Culinary Union reaches despicable new low

[Kickass32]

Culinary Union reaches despicable new low



The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has for years failed in its attempts to unionize the Station group of hotel-casinos in Las Vegas. Station Casinos is owned by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who are also majority owners of the UFC.
Although the UFC has nothing to do with culinary workers, and indeed provides a vast amount of union work at arenas across the nation, and the world, it has become a target of the union. Anti-UFC steps the union has taken include:
Backed anti-MMA legislators in New York;
Called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate UFC parent company Zuffa, which the union accuses of using monopolistic tactics to thwart competition from other MMA promoters;
Launched a website complaining that UFC President Dana White swears a lot;
Launched an online petition calling on FOX to back away from a deal to broadcast UFC events;
Demand Anheuser-Busch pull its Bud Light sponsorship of the UFC
Supported wacky MMA legislation in California.
Where organized labor once lifted millions of exploited workers into the middle class, the Culinary Union is now spending member dues to accuse Dana White of using naughty words, and Joe Rogan of calling someone 'cunty' on the UG. And the union's issue is not even with the UFC to begin with.
The logic behind the actions is difficult to fathom. The majority of steps taken thus far are comical. The main exception is supporting anti MMA efforts in New York, which hurts fans and fighters, the economy of New York state, and every employee at Madison Square Garden, a union shop.
The lastest step is not comical, its is contemptible.

UNITE HERE: Veterans Call on Marine Corps to Cut Ties with the UFC
Veterans Committee of UNITE HERE voices support for the “UFC Amendment” to ban military sponsorships of pro sports.
“As a Marine, I am deeply offended that the Marine Corps would ever associate itself with organizations that tolerate homophobia and hate speech like the UFC,” said Ryan Hand, a former Corporal of the Marine Corps and member of UNITE HERE New England Joint Board Local 406 in Saco, Maine. “As a taxpayer, our money can be better spent elsewhere, particularly as the Defense Department prepares deep cuts to the military.”
In a letter to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James F. Amos, the Veterans Committee of UNITE HERE wrote, “We believe that, by aligning with the UFC, an organization that has tolerated homophobia, misogyny and hate speech, the Marine Corps is violating its stated commitment of `maintaining dignity and respect for one another.’ Homophobia and hatred, in any form, are not consistent with the values that make the Marines an elite fighting force.”
Through its sponsorship of the UFC, the Marine Corps has trivialized service to our country by juxtaposing images of Marines fighting for our country with UFC fighters. (See an example here) “Those men and women who have fought and risked their lives overseas in no way, shape or form resemble the bullies of the UFC,” said Albert Bolduc, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and member of UNITE HERE New England Joint Board Local 687T in Simsbury, Conn. “The UFC is the antithesis of what every service member should stand for — honor, discipline and self respect.”

Given the millions of dollars the UFC has raised or veterans, and the extraordinary popularity of the sport among military personnel, the culinary union has now fully exposed itself as a scummy, shabby, contemptible disgrace.

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[Kickass32]

Like I needed another reason to hate the FUCKING unions.....

the unions.

[Rich Davie]

Unions are run by mafia thugs who aren't intelligent enough to understand the very basic concept of Economics & Finance 101.

Just look at America today... unions are driving cities throughout America into bankruptcy.

These individuals are too ignorant to understand that when these cities go bankrupt due to the greed of the unions & their members, that they'll get absolutely nothing... no paycheck or pension will be forthcoming when there's no money left.

You can get blood from a stone.

Fuck all unions in America today, they no longer serve the purpose they were instituted for and have evolved into highly political organizations that serve no purpose other than to drive prices through the roof for consumers and support the politicians who cater to their needs strictly for votes... and now unions want to control aspects of business as well as the thoughts, words, & actions of individuals to boot !

[BluenoseGreig]

I literally have no clue what the fuck this is about, I have read stuff before about this Culinary Union oppsing the UFC but can't seem to fathom any reason why, if it is not about fighting! I don't seem to get what they(culinary union) are???

[Cisco]

They are the cooks and food service union and they have issues with the casinos owned by the Fertitas who as you know also own Zuffa. So rather than take the fight to them since they've failed to win against them they're going after their other endeavor, UFC. They are the main reason there is no Mma in New York.

[Cisco]

I know this is not a popular opinion here and I'm in the minority but not all unions are irrelevant nowadays. If it wasn't for the NALC, the postal union for letter carriers, I'd be shit outta luck and probably out of job by now. They're not what they used to be but they are the only reason we aren't being completely abused right now. As it is we are taking a beating from management and the only reason it's not worse is because of our union. Maybe we're an exception but I for one am glad they're around.

[Rich Davie]

You just better hope the city of L.A. doesn't go bankrupt like some of the other cities out there in California... that seems to be the prevailing trend on the West Coast.

[BluenoseGreig]

They are the cooks and food service union and they have issues with the casinos owned by the Fertitas who as you know also own Zuffa. So rather than take the fight to them since they've failed to win against them they're going after their other endeavor, UFC. They are the main reason there is no Mma in New York.

I figured the 'unions' were a different thing to the 'unions' in the UK, as our unions would never say anything about stuff like this shower of screwballs are doing. Our unions are purely for fighting for workers rights and conditions, I'm sure if they spouted nonsense like the Culinary lot, they would lose credibility in a heartbeat!

[Cisco]

I figured the 'unions' were a different thing to the 'unions' in the UK, as our unions would never say anything about stuff like this shower of screwballs are doing. Our unions are purely for fighting for workers rights and conditions, I'm sure if they spouted nonsense like the Culinary lot, they would lose credibility in a heartbeat!

That's what thy used to be before politics and money got intermingled with workers rights.

[Cisco]

You just better hope the city of L.A. doesn't go bankrupt like some of the other cities out there in California... that seems to be the prevailing trend on the West Coast.

We are federal. It wouldn't affect us except for maybe loss some business. The city I grew up in went bankrupt. The police force of 60 some year were disbanded and the Sheriffs took over. It was crazy at the time because the city that took over the daily operations was then embroiled in controversy a few months later. Turns out the the city's council members and the mayor were making six figures and I forget which one was making more than the president.