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<blockquote data-quote="DELACROIX" data-source="post: 4603994" data-attributes="member: 49065"><p>Unions do have a problem...last year only 10.3 % of the total workforce belongs to a Union...Back in l983 when Reagan was in office it was at 20.1%. Do the math and see were we are heading, the commentators did mention that Reagan was the last Republican president that actually won over 50 % of the Union vote when it meant something. There is a problem and it starts at home, look at the heads of these major Unions and what do you see..is there any hint of diversity or is it still the Good Old Boys Club, in my over 4 decades of Union membership in my local I just remember having one woman as a business agent and she did not last the term and best yet one African American BA.</p><p></p><p>Unions have to clean house bottom line before throwing bricks at anybody, I read somewhere that the AFL-CIO was contemplating separating themselves from the Police Unions, I believe that the Teamsters had a disagreement with them in the past and left. In the clip it was never mentioned that a 350,000 body on law Enforcement are in a collective bargaining unit, why is that?</p><p></p><p>I have seen how the International (really supports this Biden/Harris ticket)..(token at best)..They just held their noses and picked who they precede would benefit their membership. Hoffa is a lame duck, retiring at the end of 2021 after the election, his history of what his leadership has done in the last 20+ years is well documented. Do you really think that the membership is going to follow him hook, line and sinker particularly with the Democratic platform that will eliminate blue collar jobs, socialize Health and Welfare coverages and risk their retirement plans? Think again...</p><p></p><p>Face it Trump is not worried about these Union Leadership's statements he knows he as their base, Obama when he was in office also saw the disconnect between our Leadership and it's own members and ignored their opinions. Remember the fact that WE pay these Union Officials salaries through our dues, they work for us, not us for them. Why did they not solicit a vote by it's own membership on who we want to support in this coming election, for an answer just look at the last contract vote and the over 50% participation clause. They do not care, because they know what is best for the membership and we should be all like sheep and just follow...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🐑" title="Ewe :sheep:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f411.png" data-shortname=":sheep:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🐑" title="Ewe :sheep:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f411.png" data-shortname=":sheep:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🐑" title="Ewe :sheep:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f411.png" data-shortname=":sheep:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DELACROIX, post: 4603994, member: 49065"] Unions do have a problem...last year only 10.3 % of the total workforce belongs to a Union...Back in l983 when Reagan was in office it was at 20.1%. Do the math and see were we are heading, the commentators did mention that Reagan was the last Republican president that actually won over 50 % of the Union vote when it meant something. There is a problem and it starts at home, look at the heads of these major Unions and what do you see..is there any hint of diversity or is it still the Good Old Boys Club, in my over 4 decades of Union membership in my local I just remember having one woman as a business agent and she did not last the term and best yet one African American BA. Unions have to clean house bottom line before throwing bricks at anybody, I read somewhere that the AFL-CIO was contemplating separating themselves from the Police Unions, I believe that the Teamsters had a disagreement with them in the past and left. In the clip it was never mentioned that a 350,000 body on law Enforcement are in a collective bargaining unit, why is that? I have seen how the International (really supports this Biden/Harris ticket)..(token at best)..They just held their noses and picked who they precede would benefit their membership. Hoffa is a lame duck, retiring at the end of 2021 after the election, his history of what his leadership has done in the last 20+ years is well documented. Do you really think that the membership is going to follow him hook, line and sinker particularly with the Democratic platform that will eliminate blue collar jobs, socialize Health and Welfare coverages and risk their retirement plans? Think again... Face it Trump is not worried about these Union Leadership's statements he knows he as their base, Obama when he was in office also saw the disconnect between our Leadership and it's own members and ignored their opinions. Remember the fact that WE pay these Union Officials salaries through our dues, they work for us, not us for them. Why did they not solicit a vote by it's own membership on who we want to support in this coming election, for an answer just look at the last contract vote and the over 50% participation clause. They do not care, because they know what is best for the membership and we should be all like sheep and just follow... 🐑🐑🐑 [/QUOTE]
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