TA Surface operator division was denied their monthly regular membership meeting due to the chair of the division Willie Rivera taking a vacation. Clearly he demonstrated he is detached to the oath of office ‘...to perform faithfully all the duties assigned to me to the best of my ability...’ maybe in his view his vacation interest outweighed the division with its members interests.
Fellow co workers were looking forward toward the April 19, 2011 monthly regular membership meeting to discuss issues with their profound impact on us. First the arbitration decision concerning the hybrid schedule, second - payment whether the work will be considered a straight run or otherwise, third whether the membership will work their regular runs or otherwise, fourth the earning ability of the membership.
The good friday situation was not good, Willie Rivera taking the vacation and canceling the monthly regular membership meeting made the matter worse. It clearly reveals the implication that his vacation comes first and is above the membership interests and well being. Clearly that goes against the spirit of the above oath as an officer thus it is unfair to the membership.
We learn in many occasion and instances whether in athletics, politics and in our daily lives one must be honorable. However taking a vacation, canceling monthly regular membership meetings reveals the fiber of that person. We have seen how Howard Cosell peppers a fighter after losing in the boxing ring - however those fighters were honorable because they stood there and took the verbal lashing from Howard Cosell even when they are in physical pain. We have seen numerous sport teams after a loss where the players with their coaches address the media - they do not take a vacation.
If it is revealed later that maybe our TWU Local 100 president John Samuelsen authorized Willie Rivera to go on vacation and cancel the monthly regular membership meeting of the TA Surface operator division then it is never good news. If Samuelsen prefers individualism over the division then we would like to remind him that a division is above the individual. Clearly by making this autocratic decision it shows a disregard for the membership interests and well being which seriously compromises the membership.
Maybe Willie Rivera is out of touch with the membership with this cancellation of monthly regular membership meeting. Maybe his desire is to undermine membership voice we will never forget that especially when the good friday issue is pending.
Willie has the right to his vacation.
ReplyDeleteBut someone else should have run the monthly meeting.
One question you did not answer: was there a quorum for the meeting? 10 people or more? If there was not then it would not mattered.
BTW you can't have your cake and eat it too
In your post: "deafening absence"
you said no one is coming to meetings because of JS, now when there is NO MEETING you say the members were deprived.
If no one is coming to meetings as you said, them why would there be a problem if one is cancelled?
A BIG CONTRADICTION BY YOU.