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Subject:Re: Should we unionize? From:Marc Santacroce <santa -at- CCNET -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 6 Jul 1995 07:02:47 -0700
At 15:55 7/5/95, William J. Hartzer wrote:
>Should we have a Technical Writer's Union?
>Perhaps if there were a technical writer's union, the Union could establish
>rates and help with medical, dental, and benefits for those technical writers
>who are contract writers.
>Having contracted some jobs before, I wish I had had a union to deal with
>rather than having to do all of the negotiating myself when it came to setting
>rates and drawing up contracts.
>What do you think?
>Should we Unionize?
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There is a TW union. The National Writers Union, part of AFL-CIO. Don't
know what the membership is. I considered it and decided against joining.
Contact:
National Writers Union
UAW Local 1981
Kenya Briggs
236 West Portal Ave, # 232
San Francisco, CA 94127
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