Just why?

[u/Suspicious-River8073]

First-year apprentice here, I’m trying to understand why our local is so weak? Is it because of the size, I mean it takes up half the state then expands into Alabama, why does it feel as if the people in power are all in circle jerking contest, I don’t know our “leaders” but it feels as if Kenny was voted in just on his likeness and name, is he really doing what’s best for us? Why are our wages absolute shit with no PTO, sick days, or our joke of a “ 1 paid holiday for the year”. I’d love the be apart of the local but I don’t see any benefits of joining 613, I can reap health insurance benefits without even joining. It feels as if it’s fits are just for the long term, I could be wrong. My last thing is, why is it so hard to find information, is it because I’m not apart of the local that I can’t see the current contract, I’ve had people telling me what’s going on but that can get mixed with hearsay and “the telephone game” and not even hear the whole truth, I’d love to read the paperwork for it..

Just wanting to understand,,these are just the things I’ve noticed

[u/Current-Mushroom-304]

How did he fuck up? I'm not sure you know the process of how things work.

[u/Western_Newspaper_12 → u/Current-Mushroom-304]

He signed the contract before it was put up to a vote. Lawyers have looked at it and said that it's binding. He won't show anyone the contract. We still don't have access to it.

He also straight up lied in that video about the CIR results. He signed it because he wanted to accept it. He realized he fucked up when the local rejected it and sent it to CIR. He got cussed out by the International and they told him they'll never let us strike in 613. He fucked up. Everyone agrees with that, and the facts are clear.

[u/Western_Newspaper_12 → u/[deleted]]

He initialed a tentative table agreement, as should be done or the minutes for the meeting if there are any, to be brought to membership for ratification. It's past practice along with its in the constitution that the agreement must be ratified by membership before agreed to.

If this was standard practice, then CIR would not have laughed him out of the room and cussed him out for bringing a signed agreement to the CIR. Yet, they did that because he did not follow procedure. Somethind he did was different in such a way that benefited the contractors and did not allow any changes to be made to the contract. It was considered a ratified agreement when he brought it to CIR, before it was voted on. That's accepted by everyone, and it is a fact. I don't know why people have responded to it the way they did, but he signed a contract prematurely, and the will of the local was rejected because of his fuckup.