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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
For what it is worth anecdotally, I just spoke to a CP mail carrier and he seemed really pissed. He indicated that all of his colleagues feel the same.
Said he doesn't think the union has their best interests in mind and will cut off their nose to spite their face.
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I read similar sentiments from CP employees of Redflagdeals. It sounds like the union members didn't even get a chance to vote on the deal and that the union just rejected the offer. There are many folks claiming that they would have voted to accept the offer.
I truly believe that, for the most part, unions really don't care about their members but instead care only about their membership dues. They are a business like any other and more revenue means higher salaries and more perks for the union bosses. The #1 concern for unions is growing membership and revenue. I don't know the specifics but I'm sure that every time the unions negotiate higher pay and more benefits for the membership their union dues also increase. I doubt any union has ever dropped the union dues in order to help workers keep more money in their pockets and increase their quality of life.