The Catholic diocese of St. Paul is ready to dissolve the worker's bargaining rights of those who work at its newspaper so that they can "integrate the workers into into its communications office" (Comment: this sounds like an excuse that is worthy of Scott Walker.)
In meetings with lawyers for the archdiocese last month, Catholic Spirit workers, represented by the Minnesota Newspaper Guild, requested the archdiocese voluntarily continue to recognize their bargaining unit within the expanded communications office. The archdiocese denied that request, prompting Guild members to send a letter to Archbishop John Nienstedt seeking clarification.
“The only reason we were given for the unit disappearing so far is that the Guild unit does not fit within the central corporation’s needs,” said Chris Pierskalla, chair of the Guild’s Catholic Spirit bargaining unit. “That hasn’t been expounded upon.”
link to the article here
Sounds like the Catholic wing of the Republican party is hard at work in St. Paul, Minnesota!