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Saturday, November 11, 2006

And the First Amendment Says...

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press
; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.


"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere."
Thomas Jefferson, letter to Abigail Adams, February 22, 1787

"Without Freedom of Thought there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as Public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech."
Benjamin Franklin, writing as Silence Dogood, No. 8, 1722

Why the trip through the works and words of our Founding Fathers, you ask? Because, if you travel over to Jim Martin jr's blog site, you will see the following:


ANNOUNCEMENT

Tomorrow, November 10th 2006, will be my last day as a benefit rep. I was told that I will be removed effective Tuesday, 11/14. It has been decided that it would be best if I was de-appointed and put back on the floor in light of my open criticism of the union, the implied criticism of our president, and in my opinion our philosophical differences with respect to communication and unionism. I am not aware of who will replace me. Please continue to visit the delphibuyout site. It has been an awesome 10 years being the PM Benefit Rep and I look forward to representing you again someday. Thank you for voting for me.
Hmmm...so, on his way out the door, Gary thought that it would be in the best interest of our union to remove a benefit rep with 10 years experience in the job. This decision comes at a critical time in our union, a time when our membership (or, what's left of it), needs all the help it can get. Great job. I'm sure that this decision makes perfect sense to someone. Perhaps Gary will be the one now running benefit calls to the people who populate the PM shift.
Later,
Dawn

1 Comments:

  • At 11/27/2006 8:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    This sorry state of affairs shall continue at Delphi until Someone Emerges As A Leader. Consensus works against true leadership. This union disgusts me. People leaving and people staying still don't know much more than we did 6 months ago. Horrific. Thanks Donnie and Gary. You're not evil people, just lackluster officials.
    Come on Mikey, pick us up...

     

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