Raptor,
I'm curious.
You mentioned many things, but nothing about AMFA.
Did you sign an AMFA card ?
ps,
Sorry about your friend !
Thanks
To local 12 Proud I am not on agency fee, I thought about it at one time then I realized how much work it would be and decided that it was more work than I was willing to put into it, most people I know are not willing to put the extra effort into doing that, but I have always thought it was a great idea, most anti-TWU people do think it is a great idea, it is just extra work thought.
New Hampshire I was heavily involved in the last AMFA drive as an organizer, I signed a card and got many cards signed, I spent hundreds of dollars of my own money giving away FREE AMFA t shirts and printing off literature to hand out on base and at the Turnstiles.
I met Chuck Shaulk, Ken McTiernan, Don Rogers and Dave Stewart were the guys heading up the drive here in Tulsa, although me and Dave butted heads many times because he was one of the leaders of the drive and I refuse to be led by anyone it is just not my thing.
We still but heads today sometimes on this Forum.
The reason I wanted AMFA is not because I particarly like Unions but because I figured if I was going to have to be in one it might as well be a good one with decent By-Laws and Constitution, I have read All of AMFA BY-Laws and Constitutioin as well as the TWU and AMFA beats them hands down.
Personally I think all the NEW blood and energy that came with it is the reason the last AMFA drive came so close to making it.
I am sure you saw the Pay and Benefits chart that was everywhere during the last drive It was my idea to come up with it, so I did all the endless research and made the chart to be spread around everywhere, it whas on Chuck's TWU local website in New York for a long time before they made him take it down, I am sure you saw it.
I think someone should make up another one for this next Negotiation so we can see where we fall in the Industry.
I was on the companies hit list for quite some time after that drive, and they still drug test me quite frequently today.
That drive drained the last bit of fight I had in me out of me, Now I really just want to get out of this company in one piece as soon as possible before I get fired for something stupid.
Most of my fight is gone but I still have a little left to take on anyone who chooses to launch personal attacks against me, I can be very difficult to beat when I am in the fighting mood.
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