Does it really matter? It is what is said that is important. You may agree you may disagree. You may not llike the tone and style. If not just don't read it. But Joe HIll is just like you. Trying to do the job and understand why the atmosphere is so toxic at LTD. It was for this reason that Joe Hill is anonymous. LTD higher-ups are seldom concerned about "our Team", they are concerned about "Their Team". These teams are very different you see. In fact they are more different than they are alike. And the boosses like to believe that they are the same team. How silly is that. Sadly some of the folks who you think are on your team are playing for both teams or secretly just the other team.
The reason Joe Hill must remain anonymous is that LTD has a long history of acting against employees who don't think like them. I need this job and I know that speaking out results in people disappearing eventually. But if you support the bosses, even when they are dumb, you will go far my friend.
I hope that you my fellow brothers and sisters are not wringing your hands in worry, or sit trembling at the prospect of the contract negotiations. As a group we shall decide our fate and we shall do so democratically. If we vote to fold to unreasonable demands of the employer - so be it. I would be no less proud or disturbed by that prospect. BUT, I will not stand silent at the notion of take aways, reductions in service meaning a loss of our jobs, the erosion of contracting out service for more job gone, and in these troubling times the thought of taking away benefits and creating an under class among workers at LTD. 43 million Amercians have no insurance, and look to becoming a permanent American underclass. We should not voluntarily join their ranks.
LTD workers arise to these messages and realize that you having nothing to lose by being one in spirit and joined in solidarity. Your dignity is in question by the management. When their attitudeis we the bosses are better than you, thus deserve more, it is your dignity as a person that is called into question. For me, I grow tired of lip service at "team meetings". Perhaps most curious is the number of supervisors and admin employees who I have heard grumble. Think how they would howl if they had our prospect to deal with.
We need to begin in earnest to talk to each other. We must understand out hearts for ahead we must have heart. If we lack this, then we might as well let them place the yoke upon us and the feedbag of oats, for we will be no better than the dumb animals they expect us to be.
Remember the words of Mother Jones:
"My friends, it is solidarity of labor we want. We do not want to find fault with each other, but to solidify our forces and say to each other: "We must be together; our masters are joined together and we must do the same thing."
In Solidarity,
Joe Hill
Joe Hill LTD Project #6 Feedback to Joe at joehill_1915@hotmail.com
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