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		<title>Finally, some news&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday (October 2, 2011) I&#8217;ll be walking in the Philadelphia &#8220;Out of the Darkness&#8221; walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I&#8217;m not usually comfortable asking for money, but for the sake of the cause I am asking everyone who knows me to consider a secure online donation. Click here to donate. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looks Like It&#8217;s Goodbye for Now&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I fight for my union job, there will be a hiatus here at cybersteward.net. I will, however, continue blogging about the discharge process and about union and UPS issues at The Rank-and-Filer. I have been an Teamster shop steward at UPS for most of the past decade now. Right now, the future of my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/11/30/looks-like-its-goodbye-for-now/</link>
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		<title>Help the Family of a Fellow Teamster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At this past Sunday&#8217;s union meeting, it was announced that there will be a fundraiser for Cindi Ganard-Quixano, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Brain Cancer. Cindi is the sister of longtime active UPS Teamster Bill Ganard. She is also a 44-year-old mother of two who has been unable to work because of her illness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/11/04/help-the-family-of-a-fellow-teamster/</link>
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		<title>Bonaduce-Condron Hold on to Local 384 Leadership with Little Drama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in a while, the outcome of a Teamsters Local 384 Election was decided without having to sort through challenged ballots. In a Local Union that has seen several close elections in recent memory, this was a change, as there were several hundred valid ballots yet to be counted when it had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/10/28/bonaduce-condron-hold-on-to-local-384-leadership-with-little-drama/</link>
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		<title>Have You Received Your Ballot Yet?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ballots for the 2010 Local 384 Officer Election have been mailed. Mine arrived yesterday. I filled it out and dropped it in the mail early this morning. How about you &#8212; have you received your ballot yet? If you&#8217;re a member of Teamsters Local 384, you should be receiving one soon, if you haven&#8217;t already. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/10/14/have-you-received-your-ballot-yet/</link>
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		<title>The 2010 Local 384 Election Nominees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was the nomination meeting for the 2010 Local 384 election cycle. The nominated members are listed below by slate (aphabetically, except for independent candidates who are listed first): Bonaduce/Condron Slate [link] President: Mike Bonaduce Vice-President: Bobby Gaines Secretary-Treasurer: Matt Condron Recording Secretary: Jim Monagle Trustees: Steve Davido Steve Gallagher Chris O&#8217;Donnell Join Us Slate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/09/26/the-2010-local-384-election-scene/</link>
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		<title>Local 384 Election Coverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will continue to post bits of information and union-related news here from time to time, but for those interested in following (or maybe even contributing to) coverage of our upcoming election at Local 384, please visit the Rank-and-Filer (http://rankandfiler.org/). The Rank-and-Filer is a collaborative effort to provide actual rank-and-file information and views on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/08/27/local-384-election-coverage/</link>
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		<title>Decisions, Decisions&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is just a heads up &#8212; we have some big decisions coming up this fall. The decisions I&#8217;m referring to are this year&#8217;s Local 384 Executive Board elections. It&#8217;s important for each member of Local 384 to pay attention (or start paying attention) to the representation they receive. Whether you&#8217;re happy or miserable about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/07/09/decisions-decisions/</link>
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		<title>Health and Welfare Letter from Bill Hamilton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of us in the Philadelphia and vicinity Teamsters Health and Welfare Fund recently received letters from the fund informing us that the local fund is &#8220;seriously endangered.&#8221; This past Sunday at the general membership meeting, President Bonaduce read a letter from Local 107 President and International Vice President Bill Hamilton regarding our health and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/05/26/health-and-welfare-letter-from-bill-hamilton/</link>
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		<title>The Survey Results Are in!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to announce that the results of the 2010 Local 384 Member Representation Survey are now available. To view them, please click here. It was especially good to hear from the folks who took the time to offer comments in the survey form. Though most of you didn&#8217;t leave comments, you&#8217;re still more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://cybersteward.net/2010/05/19/the-survey-results-are-in/</link>
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