[2546] in peace2
Somerville Strike Update
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tree Monkey)
Fri May 9 10:13:44 2003
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 07:10:49 -0700 (PDT)
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The next two nights are crucial to this struggle and
picketors are even more important now that they were
last weekend. Please join us tonight and tomorrow
night on the picket line:
May 9th and 10th, 5 PM
Somerville Theatre, Davis Square
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An Evolving Strategy
From the outset of the strike we had anticipated that
all striking
projectionists would be immediately replaced by scabs.
Yesterday we
learned that the management had only begun this
process and thus we were
faced with a difficult decision: Continue with the
strike or return to
work and ensure victory in the NLRB election by
preventing anti-union
projectionists from being hired and voting in the
election.
After much debate we decided that returning to work
was strategically
the best option as it opened up a second front in the
fight for
recognition. We believe that this is a golden
opportunity to continue to be
proactive in our campaign. The management at the
Somerville is legally
required to take us back or face and Unfair Labor
Practice lawsuit. They
have reluctantly chosen the former. Today marks are
first day back on
the job and an opportunity to agitate from the inside
for victory in the
election. Now we will no longer be just an outside
force to be reckoned
with, but rather an organizing force on both side of
the walls.
The Picket Continues
Despite returning to work, we will continue to keep
the pressure on
Melvin Fraiman and the Somerville Theatre to
voluntarily recognize the
union. We need support as much now as when we were on
strike, if not more.
Mel Fraiman needs to know that we will not go away and
Somerville will
not stand for his refusal to recognize the right of
his workers to
organize. Pickets will go on as scheduled this Friday
and Saturday @5pm and
will continue until the union is recognized. Please
join us as we enter
a crucial stage in the fight.
Keep the Calls Coming
Please let management of the Somerville Theatre know
how you feel about
their refusal to recognize the projectionists union.
Mel Fraiman (owner) - Phone: (617) 484-6947 Car Phone:
(617) 460-6909
Personal Fax: (617) 484-5823, , FEI office - (781)
648-6022
If you can cannot reach Mel on his personal phone,
please try the
Somerville Theatre's parent company - Chatam Light
Realty - Phone (617)
354-4466 Fax (617) 354-5299
Ian Judge (general manager) - Somerville Theatre
Phone: (617)
625-4088 Direct to manager phone: (617) 625-0261 Fax:
(617) 625-5496
You can also write a letter on our behalf.
Mel Fraiman (residence): 48 Village Hill Road,
Belmont, MA 02478
Fraiman Enterprises Inc.:204 Mass Ave, Arlington , MA
02474 or 15 Story
St. Cambridge , MA 02138
Chatham Light Realty: 15 Story St. Cambridge , MA
02138
Solidarity,
Somerville Theatre Projectionists
Pissed_Off_Projectionists@yahoo.com
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