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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 3732061" data-attributes="member: 63706">Let&#039;s break this down logically, I&#039;ll try to use small words so you can keep up with my &quot;special needs&quot; thinking.First, it was the leadership that called for a strike authorization vote, if Teamsters aren&#039;t in a position to weather a strike against UPS, they should not have tempted fate by taking the vote.Second, any leverage the authorization gave the negotiators was wasted this time around. They presented us with an agreement that we have to turn down.Third, 93% voted yes to authorize a strike, assuming that only 23% of membership at UPS voted on the strike authorization, that means at least 20% of all UPS Teamsters approve of striking if necessary. How many of the people on these forums who intend to vote no also voted yes to the strike? 100% maybe? The very people you are trying to scare with the threat of a strike are the ones who voted for it. How stupid is that?We understand that other members may not be prepared to strike, so we hope the leadership is smart enough to use it as a last resort. But to try use the strike as a weapon to beat members into submission? That is all the proof I need to know that you are either the worst example of a union leader ever, or (more likely) a complete fraud.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 3732061, member: 63706"] Let's break this down logically, I'll try to use small words so you can keep up with my "special needs" thinking. First, it was the leadership that called for a strike authorization vote, if Teamsters aren't in a position to weather a strike against UPS, they should not have tempted fate by taking the vote. Second, any leverage the authorization gave the negotiators was wasted this time around. They presented us with an agreement that we have to turn down. Third, 93% voted yes to authorize a strike, assuming that only 23% of membership at UPS voted on the strike authorization, that means at least 20% of all UPS Teamsters approve of striking if necessary. How many of the people on these forums who intend to vote no also voted yes to the strike? 100% maybe? The very people you are trying to scare with the threat of a strike are the ones who voted for it. How stupid is that? We understand that other members may not be prepared to strike, so we hope the leadership is smart enough to use it as a last resort. But to try use the strike as a weapon to beat members into submission? That is all the proof I need to know that you are either the worst example of a union leader ever, or (more likely) a complete fraud. [/QUOTE]

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