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<blockquote data-quote="Whither" data-source="post: 5272793" data-attributes="member: 76643"><p>I know this wasn't directed at me, but here's what I think happens. People are used to having leaders and, more often than not, being disappointed by them. It is difficult for some/many to get over their fears of losing their job for simply enforcing the contract. Others cut corners. It is also difficult to learn the book: there's a lot to learn, it's easy to misinterpret, etc. And not least, it's easy to get lost as a member of a large organization and feel as though there's nothing you can do to change it.</p><p></p><p>I've heard people, even stewards and e-board members, talk about UPS as if the company was all-powerful, e.g., "They've got the best lawyers money can buy."</p><p> </p><p>The fact is, weak rank and file organization makes for a weak local and, ultimately, a weak international. The power of a union comes from its collective/aggregated strength. The more knowledgeable members with backbones a union has at any level, the stronger that union will be -- whether it's facing off with an employer or dealing with its own (in some cases) poor leadership.</p><p></p><p>I would rate my local as mediocre. And to my mind that's a reflection of the widespread apathy among my local brothers and sisters. It is not enough to voice an opinion to your coworkers or your steward when the membership is so disorganized and uninvolved even on the "shop floor".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whither, post: 5272793, member: 76643"] I know this wasn't directed at me, but here's what I think happens. People are used to having leaders and, more often than not, being disappointed by them. It is difficult for some/many to get over their fears of losing their job for simply enforcing the contract. Others cut corners. It is also difficult to learn the book: there's a lot to learn, it's easy to misinterpret, etc. And not least, it's easy to get lost as a member of a large organization and feel as though there's nothing you can do to change it. I've heard people, even stewards and e-board members, talk about UPS as if the company was all-powerful, e.g., "They've got the best lawyers money can buy." The fact is, weak rank and file organization makes for a weak local and, ultimately, a weak international. The power of a union comes from its collective/aggregated strength. The more knowledgeable members with backbones a union has at any level, the stronger that union will be -- whether it's facing off with an employer or dealing with its own (in some cases) poor leadership. I would rate my local as mediocre. And to my mind that's a reflection of the widespread apathy among my local brothers and sisters. It is not enough to voice an opinion to your coworkers or your steward when the membership is so disorganized and uninvolved even on the "shop floor". [/QUOTE]
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