Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
Nobody wants to look at them-self in the mirror after sprinting through an airport to make their next commercial connection on work day 28 of their current month and realize that they are a Teamster.... Or Alpa... Or IPA... Isn't it easier to just fail and blame someone else? The "teamsters UNION" is made up of its members.
Good post.
I beg to differ. We are members, but “the union” consists of guys who sign non-disclosure agreements, meet with execs, and make decisions among themselves that alter the direction and the relationship with the extremely hostile management for which we work. 98% of us get no say as to what “the union” does.
I’m not saying I disagree with any decisions they’ve made up to this point, but how can you disagree when you don’t have any information other than what we are told? So, no, we are not The Union. There has to be a lot of trust involved, and I feel like we do give that trust, but at the end of the day we’re only members of the union. Not decision makers.