Like I have put for a title "June 2008... One month has passed...." it has just barely been one month since Tom Wood took over. I do not know about most of you but I have noticed a change in the way things are being done. Some of them I do not like and others are much better than when we had Cornelius.
One thing, I feel is that right now we need to get our steward program back up and running so that those individuals can help our members who are in need of our help. I mean the full Tour Steward program. Before Cornelius took over this program gave us stewards that were very well trained and also had earned the respect for management. Then over the course of the last 3 years the program was subverted and abused by many wannabe stewards. I look forward to hopefully having trained stewards back again on each of the tours to help out our members at all times and our scabs also
Yes, and I did use the word "scabs" differentiate between an Union member and a non-union member. Because I believe it is not fair that the Union members should have to pay extra dues just to support the non union members. But, as mandated by federal law we cannot discriminate towards non union members... But, it does not mean I have to like it.
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mgmt has got us where they want us now, thanks to rick and don't forget, it was will tagart who initially got mgmt looking to get rid of the program in the first place, by ratting on tour stewards for talking to people in CFS.
It will take a miracle to get the tour steward program back. get on 21st century postal worker and ask the question how many locals were ever able to have a full time steward for their tours at plants. It really is rare, and it can only work if mgmt AND union can get on the same page and agree to cooperate. We have new people in mgmt now, and they don't give a rats you know what about us. Look at all the weirdness with the excessing and time changes al the time, bids going away like they never existed, people getting sent home when they get sick or hurt, and now we get hasseled over calling in sick. They don't care about us, and they don't want us to have strong and smart stewards always on the ready for us.
So read the contract and see what mostly everyone else in the country has to do to get a steward. And you better be good, because mgmt is gunning for you or at least your bid job.
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