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AT&T Suggests To 300K Employees To Lobby the FCC
Several readers sent in the news that AT&T's top lobbyist sent a letter to all 300,000 employees urging them to give feedback to the FCC as it gears up for rulemaking on net neutrality. He even supplied talking points approved by the PR department. The lobbyist, Jim Cicconi, suggested that employees use their personal email accounts when they weigh in with the FCC. Pro-net-neutrality group Free Press has now likened Cicconi's letter to astroturfing: "Coming from one of the company’s most senior executives, it’s hard to imagine AT&T employees thinking the memo was merely a suggestion."
What's the big deal? I also work in a regulated industry and recently our CEO sent out a memo suggesting employees write their Congressman about a proposed law that could seriously hurt our business. It doesn't matter where the urging comes from since it's not like the CEO can tell that you've followed his suggestion or not.
Unions are for the employees and don't have any self interests.
Ha! Unions are not in it for the employees. They are in it for the unions.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
I've belonged to one union in my life. The big honcho for the union was the company officer's brother. They'd have a freaking cook-out at Mom's place. "Hey, Guido, my boys need a raise!" "No, Mario - look around you. The swimming pool needs work, we need to put new roof on Mom's place soon - no raise, Bro." "Hey, Antoine - my boys really need a raise, talk some sense into Guido." "No way, Mario. You know my daughter needs braces, and Junior wants a corvette. Money doesn't grow on trees, you know!" "Well, alright guys. I had to try."
Yes, today, I'm a real dedicated union man.
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
So can someone point to a real problem that has actually occurred that "Net Neutrality" would fix?