BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF ISA LOCAL 900:
AT THIS TIME IN EACH OF OUR LIVES WE ARE BATTLING NOT ONLY THIS TOUGH ECONOMY, THE LOSS OF OUR JOBS, WATCHING OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY LOSE THEIR JOBS, AND THE NEGATIVE LOOK UPON OUR UNION FROM THE MEDIA AND THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE NOW FORCED TO FIGHT AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. ANOTHER GREAT TESTIMONY TO THOSE WATCHING AND WONDERING WHAT GOOD IS A UNION IF THERE IS NO SOLIDARITY AND THE UNION DOES NOT STEP IN TO PROTECT CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE. HERE INSIDE OUR OWN FACILITY WITH OUR OWN BROTHERS AND SISTERS! THIS IS NOT A PHYSICAL FIGHT BUT ONE OF EMOTIONS AND THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO CONQUER US AND DIVIDE US.
WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE EVEN TELLING HIGH HOUR EMPLOYEES TO VIOLATE THE CONTRACT VOLUNTARILY AND SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERING ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY OVERTIME FOR THIS WEEKEND, WHILE KNOWING THE PROCESS USED TO OFFER THESE MEMBERS WAS IN NO WAY IN AGREEMENT OF OUR CONTRACT OR THE INTENT OF THAT LANGUAGE.
IF YOU PERSONALLY OR HAVE A FRIEND THAT YOU KNOW HAS BEEN PUT IN THIS SITUATION BY OUR COMPANY, AND THE LOCALS INABILITY / APATHY TO PREVENT IT, PLEASE ASK THEM TO FOLLOW THE CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE AS THEY WOULD EXPECT OF YOU! WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO BEING DONE FAIRLY, ETHICALLY AND MORALLY BY THIS COMPANY, THEY WILL GET THEIR TURN.
ASK THEM TO NOT ALLOW THIS COMPANY TO CONQUER THE MORALS AND DIGNITY THAT WE AS UNION MEMBERS HAVE LEFT