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<blockquote data-quote="10 Pt" data-source="post: 2631501">And while we&#039;re griping about the federal RTW bill introduced this week I&#039;d like to parallel the possibile effect of that legislation with the union&#039;s non-effort (at least here locally) to reach out to the large group most likely to bail out of paying dues if it passes....the part-time worker.When new hires are retained past the thirty day trial period there is absolutely no personal contact from our local to build a relationship or inform the member of their rights and protection as a bargaining unit member.None. Zero. Zip.The only contact that they get is from stewards. There should be personal contact (at the least a phone call) by a paid official/BA to the new member to generate validity to the issue that a union cares about their welfare and that the money taken out of their check is not a worthless expense. The stewards don&#039;t get the dues money, the local officers do.So if RTW passes federally and if you&#039;re going to take someone&#039;s dues money you better show your face where they work or you&#039;ll be cut out of &quot;donations&quot; when the member&#039;s budget gets tight or when the uninformed new hire believes there&#039;s no reason to participate and the absence of personal interaction from local officers validates that thought.Corruption reports are eating the unions lunches. It&#039;s show time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="10 Pt, post: 2631501"] And while we're griping about the federal RTW bill introduced this week I'd like to parallel the possibile effect of that legislation with the union's non-effort (at least here locally) to reach out to the large group most likely to bail out of paying dues if it passes.... the part-time worker. When new hires are retained past the thirty day trial period there is absolutely no personal contact from our local to build a relationship or inform the member of their rights and protection as a bargaining unit member. None. Zero. Zip. The only contact that they get is from stewards. There should be personal contact (at the least a phone call) by a paid official/BA to the new member to generate validity to the issue that a union cares about their welfare and that the money taken out of their check is not a worthless expense. The stewards don't get the dues money, the local officers do. So if RTW passes federally and if you're going to take someone's dues money you better show your face where they work or you'll be cut out of "donations" when the member's budget gets tight or when the uninformed new hire believes there's no reason to participate and the absence of personal interaction from local officers validates that thought. Corruption reports are eating the unions lunches. It's show time. [/QUOTE]

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