Re: More Unions

Subject: Re: More Unions
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 15:47:41 -0800

<jcredland -at- avaya -dot- com> wrote:

Because, as a rule, unions will defend all members for "wrongful"

dismissal claims without first checking to see whether the dismissal qualifies as "wrongful".

And Steve Arrants asked:

Is there concrete evidence for this, or is this one of those "everybody
knows this is true" sort of things?

In most cases, unions are obligated to act on behalf of members. Failing to do so might make the union liable to a law suit from the member.

However, union officials may discourage a claim that has little chance of winning. If a member comes with a claim that is frivolous or likely to be dismissed, either because of the collective agreement or because of a precedent, then the union may very well do its best to discourage pursuing the claim. Like any other organization, unions don't like wasting time or money, and to do so would be irresponsible to other members. But, if the claimant insisted, in the end, the union would most likely pursue it. In some large unions, the decision might be in the union's hands, but in many, the final decision would be the member's.

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RE: More Unions: From: jcredland
Re: More Unions: From: Steve Arrants

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