The Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act (HR 743) has already been passed
by the US House of Representative and no one, to my knowledge, in the
employee involvement, teamwork, self-managing teams, etc. has been involved
with or been contacted by the sponsors of the bill in the House and Senate
(S. 295-same title)
I am very concerned that there has been no consultation by either the House
or the Senate with people who live with and/or practise employee involvement,
teamwork, participative management, etc. as a means to improve work and
worklife.
I am writing to a number of people and sharing this message with a number of
lists because the issue is of great importance to all working people.
The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee is considering a bill (S.295)
and an already House passed bill (HR 743) amending the National Labor
Relations act. The Bill's common or short name is "The Teamwork for Employees
and Managers Act." The purpose of the act has been stated to be to enable
non-union firms use teams and employee involvement without having to fear
that they may be accused of setting up "company unions."
Copies of the bills may be downloaded from this WWWeb site:
http://rs9.loc.gov/home/c104query.html
This is a "search the 104th Congress" site. Enter H.R. 743 and S. 295 and you
can download copies of the bill.
I have no position on the bill to recommend at this time. I am simply
concerned that a bill could be passed without any of us who are vitally
interested in its impact ever having the opportunity to have input on the
bill.
It strikes me as very odd, and perhaps is an unintended comment on our times
that legislation on employee involvement might be passed without any
involvement by the people affected by it.
I urge you to contact one or both of your own Senators and to express your
interest in the issue and your desire to either be kept informed or notified
of any hearings to members of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee.
Here are the names of the Senators on the labor and human resources
committee:
Committee on Labor and Human Resources
202-224-5375
428 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510-6300
Committee on Labor and Human Resources Chair
Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum R - Kansas
202-224-4774
302 Russell Senate Office Bldg
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-1602
Christopher J. Dodd Democrat from Connecticut
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
444 Russell Office Building
United States Senate
Washington D.C. 20510
sen_dodd@dodd.senate.gov
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Putnam Park
100 Great Meadow Road
Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109
Senator Kennedy:
Washington D.C.:
2400 JFK Building
315 Russell Senate Building
Boston, MA 02203
Washington, DC 20510
(617) 565 - 3170
(202) 224 - 4543
E-mail: Senator@kennedy.senate.gov
Senator Paul Simon Democrat, Illinois
e-mail at senator@simon.senate.gov.
Senator Tom Harkin Iowa Democrat
202/224-3254
United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-2202
tom_harkin@harkin.senate.gov
Senator John Ashcroft Republican, Missouri
202-224-6154
United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-2504
john_ashcroft@ashcroft.senate.gov
Senator Spencer Abraham R - Michigan
202-224-4822
245 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-2203
E-mail: michigan@abraham.senate.gov
Senator Slade Gorton R - Washington
202-224-3441
730 Hart Senate Office Bldg
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-4701
E-mail: senator_gorton@gorton.senate.gov
Senator Claiborne Pell D - Rhode Island
202-224-4642
335 Russell Senate Office Bldg
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3901
Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Maryland Democrat
Senator@Mikulski.Senate.Gov
202/224-4654
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Senator Dan Coats R - Indiana
202-224-5623
404 Russell Senate Office Bldg
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-1403
Senator Jeffords Republican, Vermont
513 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
vermont@jeffords.senate .gov
Senator Paul WellStone
717 Hart Senate Office Building 2550 University Avenue, W
Washington, D.C. 20510-2303 Court International Building
St. Paul, MN
55114-1025
Paul's e-mail address is senator@wellstone.senate.gov.
Washington, D.C.: (202) 224-5641 Saint Paul: (612) 645-0323 Virginia: (218)
741-1074 Willmar: (612) 231-0001 toll-free number set up for his constituents
to use: 1-800-642-6041 hearing impaired, Paul has a TDD in his Washington,
D.C. office: (202) 224-4754. fax machines. Washington, D.C.: (202) 224-8438
Saint Paul: (612) 645-0704 Virginia: (218) 741-8544 Willmar: (612) 231-0006
You may contact me directly for copies of the bills via e-mail
Ned Hamson, editor: The Journal for Quality and Participation
Association for Quality and Participation, 801-B W. 8th St., Suite 501,
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Tel: 513-381-1979 Fax: 513-381-0070
e-mail: ParetoKid@aol.com
"This is the time... We are the people... Let's work together... Now!"
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09, Feb 1996
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