Originally Posted by
METO Guido
Caution, ignore the following…
It’s not 1224 per se. It’s not even ole King Jimmy and his chauffeured inner circle of 5 star hotel booking toadies. Just the inevitable way a kingdom evolves, largely through its own success, to perpetuate & protect what’s most important; itself. Thereby, becoming insular and unresponsive to specific needs within each group represented, most especially the smaller ones. Do the big picture skim calculation and there is a lot at stake, a lot. What organization could just walk away from that?
Well said, Sir. Believe me, this isn't an issue limited to the Teamsters. As a former ALPA insider, I can personally attest to a lot of feather bedding in that organization as well. The kicker is, if you're an insider and refuse to participate in the "action" you quickly become a pariah.