tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post7410648657939933464..comments2024-03-28T03:17:03.641-04:00Comments on Local 157 blogspot: The distance between "us" and "them"John Musumecihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04779087011271278329noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-37648054048227784372009-11-01T16:46:49.000-05:002009-11-01T16:46:49.000-05:00Thanks for the encouragement and feedback. I am g...Thanks for the encouragement and feedback. I am going to start another piece tonight about civic responsibility.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-90196839070027767512009-11-01T16:30:35.000-05:002009-11-01T16:30:35.000-05:00Why “Underground”
It is common knowledge that some...<strong>Why “Underground”</strong><br />It is common knowledge that some elements within our union are of the school of thought that, in the long run, it is not good practice to give contractors a “hard time” when enforcing contracts. It is believed that a company that deems it easier and more profitable to function outside the union contract will do so, causing the union to eventually lose said company as a signatory. It is therefore within “our” interests, according to this theory, to not pursue small and/or unintentional infractions of the contracts.<br />To those of us who are charged with monitoring and enforcing the contract on a day to day basis, stewards in particular, such “schools of thought” can hinder ones efforts. This most times, creates an atmosphere ripe for potential reprisals, if you do not fall into line. Furthermore we believe that with thousands of members on the Out of Work List, such leniency towards contractors is not justified. As stewards and fellow rank and file carpenters we believe we must do all we can to assist those men and women languishing on the Out of Work List due to company Request Clauses and practices. Because of this activism on behalf of the rank and file some stewards have experienced subtle, and increasingly not so subtle, reprisals. Therefore, <strong></strong><em>for the time being</em>, many wish to remain anonymous.The Steward Ad-Hoc Committeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-7014107389130608822009-11-01T16:03:22.000-05:002009-11-01T16:03:22.000-05:00Much can be learned from our forefathers. Good pos...Much can be learned from our forefathers. Good post.Termitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-48603494274175755032009-11-01T10:26:52.000-05:002009-11-01T10:26:52.000-05:00This article touches on the core of the cancer in ...This article touches on the core of the cancer in our organization. We must come up with new members who can provide us with a new script for the future of our union's mission. These members are out there in our "working on the tools" membership. We can become a productive community if we clean house and select our real future leaders. Great job Joel!Bill Walsh Local 157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-13007077859627141972009-11-01T09:54:07.000-05:002009-11-01T09:54:07.000-05:00<span>Joel, great writing...</span>
&...<span>Joel, great writing...</span><br /><br /><span>Here's another quote:</span><br /><br /><span>Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.</span> <br /> <span> <a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasjeff135368.html" rel="nofollow">Thomas Jefferson</a> </span>PJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-33410047944569038452009-11-01T09:05:39.000-05:002009-11-01T09:05:39.000-05:00Joel .Well written. It is good to see people speak...Joel .Well written. It is good to see people speaking out witt the guts to post their name. That is not to say anonymous is not understood and respected..signed Silence DogoodRichard Dorroughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-66388908726259650762009-11-01T09:01:59.304-05:002009-11-01T09:01:59.304-05:00That is not to say anonymous is not understood and...That is not to say anonymous is not understood and respected.<br />Signed..Silence DogoodRichardDorroughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-14704459847053634912009-11-01T09:00:40.000-05:002009-11-01T09:00:40.000-05:00testingtestingJohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-51626356494192951992009-11-01T09:00:28.042-05:002009-11-01T09:00:28.042-05:00Joel.Well done.It is good to see more voices speak...Joel.Well done.It is good to see more voices speaking out with the guts to post your nameRichardDorroughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-38713168571764809112009-11-01T09:00:28.044-05:002009-11-01T09:00:28.044-05:00Here is a quote by Edmund Burke, "The only th...Here is a quote by Edmund Burke, <i>"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."</i> Normally I find statements like this to be ambiguous and subjective. Words like "good, evil, and triumph" are left to individual interpretation. Yet in this instance our common goal is clear, as are the meanings of "good, evil, and triumph" we, the membership are all standing on common ground and we need to take our future into our own hands!Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359799014847114554.post-28489667755973484532009-11-01T09:00:28.043-05:002009-11-01T09:00:28.043-05:00test posttest postJohnnoreply@blogger.com