from Current, 9/16/96, page 37

"READERS WRITE"

"Local steward says he finds clear case of union-busting"

To the editors:

Pat Scott's letter regarding Jackie Conciatore's article on the current union-busting attempts by the Pacifica Foundation says many things which I'm sure others will address.

When Ms. Scott contends, "Pacifica is not out to bust any union, especially our own," members of th WBAI collective bargaining unit have to laugh. Removing 90 per cent of the current c.b.u. from union protection, demanding that some workers become "employees at will," and requiring that shop stewards prevent even an informational picket line and handing out of leaflets, or be subjedct to immediate dismissal, is union-busting any way you look at it. Ms. Scott may festoon her actions with all the rhetoric she likes, but these are the facts.

WBAI's union, United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America, Local 404, has filed unfair labor practices charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Pacifica and WBAI management for their refusal to bargain in good faith over the past several months.

R. Paul Martin
Chief Steward, WBAI/UE, New York City

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