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As I have stated before, I am not real fond of the representation I have gotten from IAM. I must say, however; without them I think I would be in worse shape than I am now. As a f/s agent, it hasn't been that long since I was not working under a contract. I remember how it was then. At least those in a union several years ago had some say (?) when we all "gave to the company to save it"...agents (both f/s and c/s) were not union....we were just flat out told what we were giving.
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I'm not sure how much good they (unions) can do us now. We can refuse to give anything...and we will probably lose it all. If we do give up something, and it means jobs, and we are the one to lose our job...we have still lost it all. We can not continue the way we are. Regardless of what happens...most are gonna be hurt. It's a tough situation. I for one will just be glad when "what-ever" comes into being, so I can stabilize my life. This is taking its tole on all of us.
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