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The bosses claim that they have to conduct a simple matter of membership concerns into a secret meeting instead of holding mass or small group meetings, thus hindering the membership greatly. Unions are collective organizations and as such require regular meetings to work effectively and democratically. At meetings not only can a member hear what the union has done and what it can do they also learn the basic foundations of democratic organization in the open not in secrecy. As a result the members can gain confidence in their struggle with the management.

We here in why did you join the union say no to those bosses who always allege ‘whatever we discuss here the management will know in five minutes’ ‘I will speak to you personally’ ‘I will talk with you later’ this kind of demagoguery must be crushed. It goes against the fundamentals of a democratic organization - we abhor such views from those bosses. It just reveals that the bosses are useless by trying to plant a seed of discord among the membership.

We would care less if the management knew what we are thinking or planning to do. Who cares if the management shakes in their boots, or trembles. Regardless whether they lose their sleep, or sweat in apprehension - we would care less what the management thinks.

We cannot allow those bosses to act as Johnny Friendly who want the membership to be ‘D and D’ (deaf and dumb). We here in why did you join the union will confront that behavior our TWU Local 100 is a democratic organization and we have nothing to hide. We resent the bosses cowardly secrets, this is not the Waterfront or some third world country with a nincompoop dictator - we are the brave members of TWU Local 100. If the bosses intention is to demoralize the membership by using secrecy then we will eradicate this secret sickness of the bosses.