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APWA - Is it a real alternative or a foolish choice?
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<blockquote data-quote="roadking" data-source="post: 96863" data-attributes="member: 5417"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">We can only hope that once people feel like they can have a voice, and that their voice will be heard, that they will become more active. There will be a difference in that now we are constantly treated like we are nothing without the IBT, I believe the opposite is true,the IBT is nothing without us. Think about some of the people we work with and the level of education, its not 1930, I would argue that we have one of the most highly educated blue collar work forces in the world and yet we are treated like we cannot think for ourselves<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/confused1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" />1 . That is part of the reason there is such apathy,another is our own union finds ways to devide us, such as different pensions and insurance depending on where you happen to work, we all do the same jobs we should all have the same retirement package.The officers of the APWA just met with the people that will manage the pension for us, they will do all the administration (write checks, taxes, statements etc. for 1/10th of 1% check that against any teamster managed fund you like. P.S I'm a wanna be Harley rider ( my bike money is going in the 401k for obvious reasons) Live long and prosper! Sorry rambled abit tired feeder guy, need sleep!!!!!!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roadking, post: 96863, member: 5417"] [FONT=Arial]We can only hope that once people feel like they can have a voice, and that their voice will be heard, that they will become more active. There will be a difference in that now we are constantly treated like we are nothing without the IBT, I believe the opposite is true,the IBT is nothing without us. Think about some of the people we work with and the level of education, its not 1930, I would argue that we have one of the most highly educated blue collar work forces in the world and yet we are treated like we cannot think for ourselves:confused1 . That is part of the reason there is such apathy,another is our own union finds ways to devide us, such as different pensions and insurance depending on where you happen to work, we all do the same jobs we should all have the same retirement package.The officers of the APWA just met with the people that will manage the pension for us, they will do all the administration (write checks, taxes, statements etc. for 1/10th of 1% check that against any teamster managed fund you like. P.S I'm a wanna be Harley rider ( my bike money is going in the 401k for obvious reasons) Live long and prosper! Sorry rambled abit tired feeder guy, need sleep!!!!!![/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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