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

[Donna Niemann (donnaniem]

Interesting and I don't agree with her that a union is a community in the same 
sense that cohousing is. It is a group of people who form to advance it"s 
members interests. 
The bigger idea of community is not pushing one person's ideas or values over 
another.
If cohousers really got that then they would see this is apples vs oranges.
Just my two cents...sense!
Donna
On May 26, 2011, at 5:44 PM, Richart Keller wrote:

> 
> 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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