More Batgate
An ATU member sends us the following. They prefer to remain anonymous.:
remember the iran hostage affair back in the days of jimmy carter?
nightline was born and ted koppel became an instant news headliner 25 years ago
and is still going strong. the joe hill project was born out of the
ltd union hostage affair and joe is an instant celebrity. just as koppel
began to tackle other urgent issues, joe has weighed in on the batgate
incident.
all stories have more than one version. this is a story of a union brother's story opposed to a union sister's story. up until now most have only heard one side and say what's the big deal? in all fairness to both sides (ltd management excluded) need to be made public. i and others have heard kay tell her side and it is quite a
different picture. one thing i will say is that she mentioned that
if the incident had been prefaced with an explanation that "this is for
demonstration purposes only" the outcome would have been quite different.
i ask that your chosen representative speak to her privately to hear
her version and frame of mind and report it as you feel. fair and
balanced, you know the drill. for obvious reasons i don't want to be
identified with this information.
yours in solidarity and fairness,
Joe does not have a chosen representative. Joe represents himself and the Staff of the LTD Project. Joe get quite a bit of email most of it anonymous and unpublished. Joe has not "weighed in" on the Syd Jacobson matter. The Joe Hill LTD Project has reported and has provided a venue for Syd's version and for all to read Syd's own version. If Kay has a different version she can also write to the Joe Hill LTD Project and let her version be read. If a manager dares leave a comment to the BLOG then readers would see that too.
Joe Hill has 1) suggested that Syd apologize in writing for any misunderstanding Kay may have had, 2) Joe Hill has suggested that the management not have a rush to judgment, 3) the incident deserves and should get a full and fair investigation - 3 instructors were in the room with at least 8 other drivers who were witnesses, 4) Joe has suggested that Syd may be on on the bosses shit list as this is something that happens at LTD and 5) Joe has asked that Slava Lubamudov, The Joe Hill LTD Project "Pole" Worker's to conduct a poll as to whether Hammbert's golf clubs are any less a weapon than Syd's bats. Brother Anonymous really should get the story straight on what the Joe Hill Project has done on this story.
On Wednesday at 4:00 PM, my guess is that Syd will be getting his final pay check when he meets with the bosses - and that would be bad and it would be wrong! The Union cannot let this stand if this happens. An injury to one is an injury to all and the bosses look for every way possible to fire us simply to keep us down. Never forget this!
In Solidarity
Joe Hill
JH 62
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"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end...there it is!" - Sir Winston Churchill
8 comments:
Insulting remarks to the Project are not accepted and will be removed. They demean the project, those who work on it, the cause that it promotes, defeat solidarity, and work for the aims of the bosses.
Well you got the Joe part right, but apparently your more like Joe Stalin than Joe Hill.
To the person who is no obvious friend to the Union.
I knew Joe Stalin. Joe Stalin was a socialist. A long time ago Joe stalin was a friend of mine. Mr/Ms Anonymous, I am no Joe Stalin.
Joe Hill 1915
Joe Hill LTD Project
dear joe,
syd says he didn't get hit out of the park but will be on the injured reserve list for five days. apparantly they want him to recieve an attitude check with the employee assistance program (eap) and reserve part of his signing bonus toward payment for whatever they recommend as a cure for his current slump in batting average. public dissemination of this story has been cleared by his agent.
A good metaphor for unfortunate circumstances. I hope Syd talks to his agent and cuts a better deal. Its hard to call it a slump when you are hit by the pitch. In any event you are still on the base. This team manager doesn't understand the game I guess.
Sorry Joe. My bad. OK, your not like your old friend Stalin. You seem a bit like Joe McCarthy though. You are very quick to call people names and brand them as threats if they don't toe your personal agenda.
Thank you for your opinion. I have gone to great lengths to not do as you are currently doing, but I admit to imperfection and passion about what I think and publish. Sorry if you are offended. You should consider your own blog so that you don't feel compelled to read this one. Incidently, the only folks who should feel skewered by Joe Hill are the management, who have proposed the worst possible bargaining offer in the history of the District. Constructive reader input resulted in me also revising some of how I have characterized the management. Your spate of name calling I have attempted to meet with humor, but you may feel free to unleash whatever attack you wish. It just means that you are reading, thinking and reacting. This is the precise reason for the BLOG. Enjoy your freedom.
In Solidarity,
Joe Hill
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