alwaysoverallowed,
Before you get your "yes we can" campaign going, you better start by apologizing to hall. As a former executive officer of the teamsters, I can tell you that those kinds of sentiments are better kept to YOURSELF. You need hall more than hall needs you!
Making this statement "they solely answer to hall, the UPS lackey" isnt going to help your campaign in the future.
Respecting the leadership at the Teamsters is your first priority. We can all disagree on issues, and many out there have concerns over the future of those at UPS, however, going onto a UPS board and demeaning hall shows your lack of understanding of Union politics.
Indeed, the membership has concerns over this last contract, but, when given the chance, the members didnt vote on it with a majority to reject it. Turnout was horrible (as it always is) and the membership can only blame itself, and not hall.
Running for office begins with an understanding that you may not like all the players in the game, but they are there and you have to "get along" to get along.
Why you threw halls name into the mix confuses me. If you have local issues, then solve them at the local level. There is alot more to holding office than just fist pumping with your friends in a psuedo circle jerk.
It takes a commitment that you dont seem to understand. You can gather all the disgruntled people together and hate the entire Teamster Board, but getting them to vote is another problem all together.
You mentioned the "beer runners", I am assuming you are speaking of distribution centers for some kind of beverage. What, in your capacity at ups (driver, loader, unloader,sorter, clerk) gives you the belief that you can solve the issues with another industry and completely different set of contractual agreements?
Tough talk and fist pumping can be found at any yard anywhere in the UPS network, but experienced people with the knowledge to handle complex issues, both legal and labor oriented are hard to find. Look before you leap, you may be biting off more than you can chew.
Peace.