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Old 4th Sep 2009, 01:11
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Places everyone, and .... action!

There has been action

pay increases fought for while waiting for the company to research (cough) Crap 371 and bring to us the greek god of systems Kronos, my hero.

attemps to rekindle negotiations while the company locked them out of their private discussions with the non union reps

a recent increase to allowances

A union is the sum of its parts - a few voices, even those of the union leaders wont be believable enough. We will need a whole crowd to move the opinions of those who will be deciding our fate. To be able to stop the termination, the union leaders will have had to have done everything legally correct. This behind the scenes action shouldnt be seen as lacking.

Even if you dont think representation is for you, you might not have realised that the peaceful protest which has given you the hours and pay you have now has been going on behind the scenes on your behalf all along. For action to occur, we cant be part of the backstage crew. We all have to play a role. Even if it means shelling out some of our hard earned dollars at the box office to make an impact.

Lets get the right message out there, turn things around to those who maybe dont understand what action involves; a whole crowd of people who will all benefit by turning our 77% vote to a sea of faces in front of the vote.
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