TheVoice
United Prole. Socialist
Brothers & Sisters:
As it is, lets take a moment to reflect on the one most important commonality between all of us: That at the end of the day, we are all still union brothers and sisters. I take no great joy in my disagreements with those of you that vote Yes. I do not harbor seeds of discontent or hold my views as those that are absolute in theory. Nor do I intentionally mean to convey a sense of moral, ethical or intellectual supremacy, in my stated opinions of the contract, from those that hold opposing viewpoints.
I merely have come to a different conclusion than you. A conclusion that I don’t dare to imply is the correct one, any more than I mean to imply that yours is the wrong one. My soul interest, as a means to an end, is the betterment of our lives, as union brothers and sisters, and as union families. It is not out of greed or spite, and it most certainly is not without taking into consideration the collective good for all affected. This is no lighthearted roll of the dice for which the potential of all results are overlooked. I am of an age where I am neither young nor old. To old to be optimistic, to young to be pessimistic, which leaves one at quite a quagmire; but a position from which I like to think I can see the effects on the collective all.
All of that aside, I remain resolute in my opinion that the contract is flawed. In this view, my concern is not only for the present, but also for the future. I see that, aside from those concessions, which have found fault by many, its what is said that is more troubling than what is unsaid.
The most we can hope for, regardless of where we stand, is for an informed vote. A vote that has been decided on through a thorough process, the exhausting of all avenues to make an informed decision. It is agreed, no one person should simply vote no or yes because someone has told them to do so, without themselves having done the research to support their opinion.
So if you haven’t done it already: Read your current contract, read the tentative contract, talk to your co-workers (young and old, part-time and full-time, in-house and drivers, retirees), understand the political climate, understand the economics in that climate, review the past methods of approach, entertain the viewpoints of the opposing side (if for no other reason than to make your viewpoint more stronger), know all potential information obtainable…then cast a vote you can live with.
I did, I voted NO.
Respectfully & fraternally,
The Voice
As it is, lets take a moment to reflect on the one most important commonality between all of us: That at the end of the day, we are all still union brothers and sisters. I take no great joy in my disagreements with those of you that vote Yes. I do not harbor seeds of discontent or hold my views as those that are absolute in theory. Nor do I intentionally mean to convey a sense of moral, ethical or intellectual supremacy, in my stated opinions of the contract, from those that hold opposing viewpoints.
I merely have come to a different conclusion than you. A conclusion that I don’t dare to imply is the correct one, any more than I mean to imply that yours is the wrong one. My soul interest, as a means to an end, is the betterment of our lives, as union brothers and sisters, and as union families. It is not out of greed or spite, and it most certainly is not without taking into consideration the collective good for all affected. This is no lighthearted roll of the dice for which the potential of all results are overlooked. I am of an age where I am neither young nor old. To old to be optimistic, to young to be pessimistic, which leaves one at quite a quagmire; but a position from which I like to think I can see the effects on the collective all.
All of that aside, I remain resolute in my opinion that the contract is flawed. In this view, my concern is not only for the present, but also for the future. I see that, aside from those concessions, which have found fault by many, its what is said that is more troubling than what is unsaid.
The most we can hope for, regardless of where we stand, is for an informed vote. A vote that has been decided on through a thorough process, the exhausting of all avenues to make an informed decision. It is agreed, no one person should simply vote no or yes because someone has told them to do so, without themselves having done the research to support their opinion.
So if you haven’t done it already: Read your current contract, read the tentative contract, talk to your co-workers (young and old, part-time and full-time, in-house and drivers, retirees), understand the political climate, understand the economics in that climate, review the past methods of approach, entertain the viewpoints of the opposing side (if for no other reason than to make your viewpoint more stronger), know all potential information obtainable…then cast a vote you can live with.
I did, I voted NO.
Respectfully & fraternally,
The Voice