Management / Labor Relations in Danbury Connecticut

Here is the Progressive Soup interview with a maintenance worker at the former Union Carbide property in Danbury and his SEIU union representative.

Before the property was purchased, SEIU and employee representatives traveled many times to the anticipated new owner's headquarters on Long Island to discuss how the transfer of ownership might affect the employees. They state that they were unable to communicate with the new owner - in person, via letter or via e-mail correspondence.

After the property was purchased, every union member was fired without notice and replaced with a non-union replacement. It is well noted that the employees who were fired earned an average $11.00 per hour ( many working there for 20 years ) plus benefits ( very average by American standards - health insurance, paid sick leave, holidays and vacation time earned ). All of the employees are American citizens - some of them first generation Americans.

Here is the interview :

http://hatcityblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/local-access-video-progressive-soup.html