B&H Photo workers start drive to unionize
I do not want this to veer off into politics, but just want to bring this to the forum’s attention:
Workers at B&H Photo are claiming that they are forced to work in unsafe conditions and are starting a drive to unionize.
This was reported on in the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/ny...nize.html?_r=0) and also the Al Jazeera America website (http://america.aljazeera.com/multime...tandards1.html).
Bob
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Well by posting this here, B&H (who has a member on this forum) is entitled to respond, or else the mods should delete this thread in its entirety.
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djdister
Well by posting this here, B&H (who has a member on this forum) is entitled to respond, or else the mods should delete this thread in its entirety.
Not trying to be a smartass but...why? I mean, anyone has the right to comment, including B&H. Buy if they don't, why does this thread need to be deleted? It is industry news, right?
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I would welcome hearing B&H's side of the story, so I hope that they do comment.
I only hope that, if the union drive is successful, that they do not go the way of Altman Camera in Chicago, which closed rather than unionize.
Bob
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r_a_feldman
I only hope that, if the union drive is successful, that they do not go the way of Altman Camera in Chicago, which closed rather than unionize.
I remember that all too well. It's a tough call.
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AuditorOne
Not trying to be a smartass but...why? I mean, anyone has the right to comment, including B&H. Buy if they don't, why does this thread need to be deleted? It is industry news, right?
Well, basically for the same reason that only factual information can be posted in the buyer/seller advisories. The OP may or may not be based on hearsay...
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If B&H responds, I really hope they will do it where it counts and is more appropriate: in the NYTimes or on Al Jezeera.
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djdister
...only factual information can be posted in the buyer/seller advisories...
This thread is in the "Business" category, not the "Buyer-Seller Advisories" category.
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djdister
...The OP may or may not be based on hearsay...
The OP is factual. It reports what is being claimed by the workers; it doesn't present those claims as fact. It also includes links to summaries of the worker claims by two established news organizations.
I see no reason why this thread should be deleted, in part of in full. Henry Posner, B&H's representative who's a member of this forum, is certainly aware of the news media coverage and resulting activity at multiple forums. I have no inside information, but strongly suspect that B&H's lawyer(s) advised the firm not to make any comment about the allegations.
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BrianShaw
If B&H responds, I really hope they will do it where it counts and is more appropriate: in the NYTimes or on Al Jezeera.
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