Ivan the Conciliator: Union empathy could pay off for Bell Atlantic's Seidenberg

Ivan the Conciliator: Union empathy could pay off for Bell Atlantic's Seidenberg

By August 15, the Communications Workers of America could go out on strike at 4 regional phone companies: Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, US West, and Southern New England Telephone. But if the biggest, Bell Atlantic Corp. is struck - it faces an August 8 deadline - it will not be because the boss wants t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bloomberg businessweek (Online) 1998-08 (3591), p.40
1. Verfasser: Aaron Bernstein in Washington, with Peter Elstrom in New York
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Chief executive officers
Labor relations
Labor unions
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Personal profiles
Seidenberg, Ivan G
Service introduction
Strikes
Telecommunications industry
Telephone companies
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Zusammenfassung:By August 15, the Communications Workers of America could go out on strike at 4 regional phone companies: Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, US West, and Southern New England Telephone. But if the biggest, Bell Atlantic Corp. is struck - it faces an August 8 deadline - it will not be because the boss wants to get tough with the union. In, fact, newly named CEO Ivan G. Seidenberg seems ready to side with the union - even against some of his managers - by agreeing to the CWA's demands to stop outsourcing certain jobs.
ISSN:0007-7135
2162-657X