[CAUT] Position Announcement, SIU, Carbondale, IL

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I wrote:
<<     "Actually, to "stand up together to it, against it, whatever it

    takes" is criminal activity.  When "we" band together, and suggest

    what everyone should charge, or even that everybody should charge

    more, "we" are guilty of a federal crime, (price fixing, restraint

    of trade, and/or collusion).  Help yourself, but leave me out of it."


Ric writes: 

>>Heaven Help Us.  Essentially the above words claim that workers have no 

rights anymore... and any attempt by workers to band together to look 

after their common interests is a federal crime.  >>

        Yup, that is pretty close to the state of affairs.  In fact, it is 
illegal for me to make an agreement with a fellow technician 30 miles away that 
I will refer work to him in that area if he will do the same for me!  I know, 
doctors and lawyers do this all the time, but they never write it down.  
 
>> Just WHO is it what decides that the PEOPLE cant 

decide to BAND TOGETHER to look after their common interests.  WHO is it 

that will have such endeavour criminalized.  And worse WHO the heck 

voted for these people ???

        The Federal Trade Commission, and the American people voted for all 
of this!  I don't like it, but I have talked to a lawyer that specializes in 
this area.  We can post our prices all day long, that is ok, however, if we 
suggest to others what they should charge, we are over the line!  



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