I have little experience in the ways of unions or how they interact with government, so please forgive me in advance for naivete that shines through. Nonetheless, my question to Jill is: is it even possible for a union official to look optimistically on an initiative that may result in a net decrease in union jobs?
Regards, Jason Stone / Nokomis --- j c harmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently was informed that the City of Minneapolis currently has > 80-something active union locals among its employees. The merger between > MCDA and Planning et al has been a long time coming - going on nearly two > years - and it's a more cumbersome process than I think even our esteemed > leaders expected. > Currently, the legislation that will dissolve the MCDA and create the new > Community Planning & Development division/CPED got pulled from the > legislative floor and sent to the tax committee. That could tie it up until > we all reach retirment. > Despite claiming that labor will be involved in the potential merger > discussions, I find it hard to believe that the County/City merger could be > any less cumbersome and involved as the merger would involve even more union > representation at the County level. > Jill Harmon, VP AFSCME 3419 > Cleveland > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
