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Drippy was a bit harsh on you Bob...family does come first...consider this an apology from someone very close to the Dripster....HAHAHA!!!
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Nightwatch said:I did not see you in DC on Tuesday...the Labor Movement was there and you were the "no show". I see, your "stand and fight" occurs after the fight is over. You are also "all hat and no cattle".
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Oh yeah, that's right, and the TWU saved 12,000 jobs and THREE Maintenance Bases. and has the lowest outousrce percentage in the industry. Sorry, I forgot the facts there for a minute.
Steve Connell said:I attended the vigil at DC in support of the APFA, I did not see one AMFA supporter/organizer/member in attendance. It was a union function.
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Steve Connell said:Bob, unlike yourself, I attend functions for a purpose, unionism. You seem to enjoy being the history major with unions , yet you run a bit shy in actual support.
BTW, how's the -28k/yr feel? I bet you were the type of rep that turned in OT for work accomplished at home.
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My World said:With Local 530 being the only TWU local to support this event I am wondering just how much of a union is the TWU. This doesn't affect just the flight attendants, it affects us all. This administration is going to demolish unions unless you stand up and fight. My support for the TWU is eroding.
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Decision 2004 said:Your Local understands the situation more than most, because you are still under direct threat of job loss. Everyone else in the TWU appears to believe the concessions and the defeat of the AMFA vs. TWU vote left them plenty cozy.
I wonder where the AFL-CIO is. I wonder where the TWU leadership is. I even wonder where the AMFA leadership is.
I agree with you on this one as far as affecting all of us, but I don't think a candle light vigil followed by a tentative concession agreement is worth a darn to us all. I think the only thing that will stop the bleeding is a National effort to disrupt air travel. And frankly, it is everyone for themselves and those that have will not risk anything for those that have not. We are not in union's anymore, we are in political dues collection machines that do not understand the first thing about Labor History and how gains are made or direct threats challenged.
Good Luck to you and your fellow workers, because you are the have nots, and your union brothers that still have don't seem to give a damn.
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Decision 2004 said:Your Local understands the situation more than most, because you are still under direct threat of job loss. Everyone else in the TWU appears to believe the concessions and the defeat of the AMFA vs. TWU vote left them plenty cozy.
I wonder where the AFL-CIO is. I wonder where the TWU leadership is. I even wonder where the AMFA leadership is.
I agree with you on this one as far as affecting all of us, but I don't think a candle light vigil followed by a tentative concession agreement is worth a darn to us all. I think the only thing that will stop the bleeding is a National effort to disrupt air travel. And frankly, it is everyone for themselves and those that have will not risk anything for those that have not. We are not in union's anymore, we are in political dues collection machines that do not understand the first thing about Labor History and how gains are made or direct threats challenged.
Good Luck to you and your fellow workers, because you are the have nots, and your union brothers that still have don't seem to give a damn.
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Solidarity March and Candlelight Vigil – Washingto - Thursday, December 02, 2004 at 11:02
December 2, 2004
VIA FACSIMILE & E-MAIL
TO: All ATD Local Presidents, Officers, and Members
RE: Solidarity March and Candlelight Vigil – Washington D.C.
Dear Sisters & Brothers:
We need your support for our AFA-CWA Sisters and Brothers at United and USAir in their struggle to preserve their contracts and hard earned pension plans.
The Vigil will be held in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at Lafayette Park across from the White House.
Let’s stand together and send a message that we will never stand idle and allow any Court, Bankruptcy Judge, or Government Agency to set aside union contracts.
I have assigned Bobby Gless, International Representative, to coordinate our efforts, and he will be providing follow-up information. If you are able to attend, or your Local can provide travel assistance, please contact our ATD office as soon as possible.
Remember, this is not an individual issue unique to just United or USAir. It is the survival of all of our collective bargaining agreements.
United Invincible.
Fraternally,
James C. Little
Director Air Transport Division
Intl. Executive Vice President
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P. Friend
G. Yingst
ATD Staff Assigned
Decision 2004 said:HOWEVER, JIM LITTLE AND THE TWU INTERNATIONAL WERE APPARENT NO SHOWS. NO FUNDING, NO SHOW, JUST REQUEST THAT YOU GO.
DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS WE DO!
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Steve Connell said:You know what..it's "union members" like yourself that makes me sick. You depend on the International? You, for one, are a known amfa organizer. You wonder why you did not get a paid invitation, from the TWU, to attend a union activity? Surely, even you, are not that ignorant, well maybe.
I was disappointed not to see more TWU locals present. This fight is our fight, yet no one showed from other locals except for a handful. Hey Decision, had you been present then you would have known the International was present...You're the type of supporter to scream from your dinner table as others are in the trenches...great guy you are.
By your statement"DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS WE DO!" shows you are truly a sheep...and you claim to be VP of a non existent amfa local? Figures.
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