RE: unions, EO & privatization

[Dan Bell <dbell@kent.edu>]

Hello Tim and EOPRIVers:

A good source of information on how some unions are using
their pension money can be found at the following website:

http://www.uswa.com/heartland/title.htm

The Heartland Project was funded by Ford to look at
issues such as what Tim is suggesting.

There is a good article about a specific example:

Trade unions are crucial to several area renovations
ERECT fund has invested in 26 projects valued at $100 million

This can be found at:

http://www.amcity.com/pittsburgh/stories/1999/05/10/focus6.html

>Why not use some of that cash to
>fund employee buyouts in companies where unions are present or have union
>membership a requirement for the loan?

--
Dan Bell
International Program Coordinator
Ohio Employee Ownership Center
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
(330) 672-3028
(330) 672-4063 fax
dbell@kent.edu
http://www.kent.edu/oeoc/