Trump’s Vegas Hotel Spent Half A Million Dollars To Stop Maids From Unionizing

[nat4900]

Who could blame any business for not wanting to deal with unions. I don't know of any business that wants to deal with them.

Sure, because GREED trumps (pardon the expression) fairness in the workplace.

 

[Rustic]

And yet the candidate claims to be a friend of regular working people.

GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump fashions himself a friend of union workers. He has bragged about having good relationships with labor unions. When the AFL-CIO recently endorsed his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, Trump claimed it was he who deserved the labor federation’s coveted backing.

“I believe [union] members will be voting for me in much larger numbers than for her,” Trump declared last month.

Before entering the voting booth, those union members might want to know how much money one of Trump’s businesses has spent in an effort to persuade low-wage workers not to unionize.

The Culinary Workers Union recently organized housekeepers and other service workers at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The union won the election in December — but not without a fight from hotel owners Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC. That’s a joint venture between the likely GOP nominee and casino magnate Phil Ruffin, himself a major financial backer of Trump’s presidential run.

According to Labor Department disclosure forms reviewed by The Huffington Post, Trump Ruffin shelled out more than half a million dollars last year to a consulting firm that combats union organizing efforts. The money was paid from Trump Ruffin to Cruz & Associates in a series of seven payments between July and December, totaling $560,631.

Nearly $285,000 of that money was paid over the course of two weeks in December, shortly after the hotel held its union election.

Despite the heavy investment from Trump Ruffin, the union prevailed by a vote of 238 to 209. Trump Ruffin argued in a filing with the National Labor Relations Board that the union illegally swayed the vote, but a regional director for the NLRB rejected those claims. The hotel has asked that the board members in Washington review that decision. According to an NLRB spokeswoman, the board has not yet determined whether it will grant that review.

A lawyer for Trump and a campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the payments. Lupe Cruz, the owner of Cruz & Associates, did not respond to a voicemail left at his office on Friday.

Cruz, himself a former union organizer, is known for his consulting work on behalf of employers battling unions. Trump Ruffin’s disclosure forms listed the payments to Cruz as being for “consultation services and employee educational meetings.”

Companies often enlist the services of anti-union consultants to deal with an organizing campaign. The consultants’ goal is to convince enough workers that forming a union would be against their best interests so that the union eventually loses the election. Unions derisively call these consultants “union busters.” Their tactics can be subtle or not so subtle. When companies retain such firms, they are required to disclose their payments in filings to the Labor Department.

Trump’s Vegas Hotel Spent Half A Million Dollars To Stop Maids From Unionizing

Why does Trump hate regular working people? Why does he hate maids? Why does he hate women?

Washington redskin,
Unions are no friend of the working man. Shit for brains

 

[Grizz]

So, when trump speaks of how much he "supports" coal miners, does that ALSO mean he is against the (UMWA) United Mine Workers of America?.....The clown CANNOT have it both ways.

Unions advocate collective bargaining.......through such efforts, working conditions, pay, hours worked and benefits are thusly negotiated. The middle class could not have emerged without unions..........

Trump is a bastard and since his Vegas workers are mostly minorities, there yet ANOTHER reason why Trump lose and lose big, taking down a good part of the facade that the GOP has tried to erect for the last couple of decades.

All that Trump is trying to do (and doing it badly) is to gain favor with Sheldon Adelson to tap into his millions to fund his campaign.

They were needed, they simply are no longer needed.

 

[nat4900]

They were needed, they simply are no longer needed.

You're 100% WRONG......When it is evident that the rich have gotten ULTRA rich on the backs of common labor workers, we best have unions or face a possible revolution.....The chasm between rich and poor has widened and the only prevention of an actual revolution has been the middle class.....now that the middle class is dwindling, and unions are marginalized, the rich are having to watch their backs from those they've screwed over.

 

[Lakhota]

So, when trump speaks of how much he "supports" coal miners, does that ALSO mean he is against the (UMWA) United Mine Workers of America?.....The clown CANNOT have it both ways.

Unions advocate collective bargaining.......through such efforts, working conditions, pay, hours worked and benefits are thusly negotiated. The middle class could not have emerged without unions..........

Trump is a bastard and since his Vegas workers are mostly minorities, there yet ANOTHER reason why Trump lose and lose big, taking down a good part of the facade that the GOP has tried to erect for the last couple of decades.

All that Trump is trying to do (and doing it badly) is to gain favor with Sheldon Adelson to tap into his millions to fund his campaign.

They were needed, they simply are no longer needed.

Tell that to miners - especially coal miners.

 

[Lakhota]

They were needed, they simply are no longer needed.

You're 100% WRONG......When it is evident that the rich have gotten ULTRA rich on the backs of common labor workers, we best have unions or face a possible revolution.....The chasm between rich and poor has widened and the only prevention of an actual revolution has been the middle class.....now that the middle class is dwindling, and unions are marginalized, the rich are having to watch their backs from those they've screwed over.

Amen to that. What goes around comes around.

 

[Deleted member 53821]

They were needed, they simply are no longer needed.

You're 100% WRONG......When it is evident that the rich have gotten ULTRA rich on the backs of common labor workers, we best have unions or face a possible revolution.....The chasm between rich and poor has widened and the only prevention of an actual revolution has been the middle class.....now that the middle class is dwindling, and unions are marginalized, the rich are having to watch their backs from those they've screwed over.

I kind of wish we had a little bit more of the rich getting rich off of the backs of the common laborers. We would definately have more jobs but who needs more jobs when unemployement is at 4.7% in this country.

 

[Deleted member 53821]

I really think that unions might improve a lot if their was a real free market. Unions are kind of addicted to government action and because of that they don't even try in right to work states. They may actually have to lower fees or actually do something productive for their members in order to compete. For that reason, they might improve

 

[Grizz]

They were needed, they simply are no longer needed.

You're 100% WRONG......When it is evident that the rich have gotten ULTRA rich on the backs of common labor workers, we best have unions or face a possible revolution.....The chasm between rich and poor has widened and the only prevention of an actual revolution has been the middle class.....now that the middle class is dwindling, and unions are marginalized, the rich are having to watch their backs from those they've screwed over.

You are living in the Dark Ages. You have no idea what is actually going on. Your boy Bammy has lined the pockets of those "ultra rich" for years now. Bush started it and Bammy put it on steroids.

 

[Lakhota]

Here is another good example why unions are important to labor:

Before he stepped down as Massey's CEO in 2010, Blankenship had built the company into one of the largest coal producers in the United States and become a polarizing figure in his home state, where he bankrolled the rise of the Republican Party, pushed climate denial, and crushed unions. For more on Blankenship, read my piece from the magazine on his rise and fall.

Notorious coal baron Don Blankenship sentenced to a year in prison

 

[nat4900]

You are living in the Dark Ages. You have no idea what is actually going on. Your boy Bammy has lined the pockets of those "ultra rich" for years now. Bush started it and Bammy put it on steroids.

See, the above is one of the many reasons why I don't like right wingers......This thread is about Trump and his rejection of unions......As usual, your ilk likes to bring in Obama and the fact that you hate his guts....Besides, Obama pushing for equal pay for women and overtime pay for many additional workers, are NOT necessarily what the rich would have wanted.

An apology is expected from you, but of course, seldom offered.

 

[Brain357]

Unions are bullshit, they've outlived their usefulness.

They are more important than ever.

Do you mean we need that with 4.7% unemployment? Things are so good right now...seriously...why do we need them.

Wages.

 

[chikenwing]

You are living in the Dark Ages. You have no idea what is actually going on. Your boy Bammy has lined the pockets of those "ultra rich" for years now. Bush started it and Bammy put it on steroids.

See, the above is one of the many reasons why I don't like right wingers......This thread is about Trump and his rejection of unions......As usual, your ilk likes to bring in Obama and the fact that you hate his guts....Besides, Obama pushing for equal pay for women and overtime pay for many additional workers, are NOT necessarily what the rich would have wanted.

An apology is expected from you, but of course, seldom offered.

Look shit head your tone is no better,Trump is a basterd?!!your logic springs from hate.Trump fights unions equals he hates workers.??
How many jobs have you created?
The hate just flows out of people like yourself,day after day you toss up the most hate filled threads,then try and pretend your open minded.

What kind of hate rhetoric would you be spreading if Cruz had won,or Carson,just imagine the shit that would flow if he had won.

People like yourself are the problem not part of the solutions.ypu have never meet the guy or his family,you don't know shit,so that's all you have Shit

 

[Brain357]

So, when trump speaks of how much he "supports" coal miners, does that ALSO mean he is against the (UMWA) United Mine Workers of America?.....The clown CANNOT have it both ways.

Unions advocate collective bargaining.......through such efforts, working conditions, pay, hours worked and benefits are thusly negotiated. The middle class could not have emerged without unions..........

Trump is a bastard and since his Vegas workers are mostly minorities, there yet ANOTHER reason why Trump lose and lose big, taking down a good part of the facade that the GOP has tried to erect for the last couple of decades.

All that Trump is trying to do (and doing it badly) is to gain favor with Sheldon Adelson to tap into his millions to fund his campaign.

They were needed, they simply are no longer needed.

Have you noticed the out of control inequality? Too much inequality slows an economy.

 

[nat4900]

Look shit head your tone is no better,Trump is a basterd?!!your logic springs from hate.Trump fights unions equals he hates workers.??
How many jobs have you created?
The hate just flows out of people like yourself,day after day you toss up the most hate filled threads,then try and pretend your open minded.

What kind of hate rhetoric would you be spreading if Cruz had won,or Carson,just imagine the shit that would flow if he had won.

People like yourself are the problem not part of the solutions.ypu have never meet the guy or his family,you don't know shit,so that's all you have Shit

Unhinged AND a terrible speller......Hey, nitwit.........this thread is about Trump and unions.......Bringing up Obama and Clinton
is just your way (and the rest of you right wing morons) to spew some hatred.

So, either defend Trump....or avoid the thread altogether.......Want to start an "I hate Obama" thread....go for it, but not on this one unless you're just here for the abuse....as a good masochist.

 

[nat4900]

Too much inequality slows an economy.

....and too much inequality...also leads to rich people living in mansion/fortresses with lots of armed security guards.

 

[Grizz]

You are living in the Dark Ages. You have no idea what is actually going on. Your boy Bammy has lined the pockets of those "ultra rich" for years now. Bush started it and Bammy put it on steroids.

See, the above is one of the many reasons why I don't like right wingers......This thread is about Trump and his rejection of unions......As usual, your ilk likes to bring in Obama and the fact that you hate his guts....Besides, Obama pushing for equal pay for women and overtime pay for many additional workers, are NOT necessarily what the rich would have wanted.

An apology is expected from you, but of course, seldom offered.

Child YOU introduced those mean "ultra rich" folks into this tread, I simply pointed out that Obama pumped their pockets full of cash and you don't care that he did it. Nobody ever needs to "apologize" for telling the truth.

"Obama pushing for equal pay for women"

Male-female pay gap remains entrenched at White House

"The average male White House employee currently earns about $88,600, while the average female White House employee earns about $78,400, according to White House data released Tuesday."

Male-female pay gap remains entrenched at White House

Educate your self son or our relationship here will be VERY embarrassing for you.

 

[nat4900]

"The average male White House employee currently earns about $88,600, while the average female White House employee earns about $78,400, according to White House data released Tuesday."

Hey, MORON...the law was for EQUAL pay for EQUAL work......not what WH employees are making on an average....How ******* stupid are you???
Fifth grade must have been a ***** for you and that is why you quit school?

 

[Grizz]

"The average male White House employee currently earns about $88,600, while the average female White House employee earns about $78,400, according to White House data released Tuesday."

Hey, MORON...the law was for EQUAL pay for EQUAL work......not what WH employees are making on an average....How ******* stupid are you???
Fifth grade must have been a ***** for you and that is why you quit school?

You don't like the fact that the Bammy White House does not practice what it preaches? How very Leftwing of you. Oh yes, for the record Trump is an idiot but then so are you. You'll vote for the Hildabitch because you don't that she is a lying, murdering piece of shit....

 

[Grizz]

"One of the key reasons is that more men hold the higher-paying, senior jobs in the White House, and more women hold the lower-paying, junior jobs. "

It seems your boy is a misogynist too.