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CRITICAL ISSUES #8 & #9
SAFETY & RESPONSIBILITY!
BROTHERS:
OUR CURRENT BUSINESS MANAGER HAS BEEN A FAILURE AT PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. HIS COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE MEMBERS’ WELL-BEING IS OBVIOUS BECAUSE HE SIMPLY WILL NOT ATTEND CRITICAL MEETINGS AND REPORT BACK TO US! HE KNOWS HE HAS BEEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL BECAUSE UPON LEARING OF A CHALLENGE TO HIS POSITION, HE MIRACULOUSLY BEGAN FINDING THE TIME TO DO HIS JOB AND FINALLY, AT THE VERY LEAST, SIT IN HIS CHAIR! LET’S FACE IT…MORENO ROUTINELY GIVES 10% Effort (unless he is campaigning for his job!!!) WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING HIM AND HE IS NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK, HE IS WITHOUT QUESTION, TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE!
OSHA; IDEALLY, PRO-WORKER
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970 TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM HARM ON THE JOB ESTABLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME A NATIONWIDE, FEDERAL PROGRAM TO PROTECT ALMOST THE ENTIRE WORK FORCE FROM JOB-RELATED DEATH, INJURY AND ILLNESS. IN CALIFORNIA, JOSE MORENO REPRESENTS ALL OF LABOR ON MATTERS RELATED TO CHANGES IN THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR MEMBERSHIP AND OUR SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS.
LIUNA! MEMBERS DESERVE 100%!
ABOUT 400,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WERE INJURED OR SUFFERED WORK-RELATED INJURY IN 2008, THAT SAME YEAR, JOSE MORENO TOOK THE YEAR OFF, AND FAILED TO REPRESENT THEM (OR US) IN HIS HIGH PROFILE APPOINTED POSITION WITH THE STATE!!! WHILE NEARLY 1,200 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS A YEAR - ABOUT FOUR EVERY WORK DAY - ARE KILLED ON THE JOB, ABOUT 300 ARE LABORERS! MEANWHILE, MORENO SKIPS OUT ON US ALL! THE MEMBERS ARE THE ONES WHO RELY ON US ALL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR THEM IN THESE CRITICAL POSTS!
WHEN ELECTED, I WON’T JUST LIST MY APPOINTMENTS AND DUTIES; I WILL COMMIT TO GIVING 100%, WILL REPORT BACK, AND WILL ACTUALLY DO THE WORK THAT THE DELEGATES EXPECT FROM THEIR BUSINESS MANAGER!!!CLICK CAL OSHA BELOW FOR VERIFICATION OF
MORENO'S PATHETIC & DISGRACEFUL ATTENDANCE RECORD(*Moreno ONLY started going to his meetings when he learned of the campaign earlier in 2009…otherwise,forget it!) Where’s
JOSE MORENO ???
HELP!!!
Stop the bleeding,
JOIN THE NCDCL UNITY CAMPAIGN! Let's Really try to put the Members First!
CRITICAL ISSUES
#6 & #7LOYALTY & TRUST
BROTHERS:
MANY HAVE SAID THAT OUR CURRENT LEADER REQUIRES ABSOLUTE LOYALTY TO HIM AT ALL TIMES! COLLEAGUES HAVE CONSISTENTLY EXPRESSED RELUCTANCE TO VOTE ON CONTRACTS OR ANY OTHER ISSUES BY ROLL-CALL FOR FEAR OF BEING IDENTIFIED, SET ASIDE, SHUT OUT, OR WORSE YET --- RETALIATED AGAINST! THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS WE ARE LEARNING THAT OUR "LEADER" SIMPLY CAN NOT FUNCTION AS A BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE COUNCIL WITHOUT A DIVIDED GROUP AND SOME YES MEN!
DON'T HATE THE PLAYER, HATE THE GAME!
HOW CAN WE BLAME HIM? HE HAS BEEN A SELF-PROCLAIMED "POLITICAL ANIMAL" AND "CHESS PLAYER" FOR YEARS, ALWAYS THINKING PROUDLY, CONFIDENTLY, AND EGO-MANIACALLY SEVERAL MOVES AHEAD BEFORE HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS NEXT BIG "MOVE." HE ALREADY KNOWS WHAT WE MUST NOW KNOW, DIVIDE AND CONQUER POLITICS WORKS ONLY IN A DIVIDED DISTRICT COUNCIL ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR UNION AND THE MEMBERSHIP CONCERNS ARE NOT THE TOP PRIORITY OF THE BUSINESS MANAGER!
LOYALTY TO UNION BOSS FOREVER???
UNFORTUNATELY FOR OUR CHESS PLAYER, HE DOES NOT CALCULATE THAT WE ARE ALL BEGINNING TO SEE THAT SUCH "LEADERSHIP," BY VIRTUE OF IT'S VERY DEFINITION, IS DOOMED IN A UNITED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL WHERE UNQUESTIONED AND BLIND LOYALTY TO THE UNION BOSS WILL FINALLY GIVE WAY TO LOYALTY TO OUR GREAT UNION AND OUR DESERVING MEMBERSHIP PERMANENTLY...FIRST AND FOREMOST!
LOYALTY TO THE UNION MOVEMENT & OUR OBJECTIVES!!!
WHEN ELECTED, I WILL WORK EVERY DAY FOR US ALL WHILE REQUESTING ONLY THAT WE ALL REMAIN LOYAL TO OUR UNION, OUR OATH, OUR OBJECTIVES, AND OUR MEMBERSHIP! YOU CAN TAKE THIS TO THE BANK...I WILL WORK WITH ANYONE & EVERYONE WHO DEMONSTRATES SUCH LOYALTY DESPITE THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT ME AND WILL WORK HARD ALWAYS TO GAIN THEIR TRUST AND SUPPORT.
TRUST IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER-WORD
DEFINITELY MISSING FROM THE NCDCL IS ANY CONCEPT OF TRUST. EVERYBODY IS ALWAYS LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDER TO SEE WHO'S WATCHING, EVEN NCDCL STAFF! YOU CAN CERTAINLY TRUST OUR CURRENT LEADER TO CONTINUE CALLING IT IN, CONTINUE TAKING A PASS, WHILE CONTINUING TO BE A NO SHOW, AND CONTINUING TO BE A NON-FACTOR AS HE PROMOTES HIMSELF. YOU CAN ALSO TRUST THAT I WILL BE A "HANDS ON," HARD WORKING BUSINESS MANAGER WHO ROLLS UP HIS SLEEVES AND GETS INVOLVED WHILE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX. I WILL PERSONALLY, ROUTINELY PROMOTE ALL OF US, THIS UNION, AND OUR MEMBERSHIP EVERY CHANCE I GET, DAY & NIGHT!
WHEN ELECTED, "LOYALTY" & "TRUST" WILL NO LONGER BE FOUR-LETTER-WORDS. WE WILL ALL REFER TO THESE CONCEPTS REGULARLY AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO UNITE OUR COUNCIL, BRING BACK HONOR, AND PUT OUR MEMBERS FIRST! (pictured: Oscar is frequently surrounded by members of Local 261. Consistently looking for ways to promote the membership, Oscar and Mayor Newsom created their own annual event and monthly employee recognition award which was unveiled in San Francisco on June 26, 2009.)
Brothers:
We have now begun the very important process of addressing the many, many issues which will affect our entire Council’s ability and capacity to succeed in all aspects of OUR MISSION in the next four years. I believe that although, we have no clear forum in which to really resolve these matters, that it is respectful to every Manager & Delegate to raise these and other issues and furthermore, that it is necessary to recognize that the Business Manager of the Council sets the tone whether he likes it or not! Professionalism and Respect have been lacking and although recent changes have been made at the Council to return calls and take care of business, we should not be fooled into thinking that this is for no other reason than the "pressure is on!" Supporting my effort to Unify the Council and to achieve our objectives means that service to the affiliates will be across the board ALL YEAR Round. It also means that our image and reputation as an organization and membership is secure and that through ACTION we’ll all, FEEL THE POWER!
(pictured: Oscar and Tim Paulson in San Francisco just before John Burton nominated Paulson to become the highest ranking labor representative in the California State Democratic Party. Paulson won election by a landslide!)CURRENT BOSS =
A TARGET OF RIDICULE!
And, HIS HEART IS NOT IN IT!
Recently, in an unfortunatley defamatory and mean-spirited communication, significant numbers of our Union familiy were "called out" in writing which was published and sent out all over the country. The primary object of the author was to expose Jose Moreno as a disgrace and a liability. Because we have such a weak leader, we are all suspect and subject to continued vicious and personal attacks. Isn’t it time to admit it and do something about it?He does not command respect for himself or for our organization. He is not a Union "leader" at most, a "Union Boss" who keeps barely hanging on by keeping the District Council divided and surviving by a couple votes!Silence is Consent: legal definitions of silence include the following: "When any person is accused of a crime, or charged with any fact, and he does not deny it, in general, the presumption is very strong that the charge is correct."He never defended or explained serious charges made against him and sent around the country when he needed to especially on behalf of all of those named. What Character!(Isn’t it clear yet, that our current Business Manager needs a divided Council because it insures his continued individual success? By spreading rumors and pitting us against each other through his “calculated moves,” he has us all avoiding the issues while he manipulates people into believing that his record, plan, and goals are not worth discussing in this critical election. PS, He thinks we’re stupid!)To be most effective, we need a Statesman not a liability, someone who cares about his appearance and the way it reflects on us all. Most importantly, someone who is honored to represent the Laborers and ACTS THAT WAY! When, if not now do we admit that our current Business Manager has had very BAD Behavior. He has embarrassed himself and us so often that it has become his M.O. His poor social Conduct has been disgraceful and demeans our organization and the hard-working members we all represent. Despite his very recent improvement for his campaign effort, his attitude towards many of the affiliates that he does not consider supporters remains disrespectful & indifferent. All in all, the past four years have been a disgrace! Let’s end it now, if not for us, then for the members!The Members we proudly serve believe our obligation to them is to unite this Council and move forward!- Oscar De La Torre
JOIN THE UNITY CAMPAIGN TO UNITE THE COUNCIL, BRING BACK HONOR, AND PUT THE MEMBERS FIRST!Let’s work hard together to shed light on the FACTS! Let’s do the right thing and vote on issues instead of devisive politics taking control. Elect Oscar for a dedicated professional approach to unifying the Council and moving us all forward together to meet all challenges! For all other questions you can call direct or send an e-mail to unitethencdcl@gmail.com!
CRITICAL ISSUES #8 & #9
