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<blockquote data-quote="TimeForChange" data-source="post: 1132072" data-attributes="member: 45848"><p>Very well said, 804brown. There are plenty of Local officers and BAs who know that Junior had no qualifications for becoming General President in the first place. </p><p></p><p>If any other human being on the planet put themselves up as a candidate for GP who had never worked as a rank-and-file Teamster (except for a very short time as a college kid), who had never been a Teamster organizer, Business Agent, Local Union officer, Joint Council officer, or International officer, then that obviously unqualified person would have gotten exactly one vote for General President--their own.</p><p></p><p>But Junior did have something--an infamous name. A name which could be exploited by the Old Guard officers to keep themselves in office. So the OG used the name Hoffa to get the votes of the, shall we say, "low-intelligence" members. It was called "Let's Lake a Deal". Hoffa got to play the position of Almighty General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, just like daddy. In return, Hoffa agreed to let the OG continue to do practically anything they wanted to, in their own little fiefdoms.</p><p></p><p>That's why the OG hypes up and votes for Hoffa, even though many laugh at him in private. Because they are all looking out for their own continued employment, with its pay, power, and perks. They scratch Hoffa's back, he scratches theirs.</p><p></p><p>But this whole house of cards cannot last. Because Hoffa is 100% guaranteed to either die, retire, or get forced out at some point. He will turn 72 on May 19. And he's not getting any slimmer. There are quite a number of Teamster officers who are waiting for that moment, because THEY want to be the next GP. People such as hall, Sean O'Brien, and Rome A, just to name a few. But none of them have the name recognition of Hoffa. The OG allegiances and votes will be split. Which makes a great opportunity for a reformer to be elected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TimeForChange, post: 1132072, member: 45848"] Very well said, 804brown. There are plenty of Local officers and BAs who know that Junior had no qualifications for becoming General President in the first place. If any other human being on the planet put themselves up as a candidate for GP who had never worked as a rank-and-file Teamster (except for a very short time as a college kid), who had never been a Teamster organizer, Business Agent, Local Union officer, Joint Council officer, or International officer, then that obviously unqualified person would have gotten exactly one vote for General President--their own. But Junior did have something--an infamous name. A name which could be exploited by the Old Guard officers to keep themselves in office. So the OG used the name Hoffa to get the votes of the, shall we say, "low-intelligence" members. It was called "Let's Lake a Deal". Hoffa got to play the position of Almighty General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, just like daddy. In return, Hoffa agreed to let the OG continue to do practically anything they wanted to, in their own little fiefdoms. That's why the OG hypes up and votes for Hoffa, even though many laugh at him in private. Because they are all looking out for their own continued employment, with its pay, power, and perks. They scratch Hoffa's back, he scratches theirs. But this whole house of cards cannot last. Because Hoffa is 100% guaranteed to either die, retire, or get forced out at some point. He will turn 72 on May 19. And he's not getting any slimmer. There are quite a number of Teamster officers who are waiting for that moment, because THEY want to be the next GP. People such as hall, Sean O'Brien, and Rome A, just to name a few. But none of them have the name recognition of Hoffa. The OG allegiances and votes will be split. Which makes a great opportunity for a reformer to be elected. [/QUOTE]
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