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It's not really as simple as they would like you to believe, it almost takes a miracle because the minute the company gets a hint of it they will immediately start with countermeasures to obstruct it.

There has been talk at my husband's workplace for over 20 years, the minute management finds out the "required attendance" brainwashing meetings start. The union refuses to come out and even assist by handing out flyers until we have a certain percentage willing to sign on for just a meeting. But if we get that required percentage there will most certainly be moles who alert management of the meeting, who attended, who the ring leaders are so people are scared to talk about it or even attend! You're really risking being fired since you're "at-will" and they can just find or invent a reason to let you go. You would have a hard time proving it was for attempting to unionize.

If you are successful getting this far then you have to get a vote and that requires a majority of employees I believe, all while the company is at this point HEAVILY pressuring and discouraging employees with mostly threats and lies that scare the hell out of people. I found out that's all legal too! The company will temporarily start giving employees more perks, less forced overtime, even let some rules slide at the same time to fool them into believing it's a great place to work and it actually does work since half of the employees are older, and don't want to risk their pension. Because the long-time employees don't want to risk anything they become a tool of managements anti-union campaign and start pressuring the younger ones not to rock the boat and it fails yet again. After years of this those that are pro unionizing become hopelessly discouraged and give up until the cycle starts all over again.

I have a hard time believing there aren't multiple casualties during this process if there is success in the end.

Forgive me, I am unfamiliar with this case but will be reading more into it. Did the Rogers' have a financial incentive for wanting to keep custody of you and your brother? I know nowadays there is an incentive for foster parents but this was a long time ago so things may have been different then. Why were they so determined to take in and keep so many children?

What is the best way to describe the pain of losing a child becoming more bearable with time without minimizing the significance of the loss? Even as a mother who knows this pain, I do not know what the right thing is to say to help someone else. I'm at a loss every time and end up saying nothing because I don't want to give the impression that you just get over it with time but in the immediate I want them to know this intense overwhelming pain will get better and that they will find some joy again.

Good for you not letting their ignorance get to you. What you have voluntered for is a great contribution to society, and future medical care. Thank you.

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