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<blockquote data-quote="Irishman Collins" data-source="post: 1318191" data-attributes="member: 52406">Stonefish, we live in a yellow society. Most people now a days will just go along with injustices. I mean look how we are taxed in this country and people for the most part say nothing. The vote noer&#039;s were not only trying to protect all members from going into an &quot;unsustainable&quot; health plan but were also trying to send a message, that as long as U.P.S. is recording record profits a contract full of concessions and givebacks is unacceptable. Change is needed from the top to the bottom at the I.B.T. and this is just the beginning. The &quot;old guard&quot;, needs to go and we are determined to make it happen. We need tough leadership to maintain our wages and benefits. We need protection from harrasment and part timers work very hard just to earn a buck and the people who are sworn to fight for them give them an additional year of progression and allow the company to use single day vacation drivers at will. What was exposed through all this is that a grass roots effort was able to bring members together to stand up and fight for a better contract. The reason we in the end were unsuccessful was we were out spent and out resourced but the main reason we were defeated is because our leaders decided to interpret the constitution in a way that squashes members rights to vote and that my friend is UNACCEPTABLE and INEXCUSABLE!!Sent using BrownCafe App</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Irishman Collins, post: 1318191, member: 52406"] Stonefish, we live in a yellow society. Most people now a days will just go along with injustices. I mean look how we are taxed in this country and people for the most part say nothing. The vote noer's were not only trying to protect all members from going into an "unsustainable" health plan but were also trying to send a message, that as long as U.P.S. is recording record profits a contract full of concessions and givebacks is unacceptable. Change is needed from the top to the bottom at the I.B.T. and this is just the beginning. The "old guard", needs to go and we are determined to make it happen. We need tough leadership to maintain our wages and benefits. We need protection from harrasment and part timers work very hard just to earn a buck and the people who are sworn to fight for them give them an additional year of progression and allow the company to use single day vacation drivers at will. What was exposed through all this is that a grass roots effort was able to bring members together to stand up and fight for a better contract. The reason we in the end were unsuccessful was we were out spent and out resourced but the main reason we were defeated is because our leaders decided to interpret the constitution in a way that squashes members rights to vote and that my friend is UNACCEPTABLE and INEXCUSABLE!! Sent using BrownCafe App [/QUOTE]

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