Union backing for I.T. workers...
Correspondent:: djcameron60616@yahoo.com (delfuego)
Date: 23 Oct 2004 01:26:01 -0700
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Anyone thing that a union such as the Teamsters could back I.T.
workers?
First contract rule: Non-U.S. citizens are exempt from union
coverage.
Second contract rule: All H1-B or similar visas must be automatically
revoked (until next election of Union officials).
Third contract rule: American corporations must limit offshored
workers to five per year.
Fourth contract rule: Union workers will pay weekly dues to the union
in minimum of 10% gross income.
I think they would go for this -- anyone disagree with this?
Correspondent:: Cardinal Vertigo
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:00:23 GMT
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delfuego wrote:
> Anyone thing that a union such as the Teamsters could back I.T.
> workers?
If you live in Washington state, it's already happening. Check out
WashTech, the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers CWA AFL-CIO. I
think you might like what they're doing.
http://www.washtech.org/
Now, If you decode the alphabet soup, you'll notice that WashTech is
affiliated with CWA. CWA is Communications Workers of America AFL-CIO,
a large national union which claims "High Tech" as one of its
industries. CWA may well have other local IT alliances around the
country; WashTech is just the only one I happen to know about.
So I'd say call your local CWA - I'd think they'd be able to at least
point you in the right direction.
(Disclaimer: I have no professional affiliation with WashTech, CWA, or
the AFL-CIO.)
Correspondent:: mshotz@aol.commonkeypo (Rev. Richard Skull)
Date: 24 Oct 2004 17:44:21 GMT
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>Anyone thing that a union such as the Teamsters could back I.T.
>workers?
>First contract rule: Non-U.S. citizens are exempt from union
>coverage.
>Second contract rule: All H1-B or similar visas must be automatically
>revoked (until next election of Union officials).
>Third contract rule: American corporations must limit offshored
>workers to five per year.
>Fourth contract rule: Union workers will pay weekly dues to the union
>in minimum of 10% gross income.
>
>I think they would go for this -- anyone disagree with this?
>
>
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