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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1149637" data-attributes="member: 17969">That is a simple question.&nbsp;&nbsp; Andy M is being sent to locals outside his jurisdiction to take the heat, and DEFLECT the heat from locals directly affected by this T.A.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its &quot;political cover&quot; for guys like Ron H.Ron sits on the Eboard of the international, and He has NO CHOICE but to accept this T.A. or attempt to FACE down his entire International Eboard.&nbsp; That means, he will have to go against Hoffa/Hall and in the political arena, that would be political suicide.Ron is trying hard to avoid direct involvement with this contract, but what awaits him is trouble.&nbsp; If this contract is ratified, and the percentage of NO votes in local 396 is the majority, then he will surely be removed from office in the next election (2014)&nbsp;&nbsp; Those NO votes will be the votes that will ultimately decide the fate of the next Secretary treasurer.Its all political at this point.&nbsp; The international wants this contract to pass no matter what.&nbsp; They gave Andy and the west 6 months of &quot;potential cover&quot; to hide behind the &quot;we are going to see if we can get a better plan&quot; story.Ask yourself why HOFFA himself isnt out here explaning this contract to us all?&nbsp; Last time I checked, he was still the General President of the Teamsters.&nbsp; This T.A. is being handled at such a Low Level response because they dont care what &quot;we&quot; think.&nbsp; Its a numbers game.&nbsp; The international believes it has the votes nationwide to OUTVOTE us here in the west, so giving us attention is a low priority at this point.This is why we need to STAND together and Kick this T.A. to the curb.&nbsp; IF HOFFA wont come to us, then we take this fight to HIM.&nbsp; By rejecting it, we will send our voices loud and clear to HOFFA that he cant make a backdoor deal with the company and then shove it down our throats.The party is just starting.PeaceTOS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1149637, member: 17969"] That is a simple question. Andy M is being sent to locals outside his jurisdiction to take the heat, and DEFLECT the heat from locals directly affected by this T.A. Its "political cover" for guys like Ron H. Ron sits on the Eboard of the international, and He has NO CHOICE but to accept this T.A. or attempt to FACE down his entire International Eboard. That means, he will have to go against Hoffa/Hall and in the political arena, that would be political suicide. Ron is trying hard to avoid direct involvement with this contract, but what awaits him is trouble. If this contract is ratified, and the percentage of NO votes in local 396 is the majority, then he will surely be removed from office in the next election (2014) Those NO votes will be the votes that will ultimately decide the fate of the next Secretary treasurer. Its all political at this point. The international wants this contract to pass no matter what. They gave Andy and the west 6 months of "potential cover" to hide behind the "we are going to see if we can get a better plan" story. Ask yourself why HOFFA himself isnt out here explaning this contract to us all? Last time I checked, he was still the General President of the Teamsters. This T.A. is being handled at such a Low Level response because they dont care what "we" think. Its a numbers game. The international believes it has the votes nationwide to OUTVOTE us here in the west, so giving us attention is a low priority at this point. This is why we need to STAND together and Kick this T.A. to the curb. IF HOFFA wont come to us, then we take this fight to HIM. By rejecting it, we will send our voices loud and clear to HOFFA that he cant make a backdoor deal with the company and then shove it down our throats. The party is just starting. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]

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