthways, Inc. that KNOW what I am talking about and understand my rhetoric. By the way, cats rocks and you need to be more in touch with your sexuality. You may have a gender identity disorder.