On Sep 26, 2007, at 2:31 PM, Tim Francis-Wright wrote:
> Well, "rank and file power" is not a wholly risible answer. The
> Boston-
> area SEIU has done a commendable job organizing janitors in Boston
> and Providence. The latest contract garned wage increases of 25% over
> 5 years, bettwer sick time (increasing from 2 days to 6 days over
> the life of the contract), more full-time jobs, and better health
> insurance. This was the second significant improvement in contracts
> since the local concentrated on organizing immigrant workers.
Yeah, but landlords have buckets of money. GM doesn't.
Doug