Zero Givebacks

Everything is important, nothing is not important - to give it away currently our TWU Local 100 is conducting a survey under the moniker HAVOC. John Samuelsen may use the result of the Havoc as a mandate to give away whatever you rate as being not important. Based on that please do rate everything as important. In the last part where there is a question of what did we leave out? Are there contract goals that are not listed on the survey or that need additional explaining? Please write them below - please do write the following ‘zero giveback’.

Whether wages, health benefits, retiree health benefits, pick and schedules, promotional opportunities, childcare/maternity, vacation/sick leave, job security, defend 25/55 pension or dignity on job/discipline/sick control they are all important nothing deserves to be lowest priority or given away. If this HAVOC survey result will be used against the membership by John Samuelsen with his TBOU as a mandate ‘this is what you wanted, this is what you chose’. Later stating that ‘we relied on the survey result thus we bargained based on what you told us was important to you in the contract’ - we here in why did you join the union say no to give backs - zero givebacks.

Imagine on the health benefit you are restricted to one pick that indicates the other choices do not matter, perhaps they may be conceded or given away - you wonder why. Now the question is if you rely on glasses does that mean you are forced to select optical? What about other medical benefits does that mean you will not need them? Lets assume a member needs dental care does that mean he/she should ignore the other medical benefits? Then the ridiculous choice ‘more insurance providers’ does that mean you prefer a health insurance company over your medical benefits? One wonders where the give back will end? Then the last choice ‘better out-of-network payment’ clearly that choice is rubbish all of our medical benefits are important we should not be forced to select one.

Then there is the question, what are you ready to do for our contract fight? Pick all that apply: 1) at work: picket at lunch time, wear union button, talk to co-workers, 2) citywide: attend demos and rallies, 3) in the community: hand out flyers, talk to people, 4) invite a TWU speaker to my community or religious organization, 5) pay all back dues (please contact me to make arrangements), 6) nothing - in this question if you notice the onus is placed on the member instead of John Samuelsen with his TBOU chums - now you wonder what will they do? All who crowd the unionhall - those political hacks, buddies, chums in the union hall your guess is good as ours maybe their choice would be number 6.

Then the absurd question ‘Are you aware that only members in good standing can vote on any proposed contract?’ That was a surprise of the century. Then lastly ‘What did we leave out? Are there contract goals that are not listed on the survey or that need additional explaining? Please write them below.’ We here in why did you join the union recommend you write zero giveback.