[lbo-talk] Bennish case

[Marvin Gandall]

(This message was bounced back as over the bytes limit, probably because I 
had replied on top of the previous posts by Micheal, Nathan, et al. I notice 
now that Dennis Dixon has just made substantially the same point)

Seems to me Bennish should have first been contacted by someone sympathetic 
to his case - inside or outside the union - with the suggestion that he 
contact the NEA and request their support, offering to join at the same 
time. It would have been much more difficult for the union to decline in 
that circumstance - I'm not assuming it would have - especially if there are 
fair representation clauses in the labour legislation down there. Does 
anyone know if Bennish was asked whether he wanted union support, and what 
the union attitude to his case would be if he approached it to become a 
member? What's to prevent him taking that route now?