N.C. Textile Workers OK Union (fwd)

Michael Hoover hoov at freenet.tlh.fl.us
Sat Jun 26 09:11:19 PDT 1999



> Doug Henwood wrote:
> >So is this UNITE victory a one-time thing, or is something really
> >happening there? Anyone know?
>
> What exactly do you mean by "one-time thing?" It is doubtful that the
> decreasing trend in union density will be reversed by shop-by-shop
> organizing, but you've got to start somewhere. I've no idea if the
> Fieldcrest plants have a larger strategic value or not, but I'll ask
> around. BTW thanx for forwarding this Michael.
> mark

"In today's social climate with the kneejerk anti-union attitude of most major manufacturers and the use of every tool available to fight off unionization it's a stunning victory for the union," said Leon Fink, a labor historian at the University of North Carolina. "It's the biggest breakthrough in a traditional Southern industry for probably the past quarter-century."

interested listers can check out UNITE at: http://www.uniteunion.org/

Michael Hoover



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