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1. On "democratic" centralism: Stern's illusion and democracy's nightmare.
2. Nurses ask court to back rights in NYS Association.
3. At the Teamsters Independent Review Board.
4. Union democracy dues
1. On "democratic" centralism: Stern's illusion and democracy's nightmare. "...the problem is that Rosselli's critics go beyond denouncing him for criticizing. They would make his very right to criticize illicit. And, because they are armed with organizational power, they would resolve the dispute not simply by democratic decision but by suppression. The irony is that they wrap autocratic intentions in the flag of a democratic "majority"... Read more. (4/10/08)
2. Nurses ask court to back rights in NYS Association. "...In a referendum poll last year members rejected a proposal to quit the AFL-CIO union by 2,312 to 1,533. Nevertheless in December, the NYSNA Board of Directors voted to disaffiliate, a decision which the complainants charge violated federal law and the union's own established policies. "The fact that NYSNA, a union, can be governed by persons who are not union members or who are the managers and supervisors of its union members, gives rise to the issues raised in this complaint."" Read more. (4/10/08)
3. At the Teamsters Independent Review Board. "The board still has plenty of work to do. Its 150th report in December, stated that 85 calls had been received on its hot line since the previous report... Among the new cases, two members of Local 743 are charged with failing to appear for an examination before the IRB. This is the Chicago local whose secretary treasurer and three former employees had been indicted in September on criminal charges of stealing a union election." Read more. (4/10/08)
4. Union democracy dues. AUD is here to stand up for union democracy and help unionists build a stronger and more democratic union movement only because unionists like you contribute their hard earned cash. Please join AUD today!
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