Originally Posted by
Airdale
As posted above, the entire pilot group was given a "general" threat about wanting to decertify. This is ILLEGAL. This is proof that this Teamsters union is a joke. A laughing, money stealing joke. Apparently when they made these "bylaws" they didn't bother to research the labor laws, otherwise they would have known they couldn't put this bylaw in there. Besides, these bylaws would have no place in legal court.
Just a point of order... The IBT is free to try you for treason and fine/expell you from the union all they want if you violate their bylaws. Their "warning" that has been reposted says exactly that. The contention has been (and there has been a case in the past where they did go so far) that they are planning to place the members in other than good standing. At that point, they have claimed in the past that they could call for your termination. That is the illegal part. You can be thrown out of the Teamsters for being party to a decertification drive. You cannot be fired provided you continue to pay your dues as a service fee per the CBA.