Comments from the Union

Ed, As the first comment stated, you once supported the union and you were forced by management to take down your "Pro-Union" website, and you did. I respect your change of opinion but wonder if you changed it willingly, or the Company changed it for you. Are your comments for your peers to read...or management?

Ronnie, I did more than support GCIU local 10-N I was the recording secretary for our local, I was involved with house calling, three conventions, attended the AFL-CIO classes on organizing, and many other activities attempting to promote the union at the newspaper. After resigning from local 10-N I brought down my union web site, but this was caused by someone in the union forging my signature on a document, while I was out of the country, not management.

There is a majority of supporters who have the courage to stand up for our Trade and our future and they deserve the security and stability that ONLY a "Collective Bargaining Agreement" will provide!

So what your saying is anyone that has a different view, or plans on voting no, has no courage? The pro-union members themselves have lost more votes, attempting to belittle their co-workers in subtle ways as this, some pro-union members have even poked fun at others because they worked in the cafeteria before transferring into the pressroom. How do you think these individual's will vote?

The Newsday contract that we provided contained the "Successors and Assigns clause under section 29 to PROVE that the contract is "Legally Binding" no matter who takes control of the company.

You must win an election first, then see if the company will agree to the contract, you have a very long way to go before you reach your goal. Time will tell how the new owners of Newsday will treat the pressmen's contract, just pray Dean Singleton doesn't buy Newsday. What if Newsday signs a contract with transcontinental, they will build a new printing plant and burn the contract, as everyone in operations at Newsday will be terminated. And legally binding means nothing, the corporations in America tell our government what to do, no one's watching your back or mine, so I do appreciate your efforts on my behalf.

In closing, I hope the union defeat isn't as lopsided as it has been in prior elections.

Eddie