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New rulings on protected concerted activity

Book ID
102494804
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Weight
206 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0745-4880

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✦ Synopsis

during the drive was "painfully obvious and was even a n issue in the campaign," he writes. He describes as "dysfunctional" a model that sends in a bunch of young organizers and then sends them on their way when the campaign is done. This model "doesn't build workers' power on the job-before or after the election," and it doesn't help the workers get a first contract even if the union wins the election, he states.

The model also "reinforces some of the worst stereotypes" about unions, he says. These could include that union organizers don't really care about or understand the workers, that they are third parties and outsiders, and that whether the union wins or loses the election, the organizers retain their job security while the workers have no such guarantee. W

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