Maybe I should have said - might not be in the best interest of --
because there are no guarantees that another nonprofit from the outside
would be able to do what we as employees could do for ourselves.


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Michael A. Lewis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, July 28, 1998 5:12 PM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: Museums and Unions

        >The institution I work for has been presented with a petition
from
        >employees to unionize -- an official vote is just weeks away.
Based on
        >the research I have done (unions, National Labor Relations Act,
SEIU
        >local 46, etc.) -- a union would not be in the best interest of
a
        >non-profit arts organization nor its employees.

                Why would a union not be in the best interest of the
employees?