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<blockquote data-quote="Bubblehead" data-source="post: 3033005" data-attributes="member: 14176">There&#039;s still a lot of negativity in many areas, in many hubs across the country, fueled by distrust, and it has nothing to do with TDU [USER=4992]@BigUnionGuy[/USER], and everything to do with how the last contract was handled.It is very unrealistic to think that these sentiments will just evaporate with the creation of a Facebook group and cell phone app, or the game of musical chairs for who will negotiate the contract.It was these thoughts, coupled with the slapstick notion suggested by this threads title, that lead me to the following epiphany.For the Teamsters to unite the bargaining unit in solidarity, for what will likely be a bloody fight, certain changes must be made, and it all starts at the top and would domino through the International ranks.First, Hoffa needs to step aside and retire like many speculated would happen after the latest International Election.Then the various officers would fill the blanks, hence the domino effect I alluded to earlier, with one VP at large spot left open and filled by the appointment of Fred Z, who would sit side by side with Sean O at the bargaining table.This would galvanize the bargaining unit for a singular goal, the best possible contract.If done carefully, it would also likely spell the end of TU, merging the newly elected VP&#039;s from the Central and the South and their leader, with the remaining old guard players into one cohesive unit that could dominate for decades.I suspect there are too many egos to get in the way of something like this?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bubblehead, post: 3033005, member: 14176"] There's still a lot of negativity in many areas, in many hubs across the country, fueled by distrust, and it has nothing to do with TDU [USER=4992]@BigUnionGuy[/USER], and everything to do with how the last contract was handled. It is very unrealistic to think that these sentiments will just evaporate with the creation of a Facebook group and cell phone app, or the game of musical chairs for who will negotiate the contract. It was these thoughts, coupled with the slapstick notion suggested by this threads title, that lead me to the following epiphany. For the Teamsters to unite the bargaining unit in solidarity, for what will likely be a bloody fight, certain changes must be made, and it all starts at the top and would domino through the International ranks. First, Hoffa needs to step aside and retire like many speculated would happen after the latest International Election. Then the various officers would fill the blanks, hence the domino effect I alluded to earlier, with one VP at large spot left open and filled by the appointment of Fred Z, who would sit side by side with Sean O at the bargaining table. This would galvanize the bargaining unit for a singular goal, the best possible contract. If done carefully, it would also likely spell the end of TU, merging the newly elected VP's from the Central and the South and their leader, with the remaining old guard players into one cohesive unit that could dominate for decades. I suspect there are too many egos to get in the way of something like this? [/QUOTE]

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