Unions and Learning Orgs LO744

mdarling@warren.med.harvard.edu
Wed, 12 Apr 95 11:39:08 EST

In LO 686, Ivan Blanco wrote: "In one instance, they [HR] tried very
unsuccessfully to control what and how much I interacted with the union
officers (all employees in my own unit), because I 'could endanger the
relationship between the company and the union.'"

I have not had any experience in introducing LO concepts into unionized
settings and am beginning conversations with a couple of clients who have
active union relationships. I would be interested in hearing about such
experiences of others on the list. What concerns have union
representatives raised? Has the introduction of LO principles strengthened
union-management relationships? How?

Marilyn Darling
mdarling@warren.med.harvard.edu