Guess you wouldn't know, never having the privilege to be picked by your union members and Executive Board for extensive training at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center.
Union members don't 'just go' to the training center because they hang with the right people. Members are selected for skills and traits that others, through previous education have learned to recognize and recruit for the benefit of all in the union experience.
700UW has accomplished all he has mentioned and then some. If you have issues accepting what he has done in his life for the benefit of others, I don't know what to tell you. His involvement and posting even now on this board should show you the level of interest for all union members whether or not IAMAW. You can't see that?
I have personally made settlements $50,000 to $150,000 range as a IAM steward in PIT......You don't have to be a lawyer, just educated in what you are doing. I was a steward some eight years and during some of our worst days in negotiations I relied on 700UW for concise up to the minute information to keep my people informed and stop the rumor mill.
People get into union office for a myriad of reasons, some good....some selfish, only a few take the steps to make it a lifetime commitment. These are the people who are on the road most of the time, leaving family and friends serving and helping others.....sometimes it carries a heavy personal cost. And they keep at it anyway.
That's what being a trade unonist is all about......700UW is one.....not just for IAM.