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<blockquote data-quote="Damok" data-source="post: 253763" data-attributes="member: 11945">So much of the negativity is posted by people with, what is in my opinion, an obvious agenda.&nbsp; For the record, I don&#039;t think UPS, The Teamsters, TDU or any other relevant organization wakes up and says &quot;Hey, what can we do for Damok today?&quot;&nbsp; The company has a mandate to maximize shareholder profit, The Union&#039;s vested interest is staying in power, TDU wants power back and all of this is really *(or at least should be) secondary.&nbsp; My opinions of course, but it seems that honest, open, frank and CIVIL discussions are the way to go.&nbsp; People registering here then posting (on either side) vitriol and more exclamation points than you can shake a stick at are silly.State your opinions and feelings about the information in front of us, hopefully with an eye towards what you believe to best for your Union brothers and sisters or, as the case may be, fellow workers and the company over the long haul.&nbsp; Have respect for the people that dwell here when you post.&nbsp; Listen to counter arguments with an open mind and respond in kind.&nbsp; Obviously not everyone feels the same way about this contract or about the company or about the union but for Pete&#039;s sake have some semblance of decorum and act like adults.Now I will get down off my soapbox and go have a beer - cheers! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Damok, post: 253763, member: 11945"] So much of the negativity is posted by people with, what is in my opinion, an obvious agenda. For the record, I don't think UPS, The Teamsters, TDU or any other relevant organization wakes up and says "Hey, what can we do for Damok today?" The company has a mandate to maximize shareholder profit, The Union's vested interest is staying in power, TDU wants power back and all of this is really *(or at least should be) secondary. My opinions of course, but it seems that honest, open, frank and CIVIL discussions are the way to go. People registering here then posting (on either side) vitriol and more exclamation points than you can shake a stick at are silly. State your opinions and feelings about the information in front of us, hopefully with an eye towards what you believe to best for your Union brothers and sisters or, as the case may be, fellow workers and the company over the long haul. Have respect for the people that dwell here when you post. Listen to counter arguments with an open mind and respond in kind. Obviously not everyone feels the same way about this contract or about the company or about the union but for Pete's sake have some semblance of decorum and act like adults. Now I will get down off my soapbox and go have a beer - cheers! :D [/QUOTE]

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