This week was interesting. I did a lot of research, which I am actually enjoying. We are gearing up for a clergy meeting in the middle of July. I am very excited about that. I think it will be a good way for me to learn. Also, I spent some time at the IWJ this week. I got to speak with my liason. I will say that IWJ has been very supportive throughout the experience.
I have dug even deeper into the bus drivers and to be honest I am a little conflicted. I definitely think and feel that these drivers need a voice and better wages. 100%. But part of me feels that it is more of a bad boss than a union. We ran into a worker this week who had been a part of union before and wanted no part of a new one. She wouldn't even let my co-driver out of the car. Why would she be so anti-union? If we are trying to help, why tell us to get back in our car?
I am really trying hard to understand why people are pro-union, especially those who are hardcore and vice versa. Is there no middle ground? Are the companies really helping themselves by not agreeing to better conditions for their workers? Why are the organizer so passionate?
I hope in the next few weeks I can answer some of these. To be honest I am smack in the middle. Maybe I just want everyone to be happy with their job, life, and situation. Maybe I want people to understand themselves better.
More questions. Less answers. Another Shabbat.
Jeremy Fine
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