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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (190947)	10/11/2001 9:18:41 AM
From: willcousa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Prostitutes..."my kind of women" Why are we not surprised?

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (190947)	10/11/2001 9:37:14 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Another union prepared to go on strike in MN. - The union that covers union headquarters workers. BWAHHHAHAHAHA!!! Sometimes unions have union problems too. And 52 local unions soon could experience a big union problem from an unlikely little source: a union of administrative workers that they employ. Just 94 people could disrupt those employers -- if not the Twin Cities labor community in general -- if they strike, which they voted to do on Monday. Since May, the tiny bargaining unit of Local 12, the 2,700-member Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), has been negotiating with Union Office Master, which represents 52 area unions, ranging from customer service to construction. At issue: health care premiums and pension payments. . . . Johnson said the OPEIU situation is "uncomfortable" since his union tells its management that "employers and employees should be able to work out settlements." At the same time, Johnson said, he's sympathetic to OPEIU's needs. It's a dichotomy that's occurring in labor offices throughout 312 Central, he said. "Employees are talking to employees; employers are talking to employers, and we also have employers and employees talking together." Kind of like solidarity, only different? "Well, yeah," Johnson chuckled. . . . Over at 411 Main in St. Paul, OPEIU's potential strike is giving MAPE, in particular, some serious heartburn. That's because MAPE's office/strike headquarters is among the more than a dozen labor organizations in the St. Paul labor building. MAPE doesn't employ any members of OPEIU's administrative unit, but its business agent, Bob Haag, also happens to be president of Local 12. startribune.com