http://twu514.org/blog/2014/08/05/shop-steward-training-the-twu-iam-association-agreement/
Some very important steps in our near future will be the vote on the Association and then the Harmonizing of the two CBA’s. The Association vote will be the same as any representation vote if the Association isn’t voted in we would lose our current CBA. With no CBA we become “At Will Employees”. That means you can be fired for no reason. You lose all the negotiated rights of pay, seniority, transfers, and riff procedures, just to name a few.
shop steward training local 514
Thisabove paragraph is an exerpt from Gary Yingst letter to the members of local 514 and the entire letter can be accesssed by link above or go to www.twu591.org
The issue with the last paragraph in the letter is that he is misleading the members that there will be only 2 choices on the ballot and placing fear about losing your representation if you do not vote in the alliance. "any representational vote" will be required to have 3 choices on the ballot under the scenario the TWU presents. If there is a reprsentational vote the ballot will consist of:
TWU/IAM ALLIANCE ______
No Union ________
Other _________
The reason for the "NO Union choice" on the ballot is due to changes from the National mediation Board who runs the representational elections. The old rule was in an election (ex. TWU vs IAM) there was no choice on the ballot for :NO union" because 50% +1 of the overall union membership would have to vote in the election to show proof to the NMB that you wanted a union. If less than 50% +1 did not vote the NMB would decertify the union for lack of interest and you would have no union. EX: if you have 10,000 members, 5001 had to vote to keep union certification.
The new and current rule;
The vote for representation does not require 50% +1 to keep union certification. Now the NMB has added the selection on the ballot of "NO UNION" in lieu of proving union certification by members voting.
It is written in the above letter "The Association vote will be the same as any representation vote", with that said, the letter fails to state that in any representational election with the NMB there is always a selection of OTHER______ better known as a "write in" for any representational organization of your choice. this choice is as valid as voting for the alliance or "NO UNION". You can "write in" (teamsters,AMFA......etc) and is a valid vote in the election. Just for the record, you will have 3 choices as i stated above. You may be told by twu supporters that if you :"write in" another union representation in the "other" selection it will not count. That is false and ask them to put it writing and sign what they are stating if it is so true. I bet they refuse to do it.
Gary Yingst does not want you to know your rights and has a personal motive of getting back in to the International money machine
As far as which selection on the ballot wins;
of the cast ballots, one of the selections must recieve 50% of cast ballots to be declared the winner. EX: Alliance 65% NO UNION 10% Other 25% = Alliance wins more than 50% votes
Alliance 25% NO UNION 10% Other 65% = other union wins
Knowledge is power, just don't listen,ask questions, and make them prove what they say.
The TWU has proven to the leader in misinformation- "HAD ENOUGH YET"?
Some very important steps in our near future will be the vote on the Association and then the Harmonizing of the two CBA’s. The Association vote will be the same as any representation vote if the Association isn’t voted in we would lose our current CBA. With no CBA we become “At Will Employees”. That means you can be fired for no reason. You lose all the negotiated rights of pay, seniority, transfers, and riff procedures, just to name a few.
shop steward training local 514
Thisabove paragraph is an exerpt from Gary Yingst letter to the members of local 514 and the entire letter can be accesssed by link above or go to www.twu591.org
The issue with the last paragraph in the letter is that he is misleading the members that there will be only 2 choices on the ballot and placing fear about losing your representation if you do not vote in the alliance. "any representational vote" will be required to have 3 choices on the ballot under the scenario the TWU presents. If there is a reprsentational vote the ballot will consist of:
TWU/IAM ALLIANCE ______
No Union ________
Other _________
The reason for the "NO Union choice" on the ballot is due to changes from the National mediation Board who runs the representational elections. The old rule was in an election (ex. TWU vs IAM) there was no choice on the ballot for :NO union" because 50% +1 of the overall union membership would have to vote in the election to show proof to the NMB that you wanted a union. If less than 50% +1 did not vote the NMB would decertify the union for lack of interest and you would have no union. EX: if you have 10,000 members, 5001 had to vote to keep union certification.
The new and current rule;
The vote for representation does not require 50% +1 to keep union certification. Now the NMB has added the selection on the ballot of "NO UNION" in lieu of proving union certification by members voting.
It is written in the above letter "The Association vote will be the same as any representation vote", with that said, the letter fails to state that in any representational election with the NMB there is always a selection of OTHER______ better known as a "write in" for any representational organization of your choice. this choice is as valid as voting for the alliance or "NO UNION". You can "write in" (teamsters,AMFA......etc) and is a valid vote in the election. Just for the record, you will have 3 choices as i stated above. You may be told by twu supporters that if you :"write in" another union representation in the "other" selection it will not count. That is false and ask them to put it writing and sign what they are stating if it is so true. I bet they refuse to do it.
Gary Yingst does not want you to know your rights and has a personal motive of getting back in to the International money machine
As far as which selection on the ballot wins;
of the cast ballots, one of the selections must recieve 50% of cast ballots to be declared the winner. EX: Alliance 65% NO UNION 10% Other 25% = Alliance wins more than 50% votes
Alliance 25% NO UNION 10% Other 65% = other union wins
Knowledge is power, just don't listen,ask questions, and make them prove what they say.
The TWU has proven to the leader in misinformation- "HAD ENOUGH YET"?
