You just gotta love this one: Last two sent. in 1st para.
Why some of you may have heard that the two sides are arguing over the different ways... and so on. Then it says; Since we have been in nego's our M&R nego team has never had to have a vote to reach a position on our proposals.---- Well of course not. The week ones let the IAM win all the arguments, hence why you guys are still and a stand off... LMAO!!!
And more: While we all wanted to vote on representation... Hah hah! Flat out freakin lie there. THEY KNEW THERE WOULD BE NO VOTE the entire time and even sold as if the membership was going to have a vote until the very end and way too late. Nice try there fellas...
Even more... They claim the NMB made a determination and it was not an option...---Bull Shite. They could have done the loyal thing and had a election between the TWU and the IAM just like all the other unionized groups did (Pilots and F/A's). And as a matter of fact the NMB did not make any determination as they had "NO JURISDICTION" as we were all told by the Lead Supervisor at The NMB for those that took the time to call and ask them personally. The NMB DID NOT establish the asso. as they indicate above. The TWU and IAM filed with the NMB to be a combined union representing all the current TWU and IAM members as the new "Employee Asso." They just simply filed for it. And since the NMB had "NO JURISDICTION" over the matter, and the two unions used the dues check off list from upteen years ago for the suppose approval of the membership as a back door and final push to get the NMB to buy into it, they did and the NMB simply certified it...
Then they contradict themselves and even say that they had to go with the Jarvice ruling because the two side could never come to an agreement on the seniority issues... That was the arguing between the two sides... C'mon Man! Do they really think the membership is that stupid???
And now I will repeat Rogallo above; They claim that now is not the time as they are so close to the end of getting the JCBA done... Ha! That was freaking year and a half ago. Yea 18 months and still far apart on the last 4 "BIGGIE" items left that the asso. has already admitted will take the longest of all the other articles.
Just more lies lies lies. I can't believe someone put that out in writing and even signed it.
Sorry so long fellas, but had to address each lie and bull shite they are trying to spread even back then...Pathetic that Gary Peterson signed that POS full of lies update--if that's what you wanna call it...