You meant the YES votes had a PLUS.In 2007 the East Coast voted:
Yes 15,220
NO 12,032
No vote had a plus of 3188 votes.
In 2013 the East coast voted :
YES 11,575
NO 10,238
NO vote had a plus of 1337 votes.
In 2007 Southern Region:
NO 10,016
YES 3,725
NO vote had a plus of 6,291 votes.
In 2013 Southern Region:
YES 8,097
NO 2,488
NO vote had a plus of 5,609 votes.
Still waiting for the Central, Western and Northern California Supplements.
So once the TA gets ratified, will this be the next excuse used? It was ballot tampering? A hanging chad?These were members that have been receiving all the propaganda from the IBT to vote YES, the Teamsters Magazine and Newsletters. The IBT has their address alright. But it appears that this problem only was greater in the WEST, 177 and Local 89. Gee I wonder why?
And this "propaganda" that you speak of? Do you expect the union to enter into negotiations, spend months and months with back and forth, supply us with a contract they seem fit based upon our suggestions and then send all of us literature that suggests us to vote no? It doesn't make sense.