A Michigan labor union is less than happy with a group of hungry goats they claim are taking jobs from unemployed union members at Western Michigan University.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a 400-member strong union, filed an official grievance claiming, “the work the goats are doing in a wooded lot is taking away jobs from laid-off union workers.”
Goats are often used by local and county governments to assist in keeping ground cover and brush ‘trimmed’ without the expense of hiring a ground crew.
Are goats taking away jobs from Michigan union workers?
Things are getting a little “hangry” between a herd of goats and a labor union at Western Michigan University. Battle Creek Enquirer reports the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a complaint that the goats doing work in a wooded lot on the university’s campus are replacing laid-off union workers.