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<blockquote data-quote="TheVoice" data-source="post: 263968" data-attributes="member: 12538"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A topic as real as the times. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">As real as the state of affairs, </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">the state of our state of un-grace. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">There is little doubt that we are at a bypass in the organized labor movement. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A digression from the ways of old, a bridge between the gaps of the methods of the past, and the methods of the future. Some might even argue that we are on a pathway that is going to go full circle. A revolt leading to a revolution, a calm before a storm.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This is evident, not only, in the questioning of the bourgeoisie corporations, but in the very questioning of our own proletarian representatives, the unions. This is not a questioning that implies that organized labor is not needed, it is an inquisition that implies that, perhaps what is needed, is not being addressed.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">There are many reasons for which this can be so, but none more prevalent than the question of corruption, or ulterior motive(s). The formula of old cannot be applied to remedy a situation that has changed beyond the reach of its rules of engagement. Therefore, the rules of engagement must be changed. They must evolve.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">More and more, there is being illuminated, a class within a class system. A separation, within the unions, between those that have, and those that have-not. This is being widened at alarming rates. A fracture from which no good, no solidarity can come. In short, those at the top of the structure, give the appearance they are fleeing a sinking ship in life-boats, while the rest of us are left on board polishing the brass, if it were.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">All of this can be clearly seen in our current situation here at UPS/Teamsters. The very fact that there is the number of people that are discontent with the current “tentative” contract, despite our International leaders, local leaders telling us to vote yes, is evident that there in lies a silent majority that, evidently does not do surveys, and does not blindly fall into line, does not conform to a structure that is obviously not sound.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The real question is, who if anyone will learn from this? And does anyone care?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">(Yes, I realize that this soliloquy is a bit inflated, I cant help it, when I write topics, I do so in word document, which I then cut and paste, and it doesn’t come out unless I present it in essay form…so for Tie, and Sat, and you guys that hate me for writing like this, I apologize ahead of time, I really do talk normal...whatever that is, But aside from the normal I hate you for sounding like a nerd, I would also be intrested in hearing what the management people think about this topic) </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheVoice, post: 263968, member: 12538"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]A topic as real as the times. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]As real as the state of affairs, [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]the state of our state of un-grace. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]There is little doubt that we are at a bypass in the organized labor movement. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]A digression from the ways of old, a bridge between the gaps of the methods of the past, and the methods of the future. Some might even argue that we are on a pathway that is going to go full circle. A revolt leading to a revolution, a calm before a storm.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This is evident, not only, in the questioning of the bourgeoisie corporations, but in the very questioning of our own proletarian representatives, the unions. This is not a questioning that implies that organized labor is not needed, it is an inquisition that implies that, perhaps what is needed, is not being addressed.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]There are many reasons for which this can be so, but none more prevalent than the question of corruption, or ulterior motive(s). The formula of old cannot be applied to remedy a situation that has changed beyond the reach of its rules of engagement. Therefore, the rules of engagement must be changed. They must evolve.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]More and more, there is being illuminated, a class within a class system. A separation, within the unions, between those that have, and those that have-not. This is being widened at alarming rates. A fracture from which no good, no solidarity can come. In short, those at the top of the structure, give the appearance they are fleeing a sinking ship in life-boats, while the rest of us are left on board polishing the brass, if it were.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]All of this can be clearly seen in our current situation here at UPS/Teamsters. The very fact that there is the number of people that are discontent with the current “tentative” contract, despite our International leaders, local leaders telling us to vote yes, is evident that there in lies a silent majority that, evidently does not do surveys, and does not blindly fall into line, does not conform to a structure that is obviously not sound.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The real question is, who if anyone will learn from this? And does anyone care?[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3](Yes, I realize that this soliloquy is a bit inflated, I cant help it, when I write topics, I do so in word document, which I then cut and paste, and it doesn’t come out unless I present it in essay form…so for Tie, and Sat, and you guys that hate me for writing like this, I apologize ahead of time, I really do talk normal...whatever that is, But aside from the normal I hate you for sounding like a nerd, I would also be intrested in hearing what the management people think about this topic) [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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