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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 977626" data-attributes="member: 12570">To paraphrase SNL--&quot;Klein, you ignorant slut&quot;You really don&#039;t have a clue, do you?&nbsp; A shop steward is elected/appointed to represent the members and to work with those members who have either screwed up or wish to file a grievance on a violation of the contract.&nbsp; Their personal political beliefs have no bearing on their position.The Teamsters &quot;advised&quot; their members to vote for Obama in 2008.&nbsp; I voted for Obama because I thought he was the best man for the job, not because I was &quot;advised&quot; to do so.A shop steward has no say in a bailout of GM or outsourcing of call centers--those are decisions made way above his/her pay grade.On the record, I supported the bailout of GM, but not for the reasons you may think.&nbsp; I personally wish GM would have gone under and come out of bankruptcy a lean operation.&nbsp; I supported the bailout because of all of the suppliers and distributors that would have been negatively impacted by a bankruptcy at GM.A shop steward, or any UPS employee for that matter, can hold whatever politcal and personal beliefs that they wish.&nbsp; As I said, I supported Obama in 2008; however, if there were a viable alternative in 2012 I would support that person.&nbsp; Romney is not a viable alternative.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 977626, member: 12570"] To paraphrase SNL--"Klein, you ignorant slut" You really don't have a clue, do you? A shop steward is elected/appointed to represent the members and to work with those members who have either screwed up or wish to file a grievance on a violation of the contract. Their personal political beliefs have no bearing on their position. The Teamsters "advised" their members to vote for Obama in 2008. I voted for Obama because I thought he was the best man for the job, not because I was "advised" to do so. A shop steward has no say in a bailout of GM or outsourcing of call centers--those are decisions made way above his/her pay grade. On the record, I supported the bailout of GM, but not for the reasons you may think. I personally wish GM would have gone under and come out of bankruptcy a lean operation. I supported the bailout because of all of the suppliers and distributors that would have been negatively impacted by a bankruptcy at GM. A shop steward, or any UPS employee for that matter, can hold whatever politcal and personal beliefs that they wish. As I said, I supported Obama in 2008; however, if there were a viable alternative in 2012 I would support that person. Romney is not a viable alternative. [/QUOTE]

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