Hopeful said:
CIO:
I asked you a simple question: WHY ARE YOU SO DEAD SET AGAINST MECHANICS HAVING THEIR OWN UNION?
Please answer!
And I also mentioned AA F/A's having once belonged to the TWU.
I did not refer to the SWA F/A's.
Can you please answer the questions?
I asked Sonny a similar question. Only mine was to put all airline workers into one union. To combine the ATDs of all the AFL-CIO unions into one.
Here is Sonnys response;
"Also, Robert let me clarify one other point. In concept, I fully understand the positives of having every AFL-CIO Union that represents airline industry workers, in one Labor organization. Nonetheless, leaders must understand the reality of a goal. Your union would respond to any call by the AFL-CIO leadership to meet with all the Unions involved and, at least, talk about it, but Robert, our Lord himself may not be able to accomplish that goal."
Sonny Hall with CC to Jim Hoffa, Thomas Buffenbarger and Jim Little on January 12, 2001.
Now lets look at what Sonny said.
"In concept, I fully understand the positives of having every AFL-CIO Union that represents airline industry workers, in one Labor organization."
In other words he knows that having an industrywide union is better than having seperate unions for each company.
"Nonetheless, leaders must understand the reality of a goal. "
In other words "It aint gonna happen, as a leader you should know that the priority is not the good of the members but the good of the organization that pays for all our perks and six figure salaries. Consolidation would leave less opportunity for us within the organization. With the TWU by far being the smallest of the unions involved all of our officials would end up back on the floor-about the worst fate that any TWU official could suffer-having to work under the conditions they put in place!
"Your union would respond to any call by the AFL-CIO leadership to meet with all the Unions involved and, at least, talk about it, "
Sonny knows damn well that such a call would never come as it is against AFL-CIO policy to interfere in such a way with members unions. My original letter went to John Sweeney's office who responded right away. I was told that they favored the proposal and agree that we would be better off under a combined, consolidated structure however I must pursue it internally. This is typical of Sonny Hall, to defer blame and hide is opposition because he knows that his opposition reveals his true intents.
"our Lord himself may not be able to accomplish that goal."
So now its Gods fault. God leaves us to control our destiny, he gave us free will. Sonny uses God to conceal his true intents. In other words he uses God to lie. Is this a trait we want from the man who controls our livelyhood?
