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<blockquote data-quote="804brown" data-source="post: 1193176" data-attributes="member: 29553">If TDU is trying to &quot;take over&quot; your local, then it must be run by old guard Hoffa misfits bowing down before Jr while selling out their members.&nbsp; Our local ,804, is run by reformers two of which are actual members of TDU. In their first term they fixed a bleeding H/W fund that the old guard crew left them.&nbsp; They cut their own salaries by $35k and used the savings to hire 2 new BAs to increase representation for the part timers and fund education programs for the membership. Their first negotiation with ups brought us a $400 increase in our pension, 100 new FT jobs and an expedited grievance procedure as well as fix a few loopholes in the contract.&nbsp; The clowns were removed by the members in late 2009 in a huge turnout election.&nbsp; You dislike them only because of their affiliation with TDU.&nbsp; Well, here is local 804, TDU is not a dirty word.&nbsp; Your boy Hoffa is the dirty word my friend.&nbsp; It is his continued weakness in negotiating strong contracts that makes our work day that much harder. Only the hard work and toughness of our local E/B has pressured UPS to give US concessions (increase in our pensions, 100 FT jobs, etc).&nbsp; Name me another local that was able to squeeze as much out of brown than our guys did!!So stop sticking your nose where it doesnt belong.&nbsp; Our reformers ARE reforming!!&nbsp; It just scares all you old guard dinosaurs in other locals when there is a positive, working alternative regime to the washed up, dead in the water,Old Guard method of unionism!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="804brown, post: 1193176, member: 29553"] If TDU is trying to "take over" your local, then it must be run by old guard Hoffa misfits bowing down before Jr while selling out their members. Our local ,804, is run by reformers two of which are actual members of TDU. In their first term they fixed a bleeding H/W fund that the old guard crew left them. They cut their own salaries by $35k and used the savings to hire 2 new BAs to increase representation for the part timers and fund education programs for the membership. Their first negotiation with ups brought us a $400 increase in our pension, 100 new FT jobs and an expedited grievance procedure as well as fix a few loopholes in the contract. The clowns were removed by the members in late 2009 in a huge turnout election. You dislike them only because of their affiliation with TDU. Well, here is local 804, TDU is not a dirty word. Your boy Hoffa is the dirty word my friend. It is his continued weakness in negotiating strong contracts that makes our work day that much harder. Only the hard work and toughness of our local E/B has pressured UPS to give US concessions (increase in our pensions, 100 FT jobs, etc). Name me another local that was able to squeeze as much out of brown than our guys did!! So stop sticking your nose where it doesnt belong. Our reformers ARE reforming!! It just scares all you old guard dinosaurs in other locals when there is a positive, working alternative regime to the washed up, dead in the water,Old Guard method of unionism!! [/QUOTE]

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