Lest we forget, companies decide if they are going to merge. Unions only negotiate the terms of employment. So DHL deciding to merge with Polar is decided by the company not the union groups leaders. It makes a good message to use for their troops though. Makes them think they are doing something.
Polars previous urgency to merge was reflected in past messages by Bobb from about a year ago. Saying that it was the Atlas union side delaying. Now that Polar didn't win everything in the Seniority List Arbitration they have decided to to take their ball and go home by delaying the process. Now Bobb and Robin are using a pre merger negotiation demand to delay the process that was pretty much resolved by the arbiter on the Seniority List Arbitration.
On the front of getting personal. I remember many Polaroids doing the same about one of the Atlas MEC. He sold his share eventually since the union demanded most of his time. If the Polar membership wants to spend the money (100 pay hours a month) for their MEC to sit in the Bahamas on his houseboat while running his bikini shop and only attending to union matters when absolutely necessary, that is your memberships problem. He isn't needed that much for the union stuff anyway, Robin Hair of the negotiation committee makes all of the decisions for Bobb.
Bobb more or less just does VARS messages which are full of misstatements or out right lies which are caught very quickly by facts. But it plays well to his membership which are given few of the actual facts. Can't have the membership thinking for themselves you know. BTW he doesn't fly despite it being rumored that he does. Not current.
Oct 2 Atlas Message in RealAudio
Web page of same
Court Order Compelling Arbitration in PDF
