[Sdalliance] Open Letter to May 1st Coalition

[Fred Lonidier]

Rya,
I am on the SDAJ listserve as a member so the emails about May 1 and  
the matter of Kasparian came to me that way.  It seems related to  
planning for May 1.  I am a delegate to the Labor Council (from UC/ 
AFT Local 2034) which endorsed SEIU's plans.  I signed up to work on  
that event.  The matter of allegations is very serious but very hard  
to weigh in on without evidence or witnesses which can come to some  
adjudicating body, either internal to the UFCW, the CLC and/or the  
law.  The labor movement has had to be very diligent about due  
process as, in relations with employers, we have nothing without it  
and supervisors, owners and even other workers can make all kinds of  
claims which, without due process, can and has caused enormous damage  
to workers and our unions.  It is distressing to see the pickets and  
read the allegations but, at the same time, hard to take a stand on  
without the weight of evidence.  And I am aware that all kinds of  
acts against vulnerable people never get justice because they occur  
out of the sight of others willing to come forward.
Fred

Cw rape

I don't know who you are, and I don't think you came to any mass  
meeting so i wonder how you got on this listserv, but I want to point  
out that (one of the) allegation(s) about Mickey specifically  
involves pressuring his staff into a sexual relationship. A claim of  
due process might mean something in a world where UFCW or any local  
or national labor body as investigating. But UFCW and the Labor  
Council have chosen not to, and there is no criminal case, and as  
such there is no possibility of due process from any body that could  
pass judgement.

There are multiple claims from multiple female staff members of the  
UFCW. What is it that leads you to side eye these women who are  
coming forward in a climate that deligitimizes their claims inside  
the very union they fought for, not to mention society at large? Why  
are you siding with a literal boss in a clear harassment and  
discrimination case?

Rya

On Mar 5, 2017 8:38 PM, "Fred Lonidier" <pres2034 at san.rr.com> wrote:
Well, Ryan, I think you want to be very careful here.  So far there  
are allegations leveled at Kasparian and we see the pickets at the  
Delegate meetings.  But he is entitled to due process and whether he  
"attacked his workers" or not has yet to be established.  So far, he  
has the full confidence of the CLC Executive Board and the  
Delegates.  At any rate, the CLC is on board with May 1 as it is  
being headed up by SEIU.
My laptop is pretty old so I don't seem to be able to access the  
letter to which you refer.  Can you send it as an attachment?
Fred

Mickey Kasparian is named in the letter explicitly, right? The man  
attacked his workers.

Ryan

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