Thousands of households are getting phone calls from striking workers at a nursing home in northern Ohio seeking support in their labor fight over wages and benefits.
Long used by politicians, automated or "robo" calling is gaining momentum in the labor movement, experts said.
The 90-second calls on behalf of workers at Hillside Acres nursing home in Willard _ voiced by the union steward _ urge people to call the home's owner "and tell her to do the right thing" and negotiate with strikers.
Jeff Stephens of UFCW Local 911 in Toledo said pickets have told him that a few people have gone to the picket line to show their support because of the calls. The local represents 31 employees at the nursing home, including the 21 who have been on strike since May.
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Does being listed on the "do not call list" prohibit this kind of call?
Filing a Do-Not-Call Complaint
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/donotcall/
In addition to complaints alleging violations of the national do-not-call list, you may also file a complaint against a telemarketer who is calling for a commercial purpose (e.g., not charitable organizations) IF:
The telemarketer calls before 8 AM or after 9 PM; OR
The telemarketer leaves a message, but fails to leave a phone number that you can call to sign up for their company specific do-not-call list; OR
You receive a telemarketing call from a company that you have previously requested not call you; OR
The telemarketing firm fails to identify itself; OR
You receive a pre-recorded commercial message from someone with whom you do not have an established business relationship and to whom you have not given permission to call you.
How to File a Complaint
You can file a complaint by e-mail (fccinfo@fcc.gov), telephone 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY, by fax to 1-866-418-0232, via our electronic complaint form at http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm, or mail. For the FCC to process your complaint you must either fill in the electronic form completely or otherwise indicate:
your name and address;
the home phone number where you received the solicitation;
identification of the individual or company whose products or services were being advertised or sold, and any phone numbers included in the call;
a description of the call;
any phone number provided to allow you to “opt-out” of future calls;
whether you or anyone else in your household gave the caller express prior permission to call;
whether you have an EBR with the caller (specifically, whether you or anyone else in your household made any purchases of property, goods, or services from the company that called, or made any inquiry or filed an application with the company prior to receiving the call).
If mailing a complaint, send it to:
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Consumer Private Right of Action
In addition to filing a complaint with the FCC, consumers may explore the possibility of filing an action in a state court.
For general information, you may contact the FCC’s Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau in the following ways:
Via Internet at www.fcc.gov/cgb
Consumer Center, Voice: 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) and
TTY: 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322)
So the unions are putting people out of work by using automated telephone callers??
Too funny. It's like when you see a picket line and go talk to the picketers and find out theyre non union folks paid minimum wage by the unions to hold a sign and walk in a circle...
what a farce.