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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DirtySouth" data-source="post: 3717921" data-attributes="member: 68383">I disagree with some portions of your retelling of history but it's generally accurate.Let me fill in the last 18 months, though:Hoffa appointed Sean O to be package division director shortly after Ken stepped back while he was under investigation from the IRO (related to not disclosing documents involved in the Willie S. and Rome A. investigations, both of which were found to be dirty.) This was probably the best move, as this would have served as a distraction during negotiations. Ken was later cleared of wrong doing. After the last IBT election, Teamsters United transitioned into a contract campaign. They were organizing around fighting for a better contract when Sean O. was still director. While a lot of this is politically motivated, most of their efforts are -- in fact -- genuine and are centered around addressing the major issues with the UPS/IBT CBA.Sean O was highly motivated (we now officially know he wants to be GP, but anyone active on the east coast has known this for years) and began several initiatives, including the UPS Rising app. He was being fairly transparent and began reaching out to some of the "Vote No" locals to try and rebuild some of the trust lost during the last contract negotiations and the "implementation" of supplements nationwide.When Sean requested that Hoffa appoint Fred to the national negotiating committee, Hoffa fired him via e-mail. Hoffa then appointed Denis T as Director.Denis T was basically the "default" choice as he was the only member on the e-board that wasn't already a director and runs a large UPS local.Negotiations began and there was some initial information released but then the "brown out" began. Most members of the committee were actually not even meeting directly with the company; as negotiations went on, this got worse and worse. Rick H, Keith B, and a few others close to Denis and from the IBT Package Division formed the "core" of the negotiating committee and would basically report back to the rest of the committee. This is not how negotiations are supposed to work.Rick H came up with the "22.4 concept" and the committee was given minimal time to debate the "concept" (again, a "concept" and not a "proposal") before voting to accept it. This was then leaked and that's when Taylor removed multiple people from the committee. This staunch defense of the TA from L174 staff further demonstrates how invested Rick H. is in his "22.4 concept."Rick H was nominated from the floor of the convention to be an IBT West Region VP on an independent slate as an insurance policy in case Rome A. was taken out by the IRO. He was flanked by Hoffa whips to ensure the delegates understood he was being supportive of the Hoffa/Hall slate. When everything with Rome calmed down, he "declined to run" and withdrew.Now we're being presented with a substandard and concessionary TA. Sean O and Fred Z have both already announced their intent to run; some of their opposition is politically motivated but I genuinely believe Sean O (aspiring to higher office, desiring to bridge the divide between locals, rebuild trust, etc.) would have gotten us a better contract than Denis T (near the end of his career) simply based on motivation.</blockquote>

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