CRITICAL ISSUE #4SECURITY ?
BROTHERS:
OUR CURRENT BUSINESS MANAGER HAS BEEN A FAILURE AT PROTECTING THE BENEFITS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. HE'S NOT INTERESTED IN PLANNING, STRATEGIZING, OR INFORMING ANY OF US OF ANY PLAN, PROGRAM, OR VISION TO GUARD AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKERS ON EITHER THE PENSION OR HEALTHCARE. IN SHORT, WITH HIS OWN PERSONAL FUTURE SECURE AND NO REAL CONCERN FOR ANYONE ELSE’S HE’LL MOVE FORWARD…BUSINESS AS USUAL WITH HIS DIVIDE AND CONQUER POLITICS.
OUR CURRENT BUSINESS MANAGER HAS BEEN A FAILURE AT PROTECTING THE BENEFITS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. HE'S NOT INTERESTED IN PLANNING, STRATEGIZING, OR INFORMING ANY OF US OF ANY PLAN, PROGRAM, OR VISION TO GUARD AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKERS ON EITHER THE PENSION OR HEALTHCARE. IN SHORT, WITH HIS OWN PERSONAL FUTURE SECURE AND NO REAL CONCERN FOR ANYONE ELSE’S HE’LL MOVE FORWARD…BUSINESS AS USUAL WITH HIS DIVIDE AND CONQUER POLITICS.
DISGRACEFUL DEALINGS - ON OUR HEALTHCARE
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHEN WE WERE CONFRONTED WITH INCREASED HEALTHCARE COSTS TO THE TRUST FUND, RATHER THAN BEING PROACTIVE TO PROTECT THE MEMBERS’ RIGHT TO CONTINUE ON WITH THEIR CURRENT PHYSICIANS, HE DELEGATED TO A THIRD PARTY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, OUR THIRD-PARTY-DESIGNEE-STAND-IN FOR OUR LEADER NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL (PERHAPS UNMOTIVATED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT REPRESENT OUR MEMBERSHIP…WE DO!) WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH KAISER WHO WOULD MAINTAIN PARITY (FOR THE MEMBERS WE SERVE,) OUR LEADER WAS MORE INTERESTED IN SERVING HIS OWN PERSONAL POLITICAL OBJECTIVES OF NOT GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF “PISSING BACKWARDS” THAN HE WAS IN SERVING THIS MEMBERSHIP WHO NEEDED HIM TO SIMPLY DO THE RIGHT THING! NOW HE CLAIMS THE FUND IS SAVING HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY. WHAT HE DOES NOT ADMIT, IS THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE NOT FOUND NEW DOCTORS YET AND BECAUSE OF HIM ARE PUTTING OFF CRITICAL CARE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION THEY NEED AND WORK FOR WHICH MAKES THE FUND LOOK ARTIFICIALLY FLUSH.
PASSIVE ASSENT - ON OUR RETIREMENT
SPOONFED FOR YEARS BY THE MONEY MANAGERS, OUR LEADER HAS CONTINUED TO OVERSEE A BLEEDING OUT OF OUR MEMBERS’ MOST PRECIOUS ASSET…THEIR PENSIONS. HE USES APPOINTMENTS TO THESE CRITICAL BOARDS AS HIS OWN POLITICAL “CHESS GAME.” HOW MUCH LONGER CAN WE AFFORD TO LOOK OUR MEMBERS IN THE FACE AND SAY “YES, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTHCARE AND YOUR PENSION.” WHEN WE KNOWINGLY SUBSCRIBE TO SUCH INADEQUACY AND INDIFFERENCE AT THE TOP?
WHEN ELECTED, I WILL NOT DELEGATE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROTECTING OUR MEMBERS’ HEALTHCARE CHOICES. I WILL ANSWER TO THE AFFILIATES ON HEALTHCARE AND PENSION ISSUES BY APPOINTING A WORKING COMMITTEE FROM US ALL TO ADDRESS PROPOSALS AND IDEAS FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERY BUSINESS MANAGER AND DELEGATE KNOWS THAT NO STONE IS BEING LEFT UNTURNED SO THAT WHEN THEY TELL THE MEMBERS THAT “WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN,” IT WON’T JUST BE WORDS IT WILL FINALLY BE THE TRUTH! I ENVISION A NEW SYSTEM WHERE MONEY MANAGERS ARE COMPETING WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR OUR PENSION ASSETS AND BASED ON PERFORMANCE ALONE, GAIN A GREATER SHARE. THE TRUTH IS, WITHOUT A CHANGE NOW THERE WILL BE NO END IN SIGHT AND OUR FUTURE AND OUR MEMBERS’ FUTURES ARE IN DIRE NEED OF DRAMATIC CHANGE HERE AT THE COUNCIL!
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EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHEN WE WERE CONFRONTED WITH INCREASED HEALTHCARE COSTS TO THE TRUST FUND, RATHER THAN BEING PROACTIVE TO PROTECT THE MEMBERS’ RIGHT TO CONTINUE ON WITH THEIR CURRENT PHYSICIANS, HE DELEGATED TO A THIRD PARTY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, OUR THIRD-PARTY-DESIGNEE-STAND-IN FOR OUR LEADER NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL (PERHAPS UNMOTIVATED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT REPRESENT OUR MEMBERSHIP…WE DO!) WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH KAISER WHO WOULD MAINTAIN PARITY (FOR THE MEMBERS WE SERVE,) OUR LEADER WAS MORE INTERESTED IN SERVING HIS OWN PERSONAL POLITICAL OBJECTIVES OF NOT GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF “PISSING BACKWARDS” THAN HE WAS IN SERVING THIS MEMBERSHIP WHO NEEDED HIM TO SIMPLY DO THE RIGHT THING! NOW HE CLAIMS THE FUND IS SAVING HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY. WHAT HE DOES NOT ADMIT, IS THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE NOT FOUND NEW DOCTORS YET AND BECAUSE OF HIM ARE PUTTING OFF CRITICAL CARE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION THEY NEED AND WORK FOR WHICH MAKES THE FUND LOOK ARTIFICIALLY FLUSH.
PASSIVE ASSENT - ON OUR RETIREMENT
SPOONFED FOR YEARS BY THE MONEY MANAGERS, OUR LEADER HAS CONTINUED TO OVERSEE A BLEEDING OUT OF OUR MEMBERS’ MOST PRECIOUS ASSET…THEIR PENSIONS. HE USES APPOINTMENTS TO THESE CRITICAL BOARDS AS HIS OWN POLITICAL “CHESS GAME.” HOW MUCH LONGER CAN WE AFFORD TO LOOK OUR MEMBERS IN THE FACE AND SAY “YES, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTHCARE AND YOUR PENSION.” WHEN WE KNOWINGLY SUBSCRIBE TO SUCH INADEQUACY AND INDIFFERENCE AT THE TOP?
WHEN ELECTED, I WILL NOT DELEGATE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROTECTING OUR MEMBERS’ HEALTHCARE CHOICES. I WILL ANSWER TO THE AFFILIATES ON HEALTHCARE AND PENSION ISSUES BY APPOINTING A WORKING COMMITTEE FROM US ALL TO ADDRESS PROPOSALS AND IDEAS FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERY BUSINESS MANAGER AND DELEGATE KNOWS THAT NO STONE IS BEING LEFT UNTURNED SO THAT WHEN THEY TELL THE MEMBERS THAT “WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN,” IT WON’T JUST BE WORDS IT WILL FINALLY BE THE TRUTH! I ENVISION A NEW SYSTEM WHERE MONEY MANAGERS ARE COMPETING WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR OUR PENSION ASSETS AND BASED ON PERFORMANCE ALONE, GAIN A GREATER SHARE. THE TRUTH IS, WITHOUT A CHANGE NOW THERE WILL BE NO END IN SIGHT AND OUR FUTURE AND OUR MEMBERS’ FUTURES ARE IN DIRE NEED OF DRAMATIC CHANGE HERE AT THE COUNCIL!
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