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 Dear Fellow Dealers,
After receiving the TWU letter the other day I must tell you that I am
afraid. As a single mother in these frightening financial times I haven't
been able to get much sleep over the last few days, realizing that the
people who wrote that letter have control of my future and my children's
future. That letter opened my eyes about these people who are supposedly
'representing' us.
I blame myself and all of the others who did nothing over the last year and
a half. I don't know if it was intimidation or just not wanting to make
waves, but I have been silent all of this time. At first I was taken in with
all of the promises about returned m oney and law suits. At one time I even
believed that these union people had our best interest at heart. I now
realize it is a business for them and they don't care at all about what
happens to us. It is obvious that they have little power and are utterly
unprofessional (see the letter dated 11/26/2008).
As I see friends of mine worrying about layoffs at jobs making about half of
what we are making, I realize how lucky we are to be here. Thinking back
over the last year and a half, the level of stress and discomfort seems to
be tied directly to the union activity.
In their letter they ask us to be patient, but after a year and a half of
zero results and nothing on the horizon we must ask ourselves if this is
what we really want? I'm not going to shout at you or call you names like
they do, but I feel that now is the time for each of us to do some serious
thinking about this matter.
Although a lot of damage has already been done I still pray that we can stop
any more from happening in the future. Think about a revote as an option,
anyone who doesn't even want you to think or talk about it obviously doesn't
care about what's best for you and your family.
As a personal note I was very offended by the comments in the union letter
regarding helping underprivileged children and implying that you can only
help if you do it through the union. For years my daughters along with other
dealers and their families have put together complete Christmases for needy
families in the community without being told to by the union.
If you want answers and aren't sure who to believe start with the NLRB
(National Labor Relations Board) they work for you. Your tax dollars go to
pay them and they are impartial on these matters their telephone number is
388-6416.
Thank you for your time.
A dealer, who still feels intimidated enough to remain anonymous.
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