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[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I'm not in the negotiation room so I don't know how urgent it is to get it. I'm sure important just someone dropped the ball along the way.

The strike talk in the news is making lots of customers nervous

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

I'm not in the negotiation room so I don't know how urgent it is to get it. I'm sure important just someone dropped the ball along the way.

Sure, I'd agree it can be important, but there's nothing to justify all of this. It's fine if they get it July 7th. I'd even suggest working under an extension and getting the strike auth on halloween and walking out the Monday of Thanksgiving, when it would hurt the most and generate the most leverage, but hey, I'm just a truck driver.

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

The strike talk in the news is making lots of customers nervous

Always does

 

[BigUnionGuy]

I just don't understand the urgency. There's no need to get it this week, and there's no need to bring the ethics of our vote into question. We all know it's really a formality, but still, this kinda feels like we're showing our ass a little bit.

It might seem a little clumsy....

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

It might seem a little clumsy....

They definitely should have started earlier.
We have a ton of people on vacation this week

 

[BigUnionGuy]

They definitely should have started earlier.
We have a ton of people on vacation this week

It kind of puts every Local Union on the spot.... to demonstrate they are engaged with the members ?

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Your Local is not conducting a secret ballot ?

Seriously....

How can you act so surprised?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

It kind of puts every Local Union on the spot.... to demonstrate they are engaged with the members ?

They're trying hard here but the people on vacation and are out of town what are you going to do?

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

They're trying hard here but the people on vacation and are out of town what are you going to do?

Doesn’t really matter, by confronting the membership the way some locals are, we're bound to have a higher participation than in recent decades.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

How can you act so surprised?

How did your Local handle it ?

 

[Commercial Inside Release]

The company and UPS are too far apart... So, they want extra leverage right now, to show the Teamsters willingness to strike.

Carol might be planning on calling their bluff, because they are supplying pre-written news articles about the strike vote being a formality.

Next 3 weeks are going to be "wildly" interesting!

 

[10:30 resi]

We are checking dues.

I am in a RTW state. Sunday was our only day of voting. When I showed up they had me put my name and phone# on a clipboard then gave me a secret ballot. No dues check. If they are going to check if everyone pays dues later, how will they know which ballots to nullify?

 

[UnionStrong]

I am in a RTW state. Sunday was our only day of voting. When I showed up they had me put my name and phone# on a clipboard then gave me a secret ballot. No dues check. If they are going to check if everyone pays dues later, how will they know which ballots to nullify?

They won’t know or even try at this point, most likely.

 

[DELACROIX]

I am in a RTW state. Sunday was our only day of voting. When I showed up they had me put my name and phone# on a clipboard then gave me a secret ballot. No dues check. If they are going to check if everyone pays dues later, how will they know which ballots to nullify?

Simple..If you vote “NO” you’re a scab and therefore will not be counted…

 

[10:30 resi]

They won’t know or even try at this point, most likely.

I think it was a missed opportunity. If someone was interested enough to come out to vote and you checked and saw they weren't paying dues, probably could've got them to sign up right then.

 

[UnionStrong]

I think it was a missed opportunity. If someone was interested enough to come out to vote and you checked and saw they weren't paying dues, probably could've got them to sign up right then.

That and the fact a non dues paying scab could nullify a dues paying members yes vote.

 

[10:30 resi]

That and the fact a non dues paying scab could nullify a dues paying members yes vote.

Could've had a PT supe show up and vote for all they know

 

[UnionStrong]

Could've had a PT supe show up and vote for all they know

Exactly

 

[Thebrownblob]

How did your Local handle it ?

Here we checked every name for dues.

Gave them the ballot.

Had a separate table.

And a ballot box.

 

[UnionStrong]

Here we checked every name for dues.

Gave them the ballot.

Had a separate table.

And a ballot box.