canaryinthemine
Retirement....The Job I Was Born To Have!
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Brothers and Sisters, it's time we started laying the groundwork for a good contract in 2018. We have no idea who will be negotiating for us on the International level. I hope that Mr. Hoffa recognizes the extreme level of dissatisfaction Tyson Johnson and Gordon Sweeton created with their cut-rate, lackadaisical, "who cares, they're just dumb truckdrivers" style of negotiations.
Since, at ABF's insistence,........ we are no longer in the NMFA, and that we now have a "stand-alone" contract.......... we should insist that there be actual ABF employees on the contract negotiation committee,..........And at least on the local Two-Man committies.
I know in our Joint Council, we only had one person on our Two-Man committee, ........and even though there were more than 40 proposals made for our local supplement,....... not a single proposal made it into the contract...........Until we voted it down, and they threw us a bone and allowed us to break up a second week of our ( reduced) vacation........
We all need to make a motion at the next few Local Union meetings that there be ACTUAL ABF Employees on the negotiation committies. It's not too early to start pushing for this,...... We all know there are many Joint Councils that would prefer the Good Ol'Boy club to do the negotiations........so be prepared for a pushback ........
But.........We have a right to determine who does our negotiating for us,.......As long as we SPEAK UP!.
Don't take it for granted that they care about ABF Employees..........If it takes a petition in your Local area,......Then get it together........If it takes Labor Board charges to insure we are properly represented.......So be it. We can not be taken advantage of again by disingenuous lies and lackadaisical representation............. Especially when they can't even find enough guys to fill the seats that are going begging because of a top-heavy retirement situation .......
Make a proposal at your next Local meeting that there should be ABF employees..........OF OUR CHOICE.....on all contract committies in the upcoming negotiations.
Since, at ABF's insistence,........ we are no longer in the NMFA, and that we now have a "stand-alone" contract.......... we should insist that there be actual ABF employees on the contract negotiation committee,..........And at least on the local Two-Man committies.
I know in our Joint Council, we only had one person on our Two-Man committee, ........and even though there were more than 40 proposals made for our local supplement,....... not a single proposal made it into the contract...........Until we voted it down, and they threw us a bone and allowed us to break up a second week of our ( reduced) vacation........
We all need to make a motion at the next few Local Union meetings that there be ACTUAL ABF Employees on the negotiation committies. It's not too early to start pushing for this,...... We all know there are many Joint Councils that would prefer the Good Ol'Boy club to do the negotiations........so be prepared for a pushback ........
But.........We have a right to determine who does our negotiating for us,.......As long as we SPEAK UP!.
Don't take it for granted that they care about ABF Employees..........If it takes a petition in your Local area,......Then get it together........If it takes Labor Board charges to insure we are properly represented.......So be it. We can not be taken advantage of again by disingenuous lies and lackadaisical representation............. Especially when they can't even find enough guys to fill the seats that are going begging because of a top-heavy retirement situation .......
Make a proposal at your next Local meeting that there should be ABF employees..........OF OUR CHOICE.....on all contract committies in the upcoming negotiations.