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Joshua R. Kratka '79, a Coop employee active in the unionization effort, said yesterday a series of letters sent to all employees by James A. Argeros, general manager of the Coop, has confused and intimidated some workers...
...Kratka also charged the Coop with hiring a "union-busting" consultant who has been meeting with lower-level managers to advise them on tactics to discourage employees from supporting the union...
...example of management's exaggeration of the possibly negative effects that unionization might entail, Kratka cited a statement in a letter from Argeros to Coop employees saying a union might be willing to trade away existing benefits to get mandatory membership. Local 1445 would be highly unlikely to make such a move, Kratka said, adding, "It's within the realm of possibility that there will be an earthquake tomorrow...
...Kratka said management's chief tactic has been to confuse workers into thinking an affirmative vote in the March 26 election will immediately lead to union membership...
Likewise, just as act two begins to drag, it is saved by Josh Kratka's walk-on as M. Purgon, Argan's doctor. Looking and acting like Dr. Frankenstein, Kratka devastated the audience while cursing Argan for refusing an enema. With his slapstick antics he stole the scene (and very possibly the show) from everyone...