Originally Posted by
Winston
They are asking for your support in helping them accomplish their job. One candidate supports organized labor, one does not.
My father in law was a 30 year firefighter and union leader. He also happens to be a Sean Hannity lover and is devoutly Catholic. He told me that every four years they would ask their membership to hold their noses and vote for the pro-labor candidates down the list, as he himself always did.
The union is there to protect your job. Regardless of any of your other beliefs, they need all the tools they can get. It's not rocket surgery.
I don't give 2 $hits what the MEC thinks I should do with my vote. The fact that they think I've joined some kind of Borg collective and will vote according to their whims is insulting. These guys should stick to defending my contract and keep their politics to themselves. I won't give their political coercions an ounce of consideration.
This excursion into the personal political life of members will not be welcome by a large percentage of the membership. These guys have given themselves way too much credit. They serve me, not the other way around.