Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: How can we have a successful national conferenceandrespect the hotel boycott at the same time?

[Wayne Tyson (landrest]

Rick and/or others:

Please clarify. Does this mean that one should honor only existing union 
contracts and not organizing efforts or what? I don't want to jump to any 
contusions; I just don't know how to interpret the statement.

WT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richart Keller" <richart.keller [at] gmail.com>
To: "'Cohousing-L'" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ How can we have a successful national 
conferenceandrespect the hotel boycott at the same time?


> Hi Moz
>
> It is my understanding that, although the union may well end up 
> representing
> the employees, they do not yet.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moz [mailto:list [at] moz.geek.nz]
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 8:39 PM
> To: Cohousing-L
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ How can we have a successful national conference
> andrespect the hotel boycott at the same time?
>
>
>
> Richart Keller said:
> > I believe that we do not need to acquiesce in the oppressive practices
> > of hotel management.  At the same time, I do believe that we need to
> > accept or participate in all of the tactics of the union in order to
> > support their just cause.
>
> The employees are explicitly asking us not to attend that venue and you 
> want
> us to overrule them because you know better. I'm sorry, but I can't accept
> that. Supporting the union means honouring their request. It's not rocket
> sceince, it's not even a big thing to ask.
>
> I have to say though, I can't enter the US so my decision not to attend 
> the
> conference was made for me.
>
> Moz
>
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