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Re: NH state employees organizing with card check - why not VT?
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Ralph J. Montefusco
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May 24, 2008 06:10 PDT
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It is my understanding that it DID pass the VT
legislature in different forms for the House and
Senate. It was then determined that the House and
Senate versions couldn't be reconciled, and the bill
died. Dan Brush and Steve Finner know the details.
--- jam-@workerscenter.org wrote:
| | My guess is that in NH, because of serious
organizing that was done for the
presidential elections that the unions have proven
to the Dems that their
unions have meaningful memberships and that in VT
this is not the case
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Traven
<trav-@earthlink.net> wrote:
| | The Vermont legislature failed for two years to
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pass even a more limited
| | card check bill!
AFSCME, UAW Join Forces in New Hampshire
Posted By *James Parks* On May 22, 2008 @ 10:15 am
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In *Organizing &
| | Bargaining* | *No Comments
*Employees at the University of New Hampshire
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(UNH) are seeking a voice on
| | the job through a historic coordinated effort by
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two unions[1] AFSCME<http://www.afscme.org>and [2]
specialist, says:
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This is great news for all UNH employees. We feel
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that the two unions
| | working together will be a good fit for the
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University alongside of the
| | faculty union. Working together with AFSCME and
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the UAW means we are united
| | and stronger.
Says Lonn Sattler, a veterans coordinator who has
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worked at UNH for 26
| | years:
This is a terrific opportunity for us to have a
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real, effective voice on
| | the job. With two great unions working together,
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we can make UNH a better
| | place to work.
Last year, the state Legislature passed
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legislation allowing state
| | employees, including those at UNH, to form unions
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and bargain with their
| | employers when a majority of workers sign union
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authorization cards.
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AFSCME and UAW agreed to coordinate organizing
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efforts and support the
| | negotiating teams of all UNH workers who are
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successful in forming their own
| | local unions and bargaining units. Under the
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agreement, clerical, technical,
| | skilled trades and administrative employees and
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certain supervisory
| | employees will be eligible to join AFSCME. Service
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and professional staff,
| | adjunct faculty members and some supervisors will
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be eligible to become part
| | of the UAW.
Both unions say the partnership will help the
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workers. Says Bob Madore,
| | director of UAW Region 9A:
Our goal is to help workers who want to form
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their own unions. By
| | combining resources so we can work with AFSCME, we
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can be even more
| | effective.
Alva Arellano, AFSCME's director of organizing in
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New England, adds:
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This is the right approach for UNH workers and
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for our two unions. We're
| | going to help UNH workers join together so they
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can have a voice in the
| | decisions that affect their lives and improve the
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important public services
| | they provide.
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Article printed from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG:
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http://blog.aflcio.org
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http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/05/22/afscme-uaw-join-forces-in-new-hampshire/
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| | The Washington-Orange-Lamoille Labor Council's web
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