A letter of apology.We are pleased to announce that on July 29 the Industrial Workers of the World Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), revolutionary industrial union organized in Chicago in 1905 by delegates from the Western Federation of Mines, which formed the nucleus of the IWW, and 42 other labor organizations. , representing former staff in our national office, withdrew the complaint it had filed against the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Founded in 1915, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest women's peace organization in the world. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization working "to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious . As part of the settlement agreement, the National Board offers the following formal statement of apology: On May 13, 2008 the National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), independent agency of the U.S. government created under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), and amended by the acts of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Labor Act) and 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act), which affirmed labor's right filed a consolidated complaint against the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section. The U.S. WILPF WILPF Women's International League for Peace and Freedom National Board apologizes to the members of the Industrial Workers of the World who worked for WILPF as of December 2007-Elaine Jones, Jody Dodd, Judy Claude and Kate Zaidan--for the incidents that led up to the complaint. We deeply regret that board/staff relations had deteriorated to such an extent that by last November we could not have a frank and open discussion about our differences and our organization's fiscal fragility, and for our lateness in attending to the resolution of conflicts that were obvious for some time. While we acted only with the best of intentions for WILPF and her health and sustainability, we made mistakes. Specifically, we take responsibility for the lack of communication around the proper process of negotiating and approving the contract with the Industrial Workers of the World governing your work conditions. We apologize a·pol·o·gize intr.v. a·pol·o·gized, a·pol·o·giz·ing, a·pol·o·giz·es 1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense. 2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing. for not giving you proper notice through your union representative of the January 4, 2008 layoffs necessitated by our fiscal crisis; and subsequently directly offering you mediation mediation, in law, type of intervention in which the disputing parties accept the offer of a third party to recommend a solution for their controversy. Mediation has long been a part of international law, frequently involving the use of an international commission, instead of talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to you through your union representative. We regret that mistrust had so escalated that the lock on the door of the office was changed on Dec 7, 2007 by a representative of the 2005-2008 Board, thus interrupting your work lives for three days. We are sorry for the pain the loss of your jobs has caused, and the disruption to the work of WILPF, of which you were an important part for so many years. We hope this apology will be a step in the direction of reconciliation between us. Sincerely, Nancy Munger and Laura Roskos, Co-Presidents On behalf of The National Board of the WILPF U.S. Section |
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