Posted on February 7th, 2010
This year members of our local union will have the rare opportunity to decide who leads us at both the local and international levels. And rest assured, there will be many choices in both elections.
But the most important element in both local and international union elections is going to be how well the voters — that’s members like you and me — educate themselves about our electoral options. That means it’s a great time to start getting out to the monthly membership meetings, and get familiar with the issues and people who will be running for office. Of course it’s always a good time to get involved in the union — that’s the best way to make sure you’re being properly represented.
Our next meeting is February 28. If you haven’t already been showing up, mark this on your calendar and come on out.
(For more information on this year’s union meeting schedule, please visit the “Meetings” page.)
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Filed under: I.B.T., Teamsters Local 384, unionism
Posted on January 14th, 2010
As Haiti reels from the devastation of Tuesday’s earthquake, the rest of the world continues to respond. As union members, we have so many blessings that are easy to take for granted. One thing we should never take for granted, though, is how much we’ve all benefited from the concept of solidarity. It’s a vital idea to our collective survival.
In that spirit, I hope we’ll all taking the opportunity to show solidarity with the victims and survivors of this tragedy. If you haven’t found a way to contribute yet, I encourage you to donate to one of the following organizations that are doing vital work to help the Haitian people come out of this catastrophic time.
American Red Cross
United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund
Doctors without Borders
Every little bit helps. Even if you don’t have much time to surf the net making donations, or if you’re timid about using your credit card info online or over the phone, you have other options. In most cases, you can even donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts via your cell phone — just text the word “HAITI” to 90999 and reply to a confirmation text.
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Filed under: cybersteward.net, solidarity
Posted on December 24th, 2009
I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays this year, and that those of us with good union jobs understand and appreciate how fortunate we are to benefit from collective bargaining and all that it affords us.
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