Fwd: EOnation: Unions with EO experience

[Steve Nieman <stevenieman@mac.com>]

> My apologies to Mr. David Spitzley and Dr. Yates,
>
> The Ownership Union (U.S. Dept. of Labor File Number LM 542-291) is 
> based just outside of Vancouver, WA in Brush Prairie~~Steve Nieman
>
> On Friday, October 31, 2003, at 05:56 AM, David Spitzley wrote:
>
>> Two things:
>>
>> 1) It's Mrs., Ms., or most appropriately Dr. Yates, not Mr.
>> 2) Where is OUR based?
>>
>>
>> David
>>
>>>>> Steve Nieman <stevenieman@mac.com> 10/30/03 10:18PM >>>
>> Hello Mr. Yates,
>>
>> Please include the Ownership Union (OUR), which to my knowledge is the
>> only labor/stakeholder union in the world that has formed under the
>> premise of broadening access to capital and productive capital assets
>> by employees through alliances with corporate customers and
>> stockholders.  We set up shop in 2002 and continue our solicitation of
>> corporate constituents, with emphasis on employees, who, of course, 
>> are
>> the major creators of wealth in any enterprise.  OUR members recognize
>> that technology is replacing human labor, so workers need to at least
>> co-own their corporate capital assets to ensure a livable income while
>> they work less.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Steve Nieman, President of the Ownership Union
>> Richard D. Foley, Chairman of the Ownership Union
>>
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> It's been a while since we corresponded, but I'm hoping for your help
>> now.
>> John and I are putting together a little handbook on employee 
>> ownership
>> for
>> the ILO, and it would be nice to include a partial list of unions that
>> have
>> employee-owner members or workers' cooperative members. Practitioners
>> like
>> to get together and exchange experiences directly, so we could
>> facilitate
>> that with this list.  The list doesn't have to be complete -- In my
>> mind,
>> having wide geographic coverage is more important than getting every
>> union
>> listed.
>>
>> Here's my list so far from the U.S.
>> Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers International Union (ABGW) now 
>> merged
>> with  USWA; Association  of Airline Pilots of America (ALPA - United
>> Airlines), Atlantic Communication and Technical Workers' Union 
>> (ACTWU);
>> Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) Independent Steel
>> Workers;
>> (independent union at Weirton); International Brotherhood of 
>> Electrical
>> Workers (IBEW),;  International Brotherhood of Teamsters; 
>> International
>> Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture
>> Workers-Communications Workers of America. (IUE-CWA) International
>> Association of Machinists (IAM -United Airlines), International Union 
>> of
>> Operating Engineers; Sprinkler Fitters Local 669 (many branches of 
>> this
>> union in many states) in United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, 
>> Gas
>> Fitters, Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters;  United Auto Workers (UAW)
>> (Chrysler), United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCWU - O&O
>> grocery
>> stores in Philadelphia, Rath Packing Co.); United Steelworkers !
>> (USWA - numerous)
>>
>> Can you help me -- especially with unions in other countries? And any
>> additions to my U.S. list are very welcome.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can give. Jacquelyn
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Jacquelyn Yates                   Tel. 330-337-4282
>> Political Science
>>
>> Kent State University - Salem
>> 2491 S.R. 45 South
>> Salem, OH 44460                       Fax  330-332-9256
>>
>>
>>
>>
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