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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 3994317" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>Sure, it's everybody's responsibility. But, while I earn a living slinging cardboard 10 hours a day, there are people whose job it is to get the members involved. I talked to everyone in my building who I came into contact with, when time allowed, about the progress of negotiations, I answered every question I knew the answers to, I encouraged people to vote. There was zero concerted effort from my local, nor even a plan of action to get members to participate. I understand that the IBT had their information outlet, but I don't know that there was any action plan, or recommendations from IBT officials for the locals to follow to get participation.</p><p></p><p>In other words, as far as I can tell, there was no real orgainization of an organization whose sole purpose is to organize. To turn around and blame that on the members only makes it less likely for those of us who <em>do</em> participate to even care about continuing to stay involved. You can blame it on the uninvolved members, but to make real change, you must fix the problem of uninvolved members. To do that you must find and correct to causes of the problem. Involved members are not one of those causes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 3994317, member: 63706"] Sure, it's everybody's responsibility. But, while I earn a living slinging cardboard 10 hours a day, there are people whose job it is to get the members involved. I talked to everyone in my building who I came into contact with, when time allowed, about the progress of negotiations, I answered every question I knew the answers to, I encouraged people to vote. There was zero concerted effort from my local, nor even a plan of action to get members to participate. I understand that the IBT had their information outlet, but I don't know that there was any action plan, or recommendations from IBT officials for the locals to follow to get participation. In other words, as far as I can tell, there was no real orgainization of an organization whose sole purpose is to organize. To turn around and blame that on the members only makes it less likely for those of us who [I]do[/I] participate to even care about continuing to stay involved. You can blame it on the uninvolved members, but to make real change, you must fix the problem of uninvolved members. To do that you must find and correct to causes of the problem. Involved members are not one of those causes. [/QUOTE]
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