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Dozens Of Call Center Workers Walk Off Job In Protest Rather Than Read McCain Script

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  1. mc mark

    mc mark Member

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    I've read several stories over the last week about this happening at other phone banks for McCain but this is by far the largest. --

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    Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents.

    Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script attacking Obama for being "dangerously weak on crime," "coddling criminals," and for voting against "protecting children from danger."

    Williams' daughter told her that up to 40 of her co-workers had refused to read the script, and had left the call center after supervisors told them that they would have to either read the call or leave, Williams says. The call center is called Americall, and it's located in Hobart, IN.

    "They walked out," Williams says of her daughter and her co-workers, adding that they weren't fired but willingly sacrificed pay rather than read the lines. "They were told [by supervisors], `If you all leave, you're not gonna get paid for the rest of the day."

    The daughter, who wanted her name withheld fearing retribution from her employer, confirmed the story to us. "It was like at least 40 people," the daughter said. "People thought the script was nasty and they didn't wanna read it."

    A second worker at the call center confirmed the episode, saying that "at least 30" workers had walked out after refusing to read the script.

    "We were asked to read something saying [Obama and Democrats] were against protecting children from danger," this worker said. "I wouldn't do it. A lot of people left. They thought it was disgusting."

    This worker, too, confirmed sacrificing pay to walk out, saying her supervisor told her: "If you don't wanna phone it you can just go home for the day."

    The script coincided with this robo-slime call running in other states, but because robocalling is illegal in Indiana it was being read by call center workers.

    Representatives at Americall in Indiana, and at the company's corporate headquarters in Naperville, Illinois, didn't return calls for comment.

    http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/dozens_of_call_center_workers.php
     
    #1 mc mark, Oct 27, 2008
  2. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Yeah,

    McCain is not preaching hatred, and lies.

    The guy is running a dispicable campaign.

    DD
     
    #2 DaDakota, Oct 27, 2008
  3. mc mark

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    My wife thinks I'm naive and give people too much credit (she's usually right) but I think a lot of people are going to wake up on Nov 5th and really feel ashamed of themselves.
     
    #3 mc mark, Oct 27, 2008
  4. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    Wow! After all these years, I thought I'd heard of everything connected to the political game. It has been well over 40 years and I've never read a similar story. Perhaps I've had a sheltered life.
     
    #4 Deckard, Oct 27, 2008
  5. A_3PO

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    How much you wanna bet someone will say the Obama campaign has the same problems but they won't cite an example?
     
    #5 A_3PO, Oct 27, 2008
  6. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    Shhhh.... I was waiting for that post and timing it.
     
    #6 B-Bob, Oct 27, 2008
  7. mc mark

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    #7 mc mark, Oct 27, 2008
  8. Landlord Landry

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    these quitters just want Obama gov't cheese(redisribution of wealth) :eek:
     
    #8 Landlord Landry, Oct 27, 2008
  9. B-Bob

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    [​IMG]
    "bidi-bidi-bidi, I won't do it, Buck."

    Or should I make a Mr. Roboto joke!? :eek:
     
    #9 B-Bob, Oct 27, 2008
  10. BetterThanEver

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    They are confused. They need to support McCain. I heard Obama will raise taxes on everybody and McCain will give us all a tax cut. ;)
     
    #10 BetterThanEver, Oct 27, 2008
  11. BetterThanEver

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    I am confused about these robocalls now. I thought they were automated recordings? If they have live telephone reps, how are they robo-calls?
     
    #11 BetterThanEver, Oct 27, 2008
  12. A_3PO

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    Robocalls are different. They are recordings. The issue here involves live people reading scripts. Robocalling is inexpensive, uses few resources but it often results in the recipient quickly slamming down the phone because they are annoyed. Paying people to read scripts is more costly & labor intensive, but it's often more credible to the person on the receiving end because it's a live person vs a recording.
     
    #12 A_3PO, Oct 27, 2008
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    Also, in some states like Indiana (where the original story is based), robocalls are illegal - they have to be a live operator.
     
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    Americans cannot be that naive.. to believe the crap from a stranger who calls you up...I dont care which party you are aligned with....but seriously... are Americans that lazy or that stupid they cant do any research for themselves????
     
    #14 Astockmarketgod, Oct 28, 2008
  15. conquistador#11

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    very unpatriotic of them to have walked off like that.
     
    #15 conquistador#11, Oct 28, 2008
  16. leroy

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    Unfortunately, some are.
     
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  17. Deckard

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    Sadly, they are effective with a certain percentage of those who get them. If they weren't, they wouldn't be used. Personally, I wish they never were. I've recieved them before and they well and truly suck.
     
    #17 Deckard, Oct 28, 2008
  18. professorjay

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    I always thought the personal phone calls were from volunteers of the campaign. I had no idea they outsourced it to private companies.
     
    #18 professorjay, Oct 28, 2008
  19. JuanValdez

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    It wouldn't be too surprising that most of the call center employees would be sympathetic to Obama, given their demographic. But, I think they take it too personally to not read the script. It's just a job.
     
    #19 JuanValdez, Oct 28, 2008
  20. JeffB

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    Well, I applaud them not selling out their principles.
     
    #20 JeffB, Oct 28, 2008
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