[lbo-talk] UAW/GM/worker militance

[Joseph Catron]

"The agreement spells out the scope of the bargaining unit the union
can organize so that there will not be any lengthy delays caused by
hearings, he said...the parties are not releasing specific details of
the organizing agreement because Tenet currently is in negotiations
with the Service Employees International Union, which also is seeking
an organizing agreement for facilities outside California."

On 9/26/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Sep 26, 2007, at 6:36 PM, Mark Rickling wrote:
>
> > Contrary to their public statements about never cutting a deal with
> > the employer, C.N.A has recently signed an agreement with Tenet
> > Healthcare which will let Tenet employees organize more easily under
> > the CNA banner. Tenet has nurses in the Dallas, Houston and El Paso
> > markets in TX. See:
> >
> > http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/in-the-news/2007/august/
> > page.jsp?itemID=31736051
>
> They can't have said they'd never cut a deal with an employer - what
> else is a contract? Did they agree to lobby for Tenet, or leave
> certain facilities unorganized, or muzzle the workers?
>
> Doug
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