Grinch of the Year Nominees Announced

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)So many Grinches, so little time. Vote now in Jobs With Justice’s seventh annual online Grinch of the Year election to determine the national figure who does the most harm to working families. This year's candidates are Smithfield Chairman Joseph Luter III, Verizon Business VP for Human Resources Bob Toohey, Burger King CEO John W. Chidsey, and American Airlines President and CEO Gerald Arpey. Verizon Business (VZB) vice president for human resources Bob Toohey “is among the Grinches at Verizon who has shown exceptionally bad behavior by stepping on the democratic rights of VZB workers,” reports JWJ. “It all started earlier this year, when a majority of VZB technicians in the northeast signed cards to form a union.  In response, Toohey and friends launched an anti-union campaign, spreading misinformation about unions and holding ‘captive-audience’ meetings.” Click here for complete Grinch “campaign statements.”