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"BROTHERHOOD" in International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been Broken-RIP 2013
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<blockquote data-quote="twoweeled" data-source="post: 1256238" data-attributes="member: 27108"><p>Definition of UNION? One is "the action or fact of joining or being joined", another more in context, "an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union".</p><p>How does this conflict with so terribly with what I said "But if all of us stood together and worked like a well oiled, fine tuned machine, we wouldn't need a union"?</p><p>The purpose of Union is ORGANIZATION. You know that. It's what results out of organization, that we really want. That is way we unionize - for organization. Without it, we are like a chicken without a head. Why do you think management does so well? Management doesn't have all sups and mgrs screaming their wants and dislikes at the same time. They have a few at the top, who organize and decide what they FEEL is best for the company. A good functioning Union has a few at the top, who decide what is best for it's membership and how to go about it _ and put it to the members to decide. Where we are falling short, is the debate if our union is sincerely looking for what is best for it's members, or what is best for the Union heads. They are no longer one of the same. This is where things have gone bad. Let's be honest and face facts here. The Union and the Company were working together to get the minimum past in this last contract. This was not Union vs Company, this was members vs Company/Union.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twoweeled, post: 1256238, member: 27108"] Definition of UNION? One is "the action or fact of joining or being joined", another more in context, "an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor union". How does this conflict with so terribly with what I said "But if all of us stood together and worked like a well oiled, fine tuned machine, we wouldn't need a union"? The purpose of Union is ORGANIZATION. You know that. It's what results out of organization, that we really want. That is way we unionize - for organization. Without it, we are like a chicken without a head. Why do you think management does so well? Management doesn't have all sups and mgrs screaming their wants and dislikes at the same time. They have a few at the top, who organize and decide what they FEEL is best for the company. A good functioning Union has a few at the top, who decide what is best for it's membership and how to go about it _ and put it to the members to decide. Where we are falling short, is the debate if our union is sincerely looking for what is best for it's members, or what is best for the Union heads. They are no longer one of the same. This is where things have gone bad. Let's be honest and face facts here. The Union and the Company were working together to get the minimum past in this last contract. This was not Union vs Company, this was members vs Company/Union. [/QUOTE]
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