By posting the names along with votes on release for one.
When did I do that?
Like it or not, imwithstupid is right, Bob fears losing his position and does conform to the TWU secrecy.
Really? I think some fear I wont. If I recall the International sent Steve Luis, Steve Gilboy , Todd Gibbs and Johnny Griffith to JFK the week the ballots went out to campaign against me. They told the guys that Tulsa was on the same page, supported Geo Pay and that they could not afford to have new faces brought in at the time. They also accused Steve Gukelberger of screwing up the Stores negotiations and said that newly elected Bob Zimmerman was like"a deer in the headlights" in negotiations. Less than a year later Luis and Gilboy both had International Titles and both voted to get rid of geo pay.
I admit that I want to continue with what I started but I would not say that I fear losing my position. I've been thrown out before and I still take on the International for their shortcomings.
No different than the members, sitting around waiting for someone in authority to tell them it is time to demonstrate your resolve. For all the chest pounding that goes on here, there doesn't seem to be any real unionism. Just finger pointing and blaming.
I'd rather be accused of being no different than the members than more like management than union, which unfortunately is where many who get elected , then appointed, end up. I feel its important for Presidents to realize that they are no different than the members, that we are here to represent the members to the company and the International and we are not here to represent the International to the members. The fact is that due to our deeply flawed structure, and Jim Little admits that its flawed the International retains control over our contract to a degree thats inconsistant with the rest of the TWU. So as much and as well as they pin the blame on the Presidents council and the negotiating committee they are still responsible, to dont like the fact that my speaking exposes what they would like to keep secret from the members. The only things that we should keep secret from the members, and only on a temporary basis, are things that we dont want the company to know that we know.
As far as posting who voted how I've never hid how I feel on this, the company will not move unless they are faced with the possibility of self help. Others feel that we need to continue with informal talks, I see no value in them, they do, its not a case of right and wrong its a case of opinion. Are there things I'm not saying at this time, sure, but eventually it will come out how things went down, from my perspective anyhow. You could always ask your representatives how they voted, I doubt they would lie when they know that sooner or later it will get out, but I have to consider whether posting names at this time would polarize those who I may disagree on this issue of when we ask to be released and not if, and lose any chance that later on they may see things more as I do. I'd rather not give some an excuse and I dont feel that posting names would give me a better opportunity to get others to see what I see. It has not been lost to me that there are people who have more at stake if we get to a strike situation and that may be a reason to try and avoid it if at all possible, I just dont think that we can avoid another concessionary deal unless the company is convinced that we are willing to take that chance. I think that the company is threatening that if any group files and gets a release that they will file and despite my opinion that I do not feel that there is enough capacity at present to pick up all of AA's OH work, however I could be wrong, having seen what happened at competitors gives the threat that they would farm out OH more teeth than the threat that they may farm out Line Maint or simply liquidate.