Michael Moore slams Sarah Lawrence's response to union [View all]

Source: Lohud

Elizabeth Ganga

YONKERS – Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore excoriated the Sarah Lawrence College administration Friday for its response to the organization of a union for building workers on campus.

Moore, whose daughter attended the college more than a decade ago and who spoke Friday at a teach-in organized by faculty and students, asked the administration to honor the values of the college and back down. Otherwise, he said, he would never step foot on the campus again.

"It would be the last place I would expect to see this kind of rotten behavior," he said after a winding speech on the benefits of unions that touched on "Downton Abbey" and Nike co-founder Phil Knight.

Moore and the others on the panel, including students, faculty, building workers and union representatives, called on the administration to fire a law firm, Bond, Schoeneck & King, that they said was known for its union-busting tactics. The firm is representing the college in negotiations with the new union, which was approved by the building workers in November in an 11-1 vote.

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Filmmaker Michael Moore spoke Friday at a teach-in at Sarah Lawrence College to protest the school’s response to a union organizing effort on campus.
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