CITY WORKER UNDULY HARRIED, UNION SAYS.Byline: Heather MacDonald Mac·don·ald , Sir John Alexander 1815-1891. Canadian politician and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867-1873 and 1878-1891). He is considered the organizer of the Canadian confederation, established in 1867. Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - City officials said Thursday they will investigate a claim by union representatives that early this week, in a closed-door meeting, a city supervisor pressured an employee to stop working on behalf of the union. The Service Employees International Union, Local 347, has been working for several months to organize the 700 city employees. Their drive has picked up speed in recent months after a debate about the City Council's opposition to domestic partnership benefits for employees, said Kent J. Carlson, the chairman of the union's board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . Though Carlson said current working conditions are inhospitable in·hos·pi·ta·ble adj. 1. Displaying no hospitality; unfriendly. 2. Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile: the barren, inhospitable desert. , he declined to identify the supervisor or employee involved to the Daily News or to City Hall. City officials have received no complaints from employees and are unaware of any problems, said Jenny Roney, the city's human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. manager. City Manager George Caravalho received a letter Thursday, signed by Julie Butcher, the union's executive director, asking him to meet with union representatives and to instruct in·struct v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs v.tr. 1. To provide with knowledge, especially in a methodical way. See Synonyms at teach. 2. To give orders to; direct. v. all city supervisors and department heads that a state law prohibits the city from trying to influence employee decisions on whether to join a union. The union passed out information in the parking lot of City Hall, at Central Park and near other city facilities on Feb. 26, Carlson said. ``The city is aware of the laws, and it has always been our policy to follow them,'' Roney said. |
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