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<blockquote data-quote="DELACROIX" data-source="post: 5386062" data-attributes="member: 49065"><p>Face it the fix was in..They were going to ratify the 2018 contract no matter how we voted, knowing that the only time the Teamsters had an over 50 % participation was right after the "97" strike. It was a done deal right after the handshake, the Company knew that the Hoffa administration was serving out its' last term after the 2013 contract and the overall results of the 2015 General Election when Canada gave Hoffa the victory. </p><p></p><p>Remember when the final voting totals were released, the first statement from the Company was they wanted to go back to the bargaining table that was when Hoffa played that 50 % clause. That strike vote prior in which only 17 % bothered to turn in probably scared the Hoffa administration and did not <strong>Believe </strong>that the rank and file would hold the line, there was a reason for the "97" strike, those concessionary 22.4 positions was not a strike issue.</p><p></p><p>Again for those who remember when Ron Carey was ousted a statement was released from the Company that <strong>"that they were more than willing to work with Hoffa"</strong> knowing full well that he only got that position because of his name. They did not want another work stoppage so they threw <strong>"Bread Crumb"</strong> contracts to our negotiators as they continue to grow enormous profits.</p><p></p><p>The 2018 contract was another tiny drop of poison in the cough medicine (two tier Package Car Positions)...the Union wanted more pension and health and welfare contributions and never wanted to negotiate a fair and decent contract <strong>FOR ALL</strong> of their membership, they <strong>CUT and RAN).</strong></p><p></p><p>The pandemic changed everything..UPS volume and the other common carriers went crazy, the starting wages were inadequate in order to obtain our younger work force. The 22.4's were thrown on 10 hour routes, none in my center worked inside since their creation. We were classified as <strong>Essential Workers</strong> and had to go into the public arena while the upper management for the most part worked from home collecting fat salaries and working on their exit plans knowing their time has passed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DELACROIX, post: 5386062, member: 49065"] Face it the fix was in..They were going to ratify the 2018 contract no matter how we voted, knowing that the only time the Teamsters had an over 50 % participation was right after the "97" strike. It was a done deal right after the handshake, the Company knew that the Hoffa administration was serving out its' last term after the 2013 contract and the overall results of the 2015 General Election when Canada gave Hoffa the victory. Remember when the final voting totals were released, the first statement from the Company was they wanted to go back to the bargaining table that was when Hoffa played that 50 % clause. That strike vote prior in which only 17 % bothered to turn in probably scared the Hoffa administration and did not [B]Believe [/B]that the rank and file would hold the line, there was a reason for the "97" strike, those concessionary 22.4 positions was not a strike issue. Again for those who remember when Ron Carey was ousted a statement was released from the Company that [B]"that they were more than willing to work with Hoffa"[/B] knowing full well that he only got that position because of his name. They did not want another work stoppage so they threw [B]"Bread Crumb"[/B] contracts to our negotiators as they continue to grow enormous profits. The 2018 contract was another tiny drop of poison in the cough medicine (two tier Package Car Positions)...the Union wanted more pension and health and welfare contributions and never wanted to negotiate a fair and decent contract [B]FOR ALL[/B] of their membership, they [B]CUT and RAN).[/B] The pandemic changed everything..UPS volume and the other common carriers went crazy, the starting wages were inadequate in order to obtain our younger work force. The 22.4's were thrown on 10 hour routes, none in my center worked inside since their creation. We were classified as [B]Essential Workers[/B] and had to go into the public arena while the upper management for the most part worked from home collecting fat salaries and working on their exit plans knowing their time has passed. [/QUOTE]
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