Keith,
The international is the problem. They peddled this t/a and it was concessionary in every way, shape and form. The international NOT the locals that inserted a colored flyer urging people to vote yes. The international officers are not elected by the membership. The international negotiates the contracts. The international is the one that keeps coming up with slogans that are toothless. The international said "Change from within." but look at the national convention. It's the farthest thing from democracy in action. The twu may not have bend your decisions but you know they have done that in the past with others across the system.
I can respectfully agree to disagree with another person's point of view. You are not hiding behind an alias. I simply feel/believe that the longer we stay with the twu the more harm will come to our craft & profession. The need for a new organization is needed because of the things I pointed out above.
The twu can not defend their constitution when compared to AMP's constitution. They use misinformation like they have done in Tulsa when they tried explaining how an election would work between the twu and AMP. Heck, Keith, there isn't one person willing to stand up and defend the structure/actions of the twu using their real name.
What is wrong with a craft, democratic union for our craft and class? What is wrong with wanting to elect all officers that represent our craft and class from top to bottom? What is wrong with allowing recall of all elected officials? I don't think anything is wrong with wanting these items. We don't have them with the twu. We will have them with AMP.
