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<blockquote data-quote="SGCUPS117" data-source="post: 1004723" data-attributes="member: 36417"><p>I see now after reading most of this thread that PT involvement in meetings and gatherings are the only way to really get our concerns heard. Honestly,&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it would be asking too much for PT&#039;s to have alternative methods of learning about teamster issues. Part of the problem that I think most PT&#039;s have is that they don&#039;t really know what&#039;s going on with their situation as far as the Union is concerned, and like many of you have said before, attending the meetings isn&#039;t something they could commit to fully.&nbsp; One thing that my local government does is record their townhall meetings and minutes on their website and post them to the web for the community to see.&nbsp; Tweets are a good way to let people know when meetings are being held (I don&#039;t even think my Union has a twitter page), at least all PT&#039;s that subscribe will know when and where the meetings are being held and whether they can make them or not.&nbsp; Any way for pt timers to get more involved with issues concerning them should be readily available, especially since the technology is there.&nbsp; It needs to be utilized. Not to mention electronic communication would save on paper and stamps, less money for the Union to spend on newsletters, etc. There are methods of communications that I think would be very useful, other than just only attending the meetings.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="SGCUPS117, post: 1004723, member: 36417"] I see now after reading most of this thread that PT involvement in meetings and gatherings are the only way to really get our concerns heard. Honestly, I don't think it would be asking too much for PT's to have alternative methods of learning about teamster issues. Part of the problem that I think most PT's have is that they don't really know what's going on with their situation as far as the Union is concerned, and like many of you have said before, attending the meetings isn't something they could commit to fully. One thing that my local government does is record their townhall meetings and minutes on their website and post them to the web for the community to see. Tweets are a good way to let people know when meetings are being held (I don't even think my Union has a twitter page), at least all PT's that subscribe will know when and where the meetings are being held and whether they can make them or not. Any way for pt timers to get more involved with issues concerning them should be readily available, especially since the technology is there. It needs to be utilized. Not to mention electronic communication would save on paper and stamps, less money for the Union to spend on newsletters, etc. There are methods of communications that I think would be very useful, other than just only attending the meetings. [/QUOTE]

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