For Years, Effective Political Action missing from the Top Post of the NCDCL!

CRITICAL ISSUE #1

POLITICAL ACTION

BROTHERS:
FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, A POLITICAL ACTION PROGRAM FOR OUR DISTRICT COUNCIL HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT.

UNION STRENGHTH REQUIRES A CAPABLE AND STRONG LEADER WHO WILL ENGAGE IN ALL NECESSARY POLITICAL ACTION TO ACHIEVE A “BUY IN” FROM THE AFFILATED LOCALS. A DETERMINED LEADER WHO REPRESENTS US WELL ALL YEAR AND INSPIRES US TO EFFECTUATE TRUE CHANGE BY UTILIZING ALL OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS, CONNECTIONS, AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE OUR POLITICAL OBJECTIVES. TO DO SO THROUGH DELEGATION TO OTHERS DENIES THE AFFILIATES & WORKERS THE VERY POWER & INFLUENCE THEY DESERVE!

IF ELECTED, I'LL COMMIT TO A YEAR-ROUND POLITICAL ACTION PROGRAM THAT CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE CANDIDATE, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS, WHILE ENGAGING THE ELECTEDS FOR PURPOSES OF BRINGING TOGETHER AND FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS AMONGST THE DEVELOPERS AND OTHER "STAKEHOLDERS" WITH REGARDS TO WORK OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN TO US!

THROUGH SUCH EFFORTS, WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD AT THE EARLIEST STAGES OF PLANNING, DEVELOPEMENT, AND OPPOSITION RESEARCH, WHILE BEING AT THE TABLE YEAR-ROUND TO INFLUENCE OUTCOMES THAT AFFECT US. TO CONTINUE TO SIT BACK AND DELEGATE THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT DETERMINED LEADERSHIP BUT RATHER A PASSIVE ACTION AT THE VERY MOST.

(pictured: SF Mayor Newsom's Chief of Staff Steve Kawa, President Barack Obama's choice for Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis and Oscar disucss employee free choice and green jobs this March.)

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De La Torre Makes it Official - Kicks off 2009 NCDCL Campaign!

ELECT OSCAR DE LA TORRE
NCDCL BUSINESS MANAGER in 2009
OUR CHANCE TO UNIFY THE COUNCIL, BRING BACK HONOR, & PUT OUR MEMBERS FIRST!


Dear Sir & Brother:
I write today without reservation to declare my candidacy for the position of NCDCL Business Manager because many of you agree that we are not reaching our full potential. I respectfully request your consideration throughout this process while we layout our plan to address lost benefits, health care, vacation pay, bargaining, organizing, and most importantly, trust and unity.

I have always found that an additional time commitment serves our membership well even though it can equate to many nights away from home. I work hard with community organizations, advocate for local developers' projects to create job opportunities, participate in and contribute to successful political campaigns, and countless other "additional" duties and functions because they promote our membership well and further our objectives. Our Plan must be to have our Council assist all of the affiliated Local Unions regardless of internal political concerns and to think "outside the box" while recognizing that one size does not fit all.

To be clear, my mission is for us to use the Council's power together to unite us all to become a true brotherhood and to build consensus while discussing and promoting the ideas of each other so that we can effectively promote our organization, increase job opportunities for our members, maximize our political influence, and grow this proud union. If given the honor to represent the Council, you can be sure that I will conduct the business of this Council in a transparent manner and will not delegate assignments of any kind to others that are the exclusive responsibility of the Business Manager who we must hold accountable.

To all the Managers and delegates who have encouraged and supported this effort for our Council, I am grateful and will not let you down, to those Brothers who are still unsure please remember, so long as we put the members first, and keep an open mind, I am confident that we will collectively do what is best for our Union and the membership that we serve. Please follow our Unity Campaign on the Internet at http://unitethencdcl.blogspot.com.

Fraternally,
Oscar