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<blockquote data-quote="Operational needs" data-source="post: 4355505" data-attributes="member: 43500">As an outsider looking in, I would say it starts with the union leadership.&nbsp; I have a friend who was first a steward then a Teamster BA. When he became a BA he made a point to visit all his locations on a regular basis.&nbsp; Also, his phone was on and available 24 hours a day.&nbsp; He was very involved with the members.&nbsp; There are way too many people on here who regularly say they’ve never even seen their BA much less can reach them on the phone. How do you expect members to be involved if they don’t have good representation?&nbsp;&nbsp; Not to mention the contract that was shoved down the throats of the ones who do bother to go to meetings and vote.&nbsp; IMO, change needs to start from above in order to get members more involved. Yes, I realize it’s frustrating for you and those like you but everyone can’t keep making excuses forever.&nbsp; That doesn’t help and only makes even more members disenchanted. Okay. I’ll shut up now. Lol.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Operational needs, post: 4355505, member: 43500"] As an outsider looking in, I would say it starts with the union leadership. I have a friend who was first a steward then a Teamster BA. When he became a BA he made a point to visit all his locations on a regular basis. Also, his phone was on and available 24 hours a day. He was very involved with the members. There are way too many people on here who regularly say they’ve never even seen their BA much less can reach them on the phone. How do you expect members to be involved if they don’t have good representation? Not to mention the contract that was shoved down the throats of the ones who do bother to go to meetings and vote. IMO, change needs to start from above in order to get members more involved. Yes, I realize it’s frustrating for you and those like you but everyone can’t keep making excuses forever. That doesn’t help and only makes even more members disenchanted. Okay. I’ll shut up now. Lol. [/QUOTE]

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