Gandhi said wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes. Such was the case when the children of IBEW Local 292 members demonstrated in front of a union-busting law firm Monday.
They wore signs, tied on sandwich-board style, that read, ?Union-busting attorneys Seaton Beck Peters Bowen & Feuss are trying to take away my dad?s benefits.?
The Edina law firm represents JT Electric Service, Inc., an Albany, Minn., contractor that is trying to back out as a signatory with Local 292, organizer Robbie Crofoot said. The contract with JT Electric went into effect May 1, but the company is refusing to pay into the health insurance, pension and other benefit plans, he said.
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The union has filed charges that JT Electric is committing unfair labor practices, including ?doublebreasting? ? creating a non-union operation in violation of the agreement ? and coercing employees to sign a petition to decertify the union.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of the union and the company has now appealed. The case is before an administrative law judge.
The Council of Industrial Relations, an electrical industry organization, also has ruled in the union?s favor, but the company is not abiding by the decision, Crofoot said.
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| Lawyer Doug Seaton was none-too-pleased when youthful protesters showed up on his doorstep. At left is IBEW Local 292 Organizer Robbie Crofoot. |
In the meantime, the children?s demonstration is one way to highlight the actions of the company and its law firm.
?Even the kids realize their dads? benefits are being cut by this law firm and its union busting activities,? said Crofoot.
JT Electric, which employed 36 people at the time the dispute started, performs electrical work in Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Since the company?s union-busting efforts started, some workers have left because they are upset about the loss of pension and other benefits, Crofoot said.
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| The faces were smiling but the message was somber as youngsters marched down the sidewalk outside the law firm's offices. |
Gandhi said wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes. Such was the case when the children of IBEW Local 292 members demonstrated in front of a union-busting law firm Monday.
They wore signs, tied on sandwich-board style, that read, ?Union-busting attorneys Seaton Beck Peters Bowen & Feuss are trying to take away my dad?s benefits.?
The Edina law firm represents JT Electric Service, Inc., an Albany, Minn., contractor that is trying to back out as a signatory with Local 292, organizer Robbie Crofoot said. The contract with JT Electric went into effect May 1, but the company is refusing to pay into the health insurance, pension and other benefit plans, he said.
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The union has filed charges that JT Electric is committing unfair labor practices, including ?doublebreasting? ? creating a non-union operation in violation of the agreement ? and coercing employees to sign a petition to decertify the union.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of the union and the company has now appealed. The case is before an administrative law judge.
The Council of Industrial Relations, an electrical industry organization, also has ruled in the union?s favor, but the company is not abiding by the decision, Crofoot said.
| Lawyer Doug Seaton was none-too-pleased when youthful protesters showed up on his doorstep. At left is IBEW Local 292 Organizer Robbie Crofoot. |
In the meantime, the children?s demonstration is one way to highlight the actions of the company and its law firm.
?Even the kids realize their dads? benefits are being cut by this law firm and its union busting activities,? said Crofoot.
JT Electric, which employed 36 people at the time the dispute started, performs electrical work in Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Since the company?s union-busting efforts started, some workers have left because they are upset about the loss of pension and other benefits, Crofoot said.
| The faces were smiling but the message was somber as youngsters marched down the sidewalk outside the law firm’s offices. |