NO VOTE TOMORROW

JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, THERE WILL BE NO VOTE TOMORROW. I SUSPECT THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH LACK OF STEWARD NOMINATIONS. A FULL LIST WIL BE POSTED AT BOTH SITES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Im not sure if there is going to be an electoion this comming wednesday, simply due to the fact that im not sure how many people are running to be stewards However, in any case if there is one, I want everyone to get out and vote. I am not going to ask you to vote for me or any one else. I will ask you to vote for yourselves. Consider what you want and the type of union you want to have and then try to make it a reality. However, that does not happen by itself. It takes the force of will, and the first step in that process starts when you cast your ballot.

You must decide who can better serve your needs and intrests. We are all a team and we all have the same troubles at work and at home. We are all not that different from each other, we all want the same things. We all want respect and we all want to be treated fairly. So pick the people that will suport that, no matter who they are.

Just some information that people should have. I think I need to clear some things up here with regards to how things are supposed to work with in the unionized environment. Some people believe that when an executive is elected, they some how attain god like powers, that give them the ability to change the working lives of the Union members at will. If this was the case there would be no need to have negotiations or a CBA.
I will give an example. If the union president thought it would be a good idea to change the start times for day shift Full Time officers to 3am, he couldn't just go to the employer and say this is what the members want so let's do it. First the item would need to be placed on a meeting agenda, then debated by those in attendance at the meeting, and then voted on, possibly at the next General membership meeting.
Then if passed by the members, it moves forwards to the employer to be discussed at the LMC meetings that are held between the union and employer. If the company agrees to the unions proposal ( not the presidents) then the change would go into affect. If the company did not agree to the Unions proposal then it could be put on the demands list for the next round of bargaining. That is how things are supposed to get changed for the bargaining unit. It is not at the whim of the executive. If I had an idea that I think Is great, I can't just say let's do it. There is a process that needs to be followed independently of what the personal opinion of the executive is.
The executive should be there to work for the people not the other way around. The few service the needs of the many. If the many decide that issues do not go forward then it should be the union members that decide that, not the executive.

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