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<blockquote data-quote="Bubblehead" data-source="post: 2407400" data-attributes="member: 14176">While this is presently the case, it also illustrates ALL THAT IS WRONG WITH OUR UNION!!!What is it that makes contractual language different for a ten year agent, verses a newly elected agent???Unless an agent is successful ingraining himself early into his state or regions &quot;good old boys club&quot;, he doesn&#039;t get the same decisions or consideration at the various panels making him ineffective in the eyes of his constituents, perpetuating the &quot;3 year and out cycle&quot;.If someone dares to challenge a &quot;good old boy&quot; and prevails in a Local election, he&#039;s immediately labeled a &quot;TDU heretic&quot;, whether there is any affiliation there or not.You need to look no further than any thread in this forum involving this election cycle to validate my assertion. It is my sincere opinion that these &quot;wagons need to be uncircled&quot; and realigned to best serve the membership, not the Officers and Agents.Because after all, they are supposed to be working for our members, not perpetuating their own existence in a bastardized system.&nbsp;&nbsp; Fred Z is the man to get this done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bubblehead, post: 2407400, member: 14176"] While this is presently the case, it also illustrates [B][SIZE=5]ALL THAT IS WRONG WITH OUR UNION!!! [/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4]What is it that makes contractual language different for a ten year agent, verses a newly elected agent??? Unless an agent is successful ingraining himself early into his state or regions "good old boys club", he doesn't get the same decisions or consideration at the various panels making him ineffective in the eyes of his constituents, perpetuating the [I]"3 year and out cycle"[/I].[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]If someone dares to challenge a "good old boy" and prevails in a Local election, he's immediately labeled a "TDU heretic", whether there is any affiliation there or not. You need to look no further than any thread in this forum involving this election cycle to validate my assertion. It is my sincere opinion that these "wagons need to be uncircled" and realigned to best serve the membership, not the Officers and Agents.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Because after all, they are supposed to be working for our members, not perpetuating their own existence in a bastardized system. Fred Z is the man to get this done.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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