Who will do the best job representing ATU757 members

WOW! I can't even believe it! I would have never imagined this last July. 

The last time this occurred was in 2000, and if you look at the issues they are very similar. There is a power struggle at ATU757, its been going on for as long as I have been part of the

ATU.

 I'm no expert on labor law and union rules but the challenges to this election are HERE.

 

Obviously there must have been validity to one or more of them. I have not seen the report as of today. So here we go, we will all get the pleasure of a new election

Here's my take on this.

Trimet execs must be loving it. Randy Stedmen is probably having one of those $4000 dinners at El Goucho . 

Hatchet man Stedmen

I no longer work at Trimet so I am no longer plugged into the operations issues that current employees are facing and how the union leadership is handling it. But there has never been more than partial satisfaction with the way whoever is in office is running things. There has always been discontent, for as long as I have been a member.

But from my point of view, a retiree,  what I want from my union is somebody that can  stand up to the Trimet sociopaths at this next contract "negotiation"

Shirley Block with Ben Fein

 I still feel Shirley Block  is more qualified to handle Randy Stedmen  than Bruce Hansen was. Shirley Block has been in this fight a long time, and she 'earned' her office as far as I am concerned.

 The next contract 'negotiation' is a non starter. NO GIVEBACKS ARE ACCEPTABLE. The union leadership should immediately begin making their case of Trimet wasteful and wanton spending practices. Hiring more and more people that do not provide actual service to the public. A close examination should be made of  EVERY SINGLE job that is being paid by tax payers that has nothing to do with transit delivery. It should be an easy task indeed proving that Trimet ALWAYS has money for bells and whistles so any thought of further givebacks is over. Trimet expansionist policies have been the cause of the union members suffering, and Trimet continues that expansion unabated. And they will  continue funding that expansion on the backs of their former and current union employees. Trimet has a proven history of lying about their budgets, I give you the 2012 secret raises

Bruce Hansen was to friendly with Trimet execs

 Union employees have GIVEN BACK in the last two contracts. It's over, no more givebacks. If Trimet wants givebacks don't bother talking to them, just proceed to the next arbitration prepared with the facts and figures.


 

I will vote for Henry again because he has the intelligence to handle the job. I do not buy this "he has no experience" bullshit. We have the chance here to end this bickering between the Hansen crowd and the so called "Hientzman" crowd by voting in Henry Beasely who is not aligned with either faction. 

Henry could do the job without doubt

 In the event that Bruce Hansen is able to make a comeback here I expect him to be a far superior president now that he has gone through this last experience of losing the office.

From my view as a retiree, we  have three good candidates here that should be up to the job!

Just remember that its Trimet's plan is to remove the retirement health benefit.
Either by restricting membership or passing the costs on to the members.
In the video below we have Dave Auxier telling the board exactly that! We know there plan, we need to stop them! 

We cannot give them any more freebies like Bruce did the last Time around. 

We need to fight these people each time they ask for a concession.