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<blockquote data-quote="mule" data-source="post: 251858" data-attributes="member: 12014"><p>I wonder how much selective truth and facts that the stewards and BA will use to sell the contract. Most of the part-timers have no clue about how this process works. From my experience, the Teamsters spend nothing on training and educating new hires about how the union works. Most new hires learn about the union once in a great while when the union reps need reelection. This alone builds mistrust and suspicion. </p><p> </p><p>I wonder how many teamster Representatives even know what the word union means. Most seem to think it stands for extra money, less work, and more leverage in their work area. I had one steward try to lead me to believe that this contract proposal is all we are going to get, and we should be glad to get this. This steward smells of hopelessness. In other words, he is weakening the union in his area. Most teamster reps and stewards that I have dealt with treat union members like customers and problems. Most seem to be only interested in the transaction that must take place between UPS and union members. These actions and others have drawn a dreadful conclusion for me. The union reps and stewards don't understand the purpose of a union. The teamsters have lost their way and principle.</p><p> </p><p>The union in not simply a middleman for contract negotiations and contract dispute resolutions. It is about principle, it about democracy, and it is about keeping the American dream alive. It is about sending a strong message to corporations. </p><p> </p><p>If Abraham Lincoln was alive, he would be a union supporter. </p><p> </p><p>So what does this have to do with the new contract? The teamsters have subdued the union voters by spreading ignorance through the ranks, and they will sway a very select few that will vote yes on this contract. The contract will be ratified by a select few that the union targets to get the votes they need for ratification. Most part-timers will not vote. This is not because they are lazy and uninterested; it is because the union will not educate them on the process and the importance of the process. I have done some research and found that the teamsters spend more money on Christmas parties than they do for educating the rank and file about the purpose of the union and the process of voting and involvement. Interesting facts are always fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mule, post: 251858, member: 12014"] I wonder how much selective truth and facts that the stewards and BA will use to sell the contract. Most of the part-timers have no clue about how this process works. From my experience, the Teamsters spend nothing on training and educating new hires about how the union works. Most new hires learn about the union once in a great while when the union reps need reelection. This alone builds mistrust and suspicion. I wonder how many teamster Representatives even know what the word union means. Most seem to think it stands for extra money, less work, and more leverage in their work area. I had one steward try to lead me to believe that this contract proposal is all we are going to get, and we should be glad to get this. This steward smells of hopelessness. In other words, he is weakening the union in his area. Most teamster reps and stewards that I have dealt with treat union members like customers and problems. Most seem to be only interested in the transaction that must take place between UPS and union members. These actions and others have drawn a dreadful conclusion for me. The union reps and stewards don't understand the purpose of a union. The teamsters have lost their way and principle. The union in not simply a middleman for contract negotiations and contract dispute resolutions. It is about principle, it about democracy, and it is about keeping the American dream alive. It is about sending a strong message to corporations. If Abraham Lincoln was alive, he would be a union supporter. So what does this have to do with the new contract? The teamsters have subdued the union voters by spreading ignorance through the ranks, and they will sway a very select few that will vote yes on this contract. The contract will be ratified by a select few that the union targets to get the votes they need for ratification. Most part-timers will not vote. This is not because they are lazy and uninterested; it is because the union will not educate them on the process and the importance of the process. I have done some research and found that the teamsters spend more money on Christmas parties than they do for educating the rank and file about the purpose of the union and the process of voting and involvement. Interesting facts are always fun. [/QUOTE]
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